Additional Area Support Groups
Please note some groups are conducting virtual meetings or using a hybrid schedule. Please check with the contact person to confirm.
Northwest Community Hospital
The Northwest Community Hospital Ostomy Support Group meets at 800 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights. We meet the 2nd Thursday every other month at 1:00 PM; February, April, June, August, October, December. Meetings for 2024 will be in Room 7 on the first floor of the Main Hospital, across from the auditorium. Park in the main parking lot (A) and enter through the main hospital entrance. A care cart is available to help anyone with mobility issues get to the meeting. Ask at the guest services desk just inside the entrance. Valet parking is available during the day. Please note this is a different location. Contact Elizabeth Perry 847-618-3215 or [email protected]
Southwest Suburban Chicago
Meetings are held at 1:00 PM on the third Monday of each month throughout the year, except July, August, December, and January. We meet at Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL. Contact Nancy Oleksy, 708-499-4043, email [email protected] OR [email protected]
Sherman Hospital, Elgin
Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM in Conference Room B on the lower level. Contact Morgan Coconate 224-783-2458, [email protected]
Ostomy Support Group of DuPage County
We meet at the Byram office, 3010 Woodcreek Dr Ste A. Downers Grove, IL, the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. All well-intentioned people are invited to attend. Our meetings are offered free-of-charge to anyone interested in seeking emotional support and education regarding the life saving procedures of ostomy surgery. Contact Bret Cromer 630-479-3101, [email protected]
Kankakee
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Meetings are held at 2:00 PM the last Saturday of January, February, March, April, July, August, September, and October in the Board Room of Riverside Medical Center, 350 N. Wall St., Kankakee, IL 60901. A June picnic and a December holiday party bring the total meetings per year to 10. Charlie Grotevant, President 815-842-3710 or 815-949-1551 [email protected]
Grundy County, Morris IL
Monthly Meetings at 11:00 AM, the 3rd Saturday at Grundy Administration Bldg., 1320 Union St., Morris, IL. Contact Judy Morey at 815-592-5717 or Kelly Hitt at 815-941-6818.
Loyola University Health System, Maywood
The 2nd Wednesday of the month from 7:15pm to 9:00pm in the Cardinal Bernadine Cancer Center 2nd floor Auditorium A. Parking across from the Cancer Center is free at night. Contact Robin Handibode 708-205-6664, [email protected] or Nanci Stark, WOCN 708-216-8554, [email protected]