The Ostomy Support Group - Tucson AZ was founded in 1966 by Robert
Blake, MD, and Virginia Vukovich, RNET, for the benefit of individuals who
have or will have intestinal or urinary diversions and for their families and
their care givers.
Membership in the Ostomy Support Group - Tucson AZ is open to all
persons interested in promoting the purposes of the OSG-TAZ.
Membership provides all the rights and privileges pertaining to our Group
as well as monthly issues of the OSG-TAZ publication, THE COURIER.
The purposes of the OSG-TAZ are to: 1) assist in the rehabilitation of
persons who have, or will have colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, or other
ostomy surgery. 2) assist all ostomates needing help, including
preoperative visits to new ostomates, by trained visitors at the request of a
health professional. 3) be of mutual assistance to each other. 4) provide
reassurance and emotional support to the ostomate's family. 5) assist the
medical profession wherever possible. 6) promote a better understanding
of ostomies.
OSG-TAZ dues are on an annual basis payable on January 1 each year.
New member dues are prorated to January 1 of the next year. Prospective
members will receive a complimentary issue of THE COURIER. If for some
reason an individual is unable to pay the annual membership fee, they are
encouraged to contact any officer and their name will remain on the
OSG-TAZ's newsletter mailing list.
Physicians, surgeons and other persons of the health professions are
encouraged to become members. The OSG-TAZ will be pleased to send a
trained ostomy visitor to either pre- or postoperative patients. Call the
OSG-TAZ's Visitation Coordinator, Sandee Prechtel, 327-6908, to make
arrangements. Many have found that a visit from a trained ostomy visitor
has helped start them back on the road to everyday living. By means of the
visitation program, new ostomates realize that they are not unique in their
situation and learn to cope with their new lifestyle with minor adjustments.
All information you provide to the OSG-TAZ that is needed for its visitation
program is held strictly confidential.
Blake, MD, and Virginia Vukovich, RNET, for the benefit of individuals who
have or will have intestinal or urinary diversions and for their families and
their care givers.
Membership in the Ostomy Support Group - Tucson AZ is open to all
persons interested in promoting the purposes of the OSG-TAZ.
Membership provides all the rights and privileges pertaining to our Group
as well as monthly issues of the OSG-TAZ publication, THE COURIER.
The purposes of the OSG-TAZ are to: 1) assist in the rehabilitation of
persons who have, or will have colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, or other
ostomy surgery. 2) assist all ostomates needing help, including
preoperative visits to new ostomates, by trained visitors at the request of a
health professional. 3) be of mutual assistance to each other. 4) provide
reassurance and emotional support to the ostomate's family. 5) assist the
medical profession wherever possible. 6) promote a better understanding
of ostomies.
OSG-TAZ dues are on an annual basis payable on January 1 each year.
New member dues are prorated to January 1 of the next year. Prospective
members will receive a complimentary issue of THE COURIER. If for some
reason an individual is unable to pay the annual membership fee, they are
encouraged to contact any officer and their name will remain on the
OSG-TAZ's newsletter mailing list.
Physicians, surgeons and other persons of the health professions are
encouraged to become members. The OSG-TAZ will be pleased to send a
trained ostomy visitor to either pre- or postoperative patients. Call the
OSG-TAZ's Visitation Coordinator, Sandee Prechtel, 327-6908, to make
arrangements. Many have found that a visit from a trained ostomy visitor
has helped start them back on the road to everyday living. By means of the
visitation program, new ostomates realize that they are not unique in their
situation and learn to cope with their new lifestyle with minor adjustments.
All information you provide to the OSG-TAZ that is needed for its visitation
program is held strictly confidential.
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