Ostomy
Outpatient Ostomy Services at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center include nurses who have specialized education in the field of Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing.
These WOC Nurses help individuals manage ostomies (colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy), fistulas and/ or skin issues.
What is an ostomy?
An ostomy is a surgically created opening called a stoma that allows waste products to pass out of the body. An ostomy allows stool or urine to bypass an injured or diseased part of the large or small intestine or urinary tract, which helps promote healing. The waste products normally drain into a pouch attached to the skin.
Patients with ostomies can live active, full and satisfying lives. Our services are designed to provide the following:
- Pre- and post-operative consultation and education
- Counseling
- Measuring for hernia belts
- Evaluation and treatment of peristomal complications
- Stoma site marking
To schedule an appointment to see our team, contact your PCP or surgeon for a referral to be sent to fax (309) 655-3640.
Meet our team
Our nurses are certified by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Certification Board. Founded in 1968, the Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurses Society is a professional, international nursing society of more than 5,000 health care professionals who are experts in the care of patients with wound, ostomy and incontinence.