So the biggest preparation for elective surgery is going to see an ostomy nurse ahead of time. So education on where it's going to be placed. They mark you. They look at your skin folds.

About 100,000 ostomy surgeries are performed in the nation annually. There are 6,000 hospitals, over 16,000 extended-care facilities and approximately 7,000 home health agencies.

Located within the hospital’s Levitt Clinic, the ostomy clinic offers a “multidisciplinary approach to ostomy education and support after surgery,” according to the news release.

The project looked at how a three-hour ostomy education session, led by a certified ostomy nurse, could boost nursing students’ knowledge, confidence, and empathy. The results showed significant ...

Choosing and marking a stoma site, with accompanying patient education, is an important part of care for patients who may need an ostomy. Professionals involved in the care of patients undergoing ...

If you’ve had an ostomy – a surgery that reroutes the way waste leaves your body – for ulcerative colitis (UC), the idea of exercise can seem intimidating. You might worry whether you’ll ...

Dr. Kirk Dimitris will speak on hip replacement at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Rehab at Shady Lane. Tours of Rehab at Shady Lane will be available before and after the presentation.

SIOUX CITY -- An education day will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 7 at UnityPoint Health -- St. Luke's to help connect ostomy patients and their ...

Dr. Kirk Dimitris will speak on knee replacement at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at Rehab at Shady Lane. Tours of Rehab at Shady Lane will be available before and after the presentation.