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Page 1: General Information - Ostomy Financial Aid Resources

Ostomy Financial Aid Resources Please contact the company or group directly to get the most up-to-date information

Ostomy Companies: ● Coloplast

○ 1-800-533-0464

● Hollister Secure Start Program

○ 1-888-808-7456

● Convatec Patient Assistance Program

○ 1-800-422-8811

○ May provide up to 90 days of free product (3 boxes) every 12 months

○ Also provides telephone counseling with ostomy nurses

Charity Groups: ● Osto Group

○ 1-877-678-6690 Monday-Thursday 9 am-4 pm; Friday 9 am-12 pm Eastern Time

○ https://www.ostogroup.org/

○ Pay only for shipping and handling (supplies are free if in catalogue)

● Oley Foundation

○ http://www.oley.org/

○ Look online at catalog to see if needed products are available

(http://www.oley.org/equipexchange.html), then email ([email protected]) or call

(866-454-7351) to get the contact information for the person donating supplies

○ You are responsible for directly contacting the person donating supplies and paying for the

cost of shipping and handling

● Blue Note Fund of the Colon Cancer Alliance (only for colon cancer patients)

○ 1-877-422-2030

○ Application (must fill out online):

http://www.ccalliance.org/bluenotefund/newapplication.html

○ Gives a one-time grant of $300 to colon cancer patients in treatment

○ Grant are awarded in March, June, September, and December

○ Family must make less than $75,000/year (gross) on federal taxes

● St. Louis Peregrine Society (only for cancer patients)

○ 1-314-781-6775

○ http://peregrinesoc.org/

○ 2343 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139

○ Referral page online-they provide some medical

supplies and equipment (like walkers, wheelchairs)

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● Sisterhood Ovarian Cancer Foundation (only for ovarian cancer patients)

○ http://www.sisterhoodovc.com/requestassistance.htm

○ Sisterhood Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Post Office Box 1071, Attn: Assistance Request

Dept., Blue Bell, PA 19422

○ E-mail: [email protected]

○ See website for requirements. For example you will need proof of ovarian cancer diagnosis,

a short summary about how it is affecting your quality of life, a summary of how grant

money would help you, including documentation (such as a copy of medical bills)

Discount Ostomy Products: ● Stoma Bags

○ 1-855-828-1444

○ http://www.stomabags.com

○ Overnight delivery possible

● Medical Mega

○ 1-855-633-6342; Mon.-Thurs. 9 am-6 pm, Fri. 10 am-2 pm Eastern Time

○ https://www.medicalmega.com/category/Ostomy

○ Company will price match

○ Free shipping if over $400

● Securi-T/Genairex

○ 1-877-726-4400; 9 am-4 pm Eastern Time

○ http://genairex.com

○ Generic ostomy supplies, you will need the brand name and product number you are using

● Best Buy Ostomy

○ 1-866-940-4555; 8:30 am-5:30 pm Eastern Time

○ http://www.bestbuyostomy.com/

○ Free shipping if over $100

Other options: ● Ebay

● Amazon

○ Health & Personal Care > Health Care > Incontinence & Ostomy: search for “ostomy

supplies”

Disclaimer: This material provides general information only. It should not be used in place of the advice,

instructions, or treatment given by your doctor or other health care professional.

Revised: 1/2015