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Enterostomal Therapy - Island Health

Cancer Care and Medical Equipment

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

NRGH Ostomy Clinic - Nanaimo, British Columbia

250-370-8235 (Victoria)

Victoria Ostomy Care Center - Victoria, British Columbia

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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Service area: Island Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Penelakut Island, Courtenay, Bamfield, Saanichton, Cortes Island, Nanaimo, Mayne Island, Cobble Hill, Tofino, Nitinaht, Galiano Island, Kyuquot, Lake Cowichan, Denman Island, Fanny Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Sooke, Coombs, North Saanich, Sayward, Port McNeill, Gabriola Island, Victoria, Mill Bay, Long Beach, Duncan, Ladysmith, Port Alice, Saanich, Brentwood Bay, Langford, Cathedral Grove, Hornby Island, Sidney, Quadra Island, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Tahsis, Qualicum Beach, Comox, Quathiaski Cove, Alert Bay, Horne Lake, Chemainus, Lantzville, Nanoose Bay, Ucluelet, Sointula, Pender Island, Deep Bay, Parksville, Gold River, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Cumberland, and Campbell River

Service Types Provided
Cancer Care
    Medical Equipment
    Ways to Access
    • Provided 1:1 in-person
    • Provided at multiple locations

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