Episode description
An ostomy is a surgically created opening in the abdomen used to pass urine or stool from the body. Over a hundred thousand ostomy surgeries are performed each year, for a variety of reasons, from birth defects to cancer to bowel disease. Now, North Bay ostomy patients can get the specialized care they need at MarinHealth’s new Ostomy Clinic.
In this podcast, MarinHealth certified ostomy wound nurses Alice Basch and Jean Wize, supervisor of Wound Ostomy Services, tell us about the new clinic. Basch and Wize also discuss advances in ostomy care that make it easier for people to adjust to their procedure and lead normal, active lives.