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Welcome to the  website for the Colorado River Ostomy Chapter, aka CROC.

Mohave County, Needles, CA and Laughlin, NV residents:

During this tough time of Covid 19 challenges, if you have a financial hardship including loss of insurance and have a need for ostomy supplies, please email us through the contact page.

There are donated ostomy supplies that are no longer needed from other ostomates. Available are limited products from Hollister, Coloplast and ConvaTec. Send info of what products and size you usually use. You will receive a response as to products available that might work for you.

We are meeting in-person again! Check out the meeting page. Come and join us!

Upcoming Meeting Topics: Attendee driven at this time.

Please do contact us if you have any concerns with all things ostomy.

About

Colorado River Ostomy Chapter (CROC) formed in 2007 is the only United Ostomy Association of America affiliated chapter in Mohave County and the Tristate area of Arizona, California and Nevada.  We have members from Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, winter visitors from various places attend our meetings. The members who have ostomies (ostomates) have… Continue reading About

Contact

    Please complete this form to contact Colorado River Ostomy Chapter. We will endeavor to respond to you quickly.

Ostomy Tips

New Ostomate Information/Overview What is an ostomy? An ostomy is a surgical procedure diverting or re-routing the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or the urinary tract through an opening (stoma) onto the abdomen. The most common ostomies are intestinal diversions; if the diversion is in the last part of the small bowel it is called an ileostomy… Continue reading Ostomy Tips

“I am a new ostomy patient of four months. I could not find a group before surgery. I have been to two meetings. I have learned so much from the group.”

Anne