The 4th: A Day for Gratitude Jul 4, 2008
She s cured but she has a permanent ostomy bag, something that may very well have been unnecessary had her treatments been more prompt. Then there s Mexico. (Human Events Online)
Good spirits serve young multiorgan recipient well Jun 25, 2008
Lacking a complete colon, she has an ostomy. Yet through it all, Isabelle has managed to cobble together a normal life, going to school, acting in a local theater production of "Annie," singing, doing arts and crafts and playing with her Shih Tzu, Lucy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
RN Supervisor every other Saturday / Sunday 7/3 and 3/11 May 8, 2008
Can demonstrate the knowledge and skills to ensure the following areas: a. Insertion of NG Tube b. Re-insertion of G Tube c. Feeding protocols d. Foley catheter e. Supra pubic catheter f Glucometer / Fingerstick g. Suctioning trach care h. Oxygen i. Dressing techniques j. Ostomy care. 7. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Obituaries for Tuesday, May 6, 2008 May 6, 2008
He was a member of the La Crosse Park Board for 25 years, United Ostomy Club, Korean War Vets Association, VFW Post 1530 and American Legion Post 52. In 1982, Hop was made director emeritus of Oktoberfest. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Practitioner joins clinic May 2, 2008
The Rice Lake location includes family medicine, physical therapy, laboratory, radiology, wound care, ostomy care, and massage therapy services. To schedule an appointment with Bell, call Luther Midelfort Northland's appointment line at (715) 236-8545. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Dateline Pittsburgh Apr 21, 2008
National Rehab hired Madeline Zumbo as wound care, ostomy and urological clinical director. Law. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ruth Mann, 84; formed support group Apr 16, 2008
Ruth (Stone) Mann was in her late 20s and a recent bride in 1952 when she chose what was then an experimental procedure known as an ileostomy to remove the lower part of her small intestine during her 10-year struggle with ulcerative colitis ... One of the first things Mrs. Mann did the year of her surgery was to cofound, with nine other young women who had undergone similar operations, the Ostomy Association of Boston to inspire and to improve the quality of life for others and "to help each... (Boston Globe)
Health department salutes its Home Health Division Apr 7, 2008
With a doctor s order, the services may include: assessment of vital signs and general condition, individual education on how to meet health care needs and maintain independence at home, ostomy, IV and catheter cares, dressing changes and blood draws. Home Health Aides Under the direction of a registered nurse, certified aides provide personal care such as bathing, transferring, shaving, shampooing, oral care and range of motion exercises. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
What’s Happening Feb 20, 2008
Ostomy Support Group meets at 1 p.m. at Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde on the last Wednesday of each month. For information call 393-7210. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Nine Miami Defendants in Strike Force Cases Sentenced for $56.5 Million in Medicare Fraud Jan 24, 2008
Lopez submitted over $450,000 in false claims to Medicare for unnecessary items such as prosthetics and ostomy supplies. Lopez pleaded guilty on November 7, 2007. (PR Newswire)
Nine get jail time for Medicare fraud Jan 24, 2008
Reinaldo Lopez, 40, who was sentenced to three years, 10 months, for owning and operating Reny Medical Equipment, which submitted more than $450,000 in false claims for prosthetics and ostomy supplies. Related Industry News. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Bristol-Myers Squibb kicks off sale of ConvaTec with first round bids due 28 January Jan 21, 2008
Bristol-Myers has already sent books out to prospective buyers for ConvaTec, the maker of products related to services for ostomy care, skin care and advanced wound care, said a first source, adding that up to 25 different confidentiality agreements have already been signed ... The second source said that while 3M and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have talked about a ConvaTec buy for five years, they would not just be interested in the wound care commodities, which offer bandages and gauzes, but also... (FT.com -- Markets)
SRMC opens new healing center Jan 3, 2008
With the rising rate of diabetes, there is a great need for a specialized care center that can treat the ulcers associated with the disease as well as help patients with other skin, bone and tissue conditions caused by illness or injury, said Anita Thurman, SRMC assistant director of nursing for wound, ostomy and continence. The center's doctor and clinical staff are skilled in the latest therapeutic methods in wound management and stay abreast of cutting-edge information through continuous... (Lumberton The Robesonian, NC)
Few Symptoms After Successful Colon Cancer Therapy Dec 14, 2007
