We are an Area-wide Support Group for Ostomates, Members of the UOAA, Inc.; and Sponsored by the ACS. Ostomates are people of any age with potential, new or mature Ileostomies, Colostomies, Urostomies or Continent Diversions.
We Provide direct aid and mutual support to Ostomates both individually and within group settings:
- Solve problems by providing information and referrals by any and all means of communication
- Create opportunities for making new friends and socializing among people with similar experiences and circumstances
We Conduct visitations (Personal, Telephone and E-Mail) to dialogue and present ourselves as role models to potential and new Ostomates:
- Before surgery to offer hope and encouragement
- After surgery to provide solace, assurance and comfort
- During rehabilitation to ease the adjustment and adaptation as an Ostomate
- Reversal to provide information and contacts about Reversals if elected
We Arrange programs and activities for Ostomates, Spouses, Children and Parents, and their Friends, as appropriate:
- Educate and train Support Group Members in new products, processes and procedures with assistance from United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
- Advertise Group Programs generally through public and private media outlets, and via the American Cancer Society
- Access resources, promote our purposes and attract new members through direct communication with the Medical Services Community
Meetings:
We meet the SECOND Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Board Room, Chilton Medical Center, 97 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 (map). Main Entrance – on the Main Floor 1st right after Gift Shop.
Contacts:
- Jo Ann Coar, BSN,RN – BC,CWOCN (Co-Leader) 973-831-5168
- Harold Willner (Co-Leader) 551-206-7254
- Susan Becker (Nurse – Wound Care) 973-831-5303
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
Would you like to share your personal patient story with us, write a blog of interest to the ostomy community, or share the trusted educational resources of UOAA on your social media channels and encourage ostomates in need to reach out to local UOAA Affiliated Support Groups? If so, consider becoming a UOAA Social Media Ambassador. For more information please contact UOAA’s Communications and Outreach Manager at ed.pfueller@ostomy.org
Latest News:
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Fertility, Pregnancy, IVF for Women with an OstomyJanuary 22, 2021 - 11:37 am
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