# United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA)

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## TL;DR

A national charity in the United States for people who have or will have a stoma, running local support groups, a virtual clinic and advocacy.

## Summary

UOAA describes itself as "a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports, empowers, and advocates for people who have had or who will have ostomy or continent diversion surgery", with "275+ support groups in the U.S.", a virtual ostomy clinic and an annual Ostomy Awareness Day.

## Fields

- Kind: Company
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: UOAA; United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
- Tags: devices-gaps-2026-11
- HQ: United States
- Type: nonprofit
- Website: https://www.ostomy.org/

## Sources

- UOAA: https://www.ostomy.org/

## Connected records

- fronts: [Supportive Care & Survivorship](https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/)
- technologies: [Stoma bags and baseplates (one-piece, two-piece, convex, urostomy, caps and leak alerts)](https://onco.cc/technologies/ostomy-appliances/)
- terms: [Stoma (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy)](https://onco.cc/terms/stoma/)

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