The Central PA Ostomy Education and Support group is one group with meetings at multiple locations. The group exists to provide peer networking for people living with ostomies and their loved ones. Each month, we have open time for sharing, and most months we have an informational guest speaker (same topic at each location). An ostomy nurse is also available to answer questions at each meeting.
Harrisburg Area:
4th Thursday each month
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
UPMC Outpatient Services
Medical Building 1, Room G 08
2015 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (see map)
Contact: ostomy@upmc.org or 717-782-5565
York Area:
Last Monday each month
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Outpatient Services at UPMC Memorial
1st floor, Conference Room 2
1703 Innovation Drive, Ste 2001
York, PA 17408 (see map)
Contact: haineshr@upmc.edu or 717-699-4083
Lititz/Lancaster Area:
4th Tuesday each month
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
UPMC Lititz Hospital
Multipurpose Room
1500 Highlands Drive
Lititz, PA 17543 (see map)
Contact: heiseya2@upmc.edu or 717-625-5238
Contact Us

United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
Get Involved
UOAA is the leading organization proactively advocating on behalf of the ostomy community. Recognizing that we are always stronger together, we encourage everyone to get involved by joining our Advocacy Network. We’ve also created several Advocacy Tools and Resources to help you successfully advocate on behalf of the ostomy community to ensure every ostomate receives quality care.