Patients who underwent radiation therapy and those who underwent a diverting ostomy were more likely than others to report symptoms. "The majority of colorectal cancer survivors can reasonably expect a probability of physical symptoms that does not differ substantially from the general population," with the exception of fatigue and radiation-associated diarrhea, Schneider and colleagues conclude. (MEDLINEplus)
Memorial features elite nursing group Nov 16, 2007
Wound, ostomy and continence nurses are an elite group with only 4,200 in the world ... Nurses in general training learn ostomy and wound care, she said ... We have much more in-depth training in how to treat and manage care of wounds, ostomy and continence disorders. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Coping with change -- Support group offers help before and after ostomy surgery Nov 11, 2007
Demetrio Cotrupe, president of the Ostomy Support Group of North San Diego County, talks during a recent meeting at Tri-City Medical Center ... OCEANSIDE ---- Often when people who have had ostomy surgery attend their first support group meeting, they believe they have been sent to the wrong place because the people in the room look no different from anyone else ... "We've been trying to decide what an ostomate looks like," said group president Demetrio Cotrupe, with a chuckle, at a recent... (North County Times)
• Group Honors Fight In Firefighter Nov 10, 2007
At 15, he underwent ostomy surgery so doctors could install an appliance to collect bodily wastes ... Benirschke said during a phone interview Friday that the program's participants are like a family that is willing to help people cope with the life-changing ordeal of getting and living with an ostomy ... Approximately 750,000 Americans are living with an ostomy because of IBD, colorectal cancer or other chronic bowel or bladder diseases. (FOX61, CT)
Community Calendar Oct 18, 2007
Keokuk Chapter of the Iowa Ostomy Association meeting 4 p.m., KAME Community Room, 420 N. 17th St., Keokuk. Birthright meeting 5:15 p.m., 22 N. Fifth St., Keokuk. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Obituaries for Sunday, August 26, 2007 Aug 26, 2007
Born June 11, 1919, in Papaikou, Hawaii, he was the retired Director of Purchasing for C. Brewer and Co. and former manager of Kilauea Sugar Co. He was a past-president of the Rotary Club of South Hilo (Tuesday Club), member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #9 (Puna), and President of the Ostomy Support Group for more than 26 years and was awarded the American Cancer Society s Volunteer of the Year award in 2002. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, at the Church of the... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Quebec refuses to force chemo on 3-year-old boy Jul 28, 2007
So they operated and now she has an ostomy bag. Unfortunately the sample they had tested came back as NOT CANCER, it was infection. (CTV.ca)
Hardin Memorial opens new center where wounds are treated with oxygen therapy Jul 10, 2007
Patients are slid into glass tube chambers and dive, said Barbara Henning, a certified wound, ostomy and continence nurse who works at the center. After five to 10 minutes, pressure in the closed tube is comparable to a 33-feet under water dive. (News Enterprise Online)
A prescription for success Jul 4, 2007
They are certified providers for immunizations, nutritional supplements, hospital equipment and bathroom aides, diabetic supplies, disposable diapers, ostomy supplies, suction pumps and supplies, catherization supplies, nebulizer compressors and post mastectomy products. Pages: 1. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. Acquires Liberator Medical Supply, Inc. Jun 23, 2007
Approximately 75% of its revenue comes from supplying products to meet the rapidly growing requirements of Diabetes, Urological, Ostomy and Mastectomy patients. The Company communicates with patients and their doctors on a regular basis regarding prescriptions and supplies. (PR Newswire)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Mayflower descendants to hold picnic Jun 14, 2007
Ostomy support group to meet. OCEANSIDE -- The Ostomy Support Group of North County will meet at 1 p.m. June 22 in Assembly Room 1 at Tri-City Medical Center, 4002 Vista Way ... A panel of wound ostomy continence nurses will be available for open discussions, and Ann O'Brian will introduce and talk about new products. (North County Times)
Ostomy Awareness Topic of SISC Forum Jun 13, 2007
SOUTHBURY - The Southbury Interfaith Social Concerns Committee will sponsor a forum on ostomy and bowel disease awareness at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at St. James Lutheran Church on Peter Road. Washington resident Bob Baker will be the featured guest, speaking on his experience with ulcerative colitis and colon cancer and his subsequent ostomy ... After a lifetime of bowel disease, Mr. Baker credits ostomy with giving him his life back. (Voices, CT)
At your service Jun 11, 2007
Ostomy Group: (386) 254-4169; DeLand, (386) 736-2605. Parkinson Association of Greater Daytona Beach: Information and meetings for individuals with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
