Stomacare

The Stomacare Department is an integral part of the Department of Colorectal Surgery.  The term "stoma" refers to an artificial opening created surgically for patients to allow their urine or faeces to leave their body by a new route. Two full-time Stomacare Nurses provide care for patients with stomas and wound problems.

The clinical nurse specialists in stomacare provide both inpatient and outpatient care for patients with all types of stomas, including ileostomy, ileoanal pouch, colostomy, urostomy and continent urostomy, and enterocutaneous fistula.  All patients who have had stoma surgery in Beaumont Hospital are reviewed by the stomacare team who provide.  

• Preoperative information, consultation, stoma marking, and postoperative care and follow up to help ensure a smooth recovery and to return you to normal daily life as soon as possible.
• Individualized care and instruction at the bedside before and after surgery, and in the outpatients department and stoma clinic, and by phone when you are at home.