The Lowcountry Ostomy Group is open to anyone with an ileostomy, colostomy, or urostomy, family, friends, caregivers and medical professionals in the Hilton Head, Bluffton or Beaufort County, SC area. This is a great way to meet other ostomates, share experiences and advice, and ask questions. Our monthly programs feature speakers who specialize in some phase of ostomy care, services or products.
Date: 2nd Friday of odd-numbered months (January, March, May, July, September and November)
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Place: Bluffton Medical Campus, 75 Baylor Drive, Bluffton SC 29910 (see map)
For further information, please call Ken Hiatt at 843-247-6445.
Contact Us
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 525
Kennebunk, ME 04043-0525
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm (Wednesday until 2pm) 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.
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.
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UOAA does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.