Provides outpatient assessment, treatment, education and ongoing wound care for individuals requiring ostomy care.
Provides outpatient assessment, treatment, education and ongoing wound care for individuals requiring ostomy care. An ostomy is a surgically created opening between an internal organ and the body surface. Ostomies are often created as a part of intestinal surgery when there must be a new way for intestinal waste to leave the body.
250-370-8235 (Victoria)
Royal Jubilee Hospital - Victoria Ostomy Care Clinic -
1952 Bay Street, Diagnostic and Treatment Center Clinic #3, Victoria, British Columbia
Mon-Fri 0800 – 1530. Serves neonatal to adult populations.
250-475-0007 (Victoria)
Toll Free: 1-855-475-0007
Nightingale Medical Supplies -
815 Bay Street, Victoria, British Columbia
Serves adult and pediatric populations.
1-877-734-4101 (Nanaimo)
Nanaimo Health Unit -
1665 Grant Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia
M-F 0900-1400 by appointment only. Must have a referral and admission to CHS (self-referral accepted). Serves adults over 16.
250-331-5900 (Courtenay) ext. 65353
Comox Valley Hospital -
101 Lerwick Road, Courtenay, British Columbia
7am-3pm Monday-Thursday. Serves adult and pediatric populations.
1-877-734-4101 (Port Alberni)
Community Health Services -
4259 6th Avenue, Port Alberni, British Columbia
Serves adult population only.
Service is available in
English.
Cost:
No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Availability
Service area:
Island Health Area
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Service area cities:
Alert Bay, Bamfield, Black Creek, Brentwood Bay, Campbell River, Cathedral Grove, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cumberland, Deep Bay, Denman Island, Duncan, Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Kyuquot, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Lantzville, Long Beach, Mayne Island, Merville, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nitinaht, North Saanich, Parksville, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Sayward, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sointula, Sooke, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, and Victoria