List of Phoenix-area nursing homes where immediate jeopardy was called Jun 3, 2007
Another patient had a leaking ostomy bag that was not properly cared for. The smell was so overpowering that residents walking down the hallway complained about it. (AZCentral -- News)
Two Relays for Life, one simple goal May 26, 2007
But the drugs also affected his immune system, and at one point it was recommended that he have "ostomy" surgery, which involved removing the colon and large intestine completely ... Research on the Internet led him to other ostomy surgery recipients and plenty of opportunities, including annual bike rides to raise money, called Get Your Guts in Gear, an event he's participating in again on June 9. (New Milford Times, CT)
Get Your Guts in Gear Bike Ride Washington Resident Training for the Second Ride of His Life May 23, 2007
A colon cancer survivor who had battled ulcerative colitis for all his adult life and had recently undergone an iliostomy - the surgical removal of his large intestine and the rerouting of his small intestine to a new opening in the abdominal wall - he wasn't sure he'd have the strength or stamina to complete the ride. To his own surprise, Bob not only completed the ride, but raised more than $12,000 for research, education and support for patients living with inflammatory bowel disease or... (Voices, CT)
Berrien County Cancer Service Bike Ride June 24 May 19, 2007
BCCS also has a loan equipment closet, wig and prosthesis bank, holds weekly support groups for patients and their families and sells commercial ostomy appliances at cost. The Cancer Service is funded by the local United Ways as well as private donations, memorials and fund-raisers. (Niles Star, MI)
MBH to sponsor annual health fair May 8, 2007
Participating organizations include Carlson Chiropractic Center, Carthage Fire Department, Carthage Police Department, Community Hospices of America, Compassionate Care Consultants, Curves, Deer Creek Hearing Services, Jasper County Emergency Services, Jasper County Health Dept., Juice Plus, Lion s Eye Bank, Over 60 Center, Ostomy Association, the Salvation Army and the United Way. Participating hospital departments include Ambulance / EMS Dept., mbh Healthcare Foundation, Cardiac Pulmonary... (Carthage Press, MO)
Rob Hill: Scaling mountains to raise awareness Apr 19, 2007
campaign, sponsored by U.S. manufacturer of ostomy and wound care products ConvaTec, to reach all Seven Summits ... Doctors decided to perform an ostomy, a surgical procedure that is necessary when part of the digestive system is diseased or damaged and not able to function normally ... Common medical conditions that can lead to ostomy surgery include Crohn's disease, colitis or colorectal cancer. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Abby Ryan may be known for winning pageants, but her platform is what sets her apart Apr 18, 2007
But many didn t realize she also was wearing an external ostomy bag, which collects her intestinal wastes ... 4 million Americans with about 750,000 living with an ostomy ... But her other goal is to be the first Miss Wisconsin who has had an ostomy. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Make a note ... Apr 15, 2007
Ostomy Association of Jackson Meeting, St. Dominic Hospital, 969 Lakeland Drive, Jackson; 3 p.m.; free; details, (601) 845-2645. Mississippi Old Garden Rose Society Meeting, McClellan residence, 4043 Williamson Road, Clinton; 3 p.m.; free; details, (601) 924-9070. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Around your town Apr 12, 2007
The Southeast Arizona Ostomy Association will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Jenny Room of the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center. Annette Golz of Hollister will speak. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Vets-home woes undisclosed Apr 5, 2007
They recounted the problems inspectors found, including a resident who was found swaddled in towels because his ostomy device was broken and unable to deal with his bowel movements. He was found with his "feces oozing," said Deb Piluri, team leader for long-term-care licensing at the health agency. (AZCentral)
Aide: Governor should have been told earlier of vet neglect Apr 5, 2007
They recounted the problems inspectors encountered, including a resident who was found swaddled in towels because his ostomy device was broken and unable to deal with his bowel movements. He was found with his "feces oozing," said Deb Piluri, team leader for long-term care licensing at the health agency. (AZCentral -- News)
Support Groups Apr 1, 2007
Ostomy Support Group of North San Diego County: For ostomy patients or those considering ostomy surgery and their caregivers. Call (760) 433-3440. (North County Times)
Veterans Director in Arizona Steps Down After Violations Mar 29, 2007
It found patients with oozing ostomy bags, which are used following intestinal procedures, and a resident who accidentally burned holes in several pairs of pants while smoking in unsupervised surroundings. One woman told investigators that one night a tube that drained fluids from her kidney ruptured and soaked her legs, feet, bed and floor. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: San Marcos author to discuss, sign books Mar 22, 2007
