DILSE
DilSe – Life-saving equipment support program
DilSe – Life-saving equipment support program
DilSe (“From the Heart”) provides free life-saving medical equipment to those who cannot afford them. Started in 2015, it arose from patients unable to leave hospitals without support. Today, DilSe helps them heal with dignity at home.
DilSe (“From the Heart”) provides free life-saving medical equipment to those who cannot afford them. Started in 2015, it arose from patients unable to leave hospitals without support. Today, DilSe helps them heal with dignity at home.
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Why we started
Why we started
Launched to address the lack of essential home-care equipment for recovering patients, helping them go home sooner and live with dignity.
A common concern
Doctors at Calicut Medical College noticed that many patients, though ready for discharge, stayed longer in wards — not for medicine, but for equipment like oxygen concentrators or suction machines.
"This delay meant blocked ICU beds, prolonged hospital stays, and greater emotional trauma for patients and families."
The solution: DilSe
We began with a few donated oxygen concentrators. Today, DilSe is a growing bank of essential home-care medical equipment, enabling patients to breathe, recover, and live with dignity.
A common concern
Doctors at Calicut Medical College noticed that many patients, though ready for discharge, stayed longer in wards — not for medicine, but for equipment like oxygen concentrators or suction machines.
"This delay meant blocked ICU beds, prolonged hospital stays, and greater emotional trauma for patients and families."
The solution: DilSe
We began with a few donated oxygen concentrators. Today, DilSe is a growing bank of essential home-care medical equipment, enabling patients to breathe, recover, and live with dignity.
To provide life-saving and life-supportive medical equipment free of cost to patients who cannot afford them — enabling timely discharge, continued recovery at home, and better hospital resource efficiency.
To provide life-saving and life-supportive medical equipment free of cost to patients who cannot afford them — enabling timely discharge, continued recovery at home, and better hospital resource efficiency.
To provide life-saving and life-supportive medical equipment free of cost to patients who cannot afford them — enabling timely discharge, continued recovery at home, and better hospital resource efficiency.
Our impact
Our impact
Sleep in unsafe and unhygienic conditions near hospitals
Sleep in unsafe and unhygienic conditions near hospitals
Sleep in unsafe and unhygienic conditions near hospitals
Suffer from loss of wages for both patients and caregivers
Suffer from loss of wages for both patients and caregivers
Suffer from loss of wages for both patients and caregivers
Face food insecurity and malnutrition during treatment
Face food insecurity and malnutrition during treatment
Face food insecurity and malnutrition during treatment
Lack access to clean water and sanitation facilities
Lack access to clean water and sanitation facilities
Lack access to clean water and sanitation facilities
How it works
It provides a safe, clean, and caring residential environment that supports recovery, prevents complications, and relieves emotional burden.
Referral
Doctors, nurses, or hospital social workers refer eligible patients
Verification
Our team validates medical need and financial hardship
Issuance
Equipment is issued free of cost for a predefined usage period
Monitoring
Volunteers track usage, maintenance, and recovery
Return & recycle
Once the patient no longer needs it, the equipment is sanitized and reused for the next in need
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
My father couldn’t be discharged because we couldn’t afford a suction machine. DilSe gave us one within hours — we brought him home with peace
Naseema
Caregiver
After my stroke, I needed an oxygen machine. We were lost until DilSe stepped in. They didn’t ask for anything. Just gave
Subair
Patient
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Lastest blog posts
What Is an oxygen concentrator and why so many patients need one at home
What Is an oxygen concentrator and why so many patients need one at home
More than a machine: What it means to receive help DiLSE (From the Heart)
More than a machine: What it means to receive help DiLSE (From the Heart)
Healing at home: Why recovery doesn’t end at discharge
Healing at home: Why recovery doesn’t end at discharge
Special campaigns
Special campaigns
Current needs
Add 10 oxygen concentrators - ₹6,00,000
Add 10 oxygen concentrators - ₹6,00,000
BiPAP Machines for Neurology Patients – ₹3,00,000
Mobility aid refurbishment drive – ₹1,50,000
Recent distribution highlights
78 Concentrators distributed in 2023
114 families supported post-discharge
Request equipment support
Request equipment support
Who can apply?
Referred by a government doctor, palliative care team, or social worker
Discharged patients in need of temporary life-supportive equipment
Required details
Patient ID / case sheet
Doctor’s referral letter
Contact & location info
Duration of equipment need
Why it matters
Why it matters
For poor patients, a hospital bed isn’t just about illness, it’s also their only access to life-support equipment.
DilSe changes that. By offering the right equipment at the right time, we:
Free hospital beds for new patients
Allow recovery at home
Preserve dignity, especially in end-of-life care
Get involved
Get involved
Support DilSe
One oxygen concentrator
₹15,000
One suction machine
₹8,000
One nebulizer + crutch kit
₹3,000
Sponsor an entire discharge kit
₹25,000
Other ways to help
Donate gently used equipment
Volunteer for delivery, training, or collection
Sponsor storage or logistics costs
Special campaigns
Current needs
Add 10 oxygen concentrators - ₹6,00,000
BiPAP Machines for Neurology Patients – ₹3,00,000
Mobility aid refurbishment drive – ₹1,50,000
Recent distribution highlights
78 Concentrators distributed in 2023
114 families supported post-discharge
Request equipment support
Who can apply?
Referred by a government doctor, palliative care team, or social worker
Discharged patients in need of temporary life-supportive equipment
Required details
Patient ID / case sheet
Doctor’s referral letter
Contact & location info
Duration of equipment need
Why it matters
For poor patients, a hospital bed isn’t just about illness, it’s also their only access to life-support equipment.
DilSe changes that. By offering the right equipment at the right time, we:
Free hospital beds for new patients
Allow recovery at home
Preserve dignity, especially in end-of-life care
Get involved
Support DilSe
One oxygen concentrator
₹15,000
One suction machine
₹8,000
One nebulizer + crutch kit
₹3,000
Sponsor an entire discharge kit
₹25,000
Other ways to help
Donate gently used equipment
Volunteer for delivery, training, or collection
Sponsor storage or logistics costs
Volunteer for delivery, training, or collection
Special campaigns
Current needs
Add 10 oxygen concentrators - ₹6,00,000
BiPAP Machines for Neurology Patients – ₹3,00,000
Mobility aid refurbishment drive – ₹1,50,000
Recent distribution highlights
78 Concentrators distributed in 2023
114 families supported post-discharge
Request equipment support
Who can apply?
Referred by a government doctor, palliative care team, or social worker
Discharged patients in need of temporary life-supportive equipment
Required details
Patient ID / case sheet
Doctor’s referral letter
Contact & location info
Duration of equipment need
Why it matters
For poor patients, a hospital bed isn’t just about illness, it’s also their only access to life-support equipment.
DilSe changes that. By offering the right equipment at the right time, we:
Free hospital beds for new patients
Allow recovery at home
Preserve dignity, especially in end-of-life care
Get involved
Support DilSe
One oxygen concentrator
₹15,000
One suction machine
₹8,000
One nebulizer + crutch kit
₹3,000
Sponsor an entire discharge kit
₹25,000
Other ways to help
Donate gently used equipment
Volunteer for delivery, training, or collection
Sponsor storage or logistics costs
Volunteer for delivery, training, or collection