Welcome to the Semicolons! Oregon ostomy support group meetings in Eugene/Springfield and Florence (Oregon Coast)
Lane County Ostomy Association (LCOA)
Support Groups
These meetings are for anyone who has an ostomy, any person who may eventually have an ostomy, and any associated family member, friend, caregiver, or support person.
Meeting Details
Eugene/Springfield
When do you meet?
The first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
(Meetings that fall on major holidays will be cancelled.)
Where do you meet?
Sizzler restaurant in Springfield, unless otherwise stated. The leader recommends arriving early to order food and find a seat.
Leader: Laurie Everts, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN
PeaceHealth RiverBend Wound and Ostomy Clinic: 541-222-2560
Community contact email: LCOstomy@gmail.com
Florence
Contact: PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Wound/Ostomy, 541-902-6103
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Other Notes
For meetings at PeaceHealth Riverbend, doors open at 5:30 p.m.
.....PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, RiverBend.
.....Room 12C, First Floor, near restrooms.
.....Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute (OHVI).
For more information see Resources below, including our Ostomy Digest newsletter. Contact Laurie Everts to join the Ostomy Digest postal mailing list.
Resources
LCOA Forms.
LCOA Ostomy Digest newsletters.
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA).
UOAA online Ostomy Clinic.
Email UOAA at oa@ostomy.org.
Youth Rally summer camp for youth with bowel and bladder conditions.
Need to donate clean, unused supplies to people in need?
(Note, this page is not managed by a medical professional. For group questions, please email lcostomy@gmail.com. For medical ostomy questions, contact PeaceHealth RiverBend Wound and Ostomy Clinic.)