Ostomy support group to meet. OCEANSIDE -- The Ostomy Support Group of North County will meet at 1 p.m. March 23 in Assembly Room 1 at Tri-City Medical Center, 4002 Vista Way. (North County Times)
Your Community Mar 20, 2007
The diabetes education, outpatient nutrition services and wound ostomy departments at Samaritan Albany General Hospital invite the community to an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, on the second floor of the Elm Professional Building, 620 Elm St. S.W.. Staff will be on site to give tours, discuss the benefits of diabetes education, explain blood sugar levels, give free checks, and provide information about classes and support groups. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Meeting the challenge for future health care Mar 12, 2007
His torso contains a colostomy bag for students to practice suctioning ... The mannequins come with interchangeable parts allowing students to learn to identify different types of wounds, practice stitching, removing staples, draw blood, install an ostomy bag, etc. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Great Comebacks(R) Program Announces 2006 National Award Winners Mar 1, 2007
Author Sandra Benitez and Tony Snow Honored for Their Inspirational Comebacks from Intestinal Diseases, Colorectal Cancer and Ostomy Surgery WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sandra Benitez, mother, teacher and author from Edina, MN, was named this year's Great Comebacks(R) National Award recipient, and White House advisor Tony Snow was named Honorary Great Comebacks Award recipient this evening at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1984 by former San Diego Charger and... (PR Newswire)
Australia Day Honours - honouring the achievers Jan 26, 2007
Mrs Jessie Lorraine WHITEHOUSE, Dianella WA. For service to the community, particularly through the Ostomy Association of Western Australia. Associate Professor Kevin George WHITHEAR, Port Melbourne Vic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
HEALTH-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS Jan 23, 2007
Ostomy Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month in the NMMC East Tower Education Center. Call 377-2395 or (800) 843-3375. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Great River home care service rated 'elite' Jan 23, 2007
Specific services include companion care; home care aides; intravenous therapy; laboratory specimen collections; occupational therapy; physical therapy; skilled nursing care; social services; speech pathology; wound and ostomy care. "This is a great honor," home health director Chris Oleson said in the statement. (The Hawk Eye)
Bandon nurse unique in wound care field Jan 3, 2007
BANDON A certified ostomy and wound care nursing specialist, who is one of only a half dozen in Oregon and one of 4,000 in the world, is now working at Southern Coos Hospital h Center in Bandon ... Heskett added that patients with an ostomy need a specialist who will assist them with proper medical care, and with the maintenance of their medical products ... Johnson said her econd job is to educate patients regarding ostomy, infection or cancer of the colon and then to assist them in choosing... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Triathlete Comes to Terms With Crohn's Disease Dec 10, 2006
It was a procedure, called an ileostomy, he once considered a life sentence ... "We get hundreds and hundreds of applications, but Thomas' was very powerful," said Rolf Benirschke, the former NFL kicker whose own comeback from an ileostomy inspired the award ... "Finally, a verdict was returned. His problem was Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that causes swelling of the intestines.He was 14 years old.That summer, instead of swimming, striking out opposing hitters with his... (WRAL.com, NC)
One of the best in the U.S. Dec 1, 2006
e teach people how to change ostomy bags and give injections. The nurses consult with doctors and therapists, and they have to document everything they do. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Nurse practitioner joins Barron Medical Center Nov 30, 2006
Schneider is also certified in wound, ostomy, and continence care and will be providing this service to patients through the medical center's Rehabilitation Services Department ... Schneider is currently involved with the ostomy support groups in Eau Claire and Spooner areas, and is an active member of the National and Regional Wound, Ostomy, nence Nurses Association and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Pointers to help you get on jet more easily Nov 21, 2006
This includes walkers, canes, diabetic and ostomy supplies and personal oxygen. The complete list can be found on TSA's website. (The Miami Herald)
It was World Ostomy Day Oct 27, 2006
Oct. 7 was World Ostomy Day ... An ostomy is a life-saving intestinal or urinary diversion surgery caused by illness, injury or birth defect ... The theme of this year s World Ostomy Day observance is Living life to the full. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Schools offer ESL classes Oct 17, 2006
