Enterostomal Therapy - Island Health

Provided by Island Health

Provides outpatient assessment, treatment, education and ongoing wound care for individuals requiring ostomy care.
An “ostomy” or “stoma” is a surgically-created opening in your abdomen that allows waste or urine to leave your body. There are many medical conditions that require ostomy surgery. The Enterostomal Therapist (ET) nurse plays a major role in patient rehabilitation after surgery. The services that an ET nurse provides include:
  • Counselling regarding the planned surgical procedure
  • Determining where the stoma will be located
  • Ostomy care education including return to normal activities of daily living, discharge planning and, out-patient follow-up

Location finder: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

250-740-6926 (Nanaimo) ext. 4

Public email: NRGH_NSWOC@islandhealth.ca

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250-731-1313 (Port Alberni/West Coast )

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250-331-5900 (Comox Valley) ext. 65353

Comox Valley Hospital Wellness Centre - Comox, British Columbia

250-286-7100 (Campbell River) ext. 67203

Toll Free: 250-286-7123

Campbell River Hospital Wellness Centre - Campbell River, British Columbia

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
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