Diana Garcia, author of "When Life Was a Labor Camp; and Jose Gonzales, a former migrant worker who has become a U.S. citizen. With a high number of migrants in North County and strong feelings about illegal migration on both sides of the issue, the symposium will provide a forum to explore solutions for this global concern.The symposium is free and open to the public. Call (760) 721-2787 or e-mail .Church to hold Fall FestivalOCEANSIDE ---- Community Lutheran Church will host its fourth annual... (North County Times)
Reserve law enforcement officer honored Oct 10, 2006
Benirschke, an ulcerative colitis patient, started Great Comebacks in 1984 to recognize and to offer hope to people living with inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer or an ostomy. An ostomy is the surgical procedure required for diseased or damaged digestive systems ... He hit 135 pounds and had an emergency ileostomy. (North County Times)
Complete Care Medical Announces Equity Stock Analysis Research Coverage Sep 11, 2006
CCMI will target disease specific medical niches focusing on high profit equipment and supply needs including urology, diabetes, respiratory, ostomy, and mastectomy ... It will use its pharmacy as a base from which to launch these divisions which include: urology, ostomy, masectomy, and respiratory. (Primezone Releases)
Medical notes Sep 6, 2006
Portage County Ostomy Association support group -- 6-9 p.m., Robinson Memorial Hospital, 6847 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna. Free. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Even Superman Couldn't Win Battle With Pressure Ulcers Aug 24, 2006
The prevalence of pressure ulcers in Canada has been found to be at least as high as in the U.S., with an average of one in four patients across healthcare settings suffering from a pressure ulcer (ref: Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Canadian healthcare settings, Ostomy Wound Management; 2004; 50 (10): 22 -- 38). "There seems to be a huge mismatch between the billions of dollars we're spending on treating this condition, including an incredible amount of nursing time, and the relatively little... (Science Daily)
Bob Baker - Resident Shares His Experience for Others With Bowel Diseases Jul 26, 2006
After an ostomy last year, he feels like hes been given his life back ... "I knew about ostomy, but I was unable to accept it as a course of action. Now that I've had the ostomy, I look back and wonder why I waited so long." ... In arriving at his decision to pursue an ostomy, Bob conducted much research. (Voices, CT)
Cruisin' the colon Jul 19, 2006
He beat the disease but ended up with an ostomy bag -- which means, he said with a harsh laugh, that he doesn't go to the bathroom the way other people do. "But listen," he added. (Anchorage Daily News)
Relay for Life Honorary Co-Chairs Unger, Bonjour Tell Their Stories Jul 13, 2006
His surgeon, Dr. David Larson, gave a very small chance of being able to do a resection after the tumor removal, so Unger went into the surgery expecting to awaken with a permanent colostomy. But, "his very skilled surgeon, with God's help, was able to remove the radiated parts of the colon and rectum and do the resection." Unger had a reversible loop ileostomy, then started the first of 12 chemo treatments at the Mayo Clinic on Nov. 29 ... He is scheduled to have his ostomy reversal surgery at... (Hampton Chronicle, IA)
Wooten: Voting rights? Wrong Jun 22, 2006
As you will see, my husband death was the result of a chain of events; he ate the burger, he the got sick, Tony went to our primary physician, our physicians office then told him to see a GI specialist, the GI specialist punctured his colon on May 12, 2005, emergency surgery was preformed in which, my husband had an ostomy preformed, 2 short months later he died. This is another story within itself. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Infertility common after ulcerative colitis surgery Jun 16, 2006
Unlike some other operations used to treat ulcerative colitis, IPAA does not leave the patient with an opening or "ostomy" on the skin where stool exits. "Radiologic studies have shown that women often have blockage of the fallopian tubes after undergoing IPAA," senior author Dr. Peter D. Higgins, from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, told Reuters Health. (Reuters.uk)
'Badge of survival' brings new outlook May 16, 2006
Gibbons is vice president of the United Ostomy Associations of America, a sponsor of the event ... This artificial passage is called an ostomy ... "My ostomy is my badge of survival," she said. (The State News, MI)
Yoder named Nightingale finalist Apr 21, 2006
Mary Yoder, a wound, ostomy and continence nurse consultant with Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center Home Health, is one of 15 nurses chosen as a finalist from 277 nominees across the state ... In 1998 she was recertified as a wound, ostomy and continence nurse ... She first started as a part-time oncology clinic staff nurse and later became ostomy care coordinator. (La Junta Tribune Democrat, CO)
