List of Known Support Groups by State
Arizona
The Phoenix IC Support Group
Location: John C. Lincoln Hospital, 250 E. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
Times: 2nd Sunday of the month at 2 pm; North Conference Room
Please Contact Between 9am-7pm
Carolyn White-Krueger: 602-469-2766 carolyn.whitekrueger@gmail.com
Barbara DiGilio: 623-937-6141 mayimhayim@cox.net
California
Orange County IC (OCICG)
Meetings are held in Laguna Hills, CA in Central
Orange County on the 3rd Sunday of each month except June
(Father's day). (December is usually also changed to an
earlier Sunday due to the holidays). Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Room 4 or 8 of the Basement level of Saddleback
Memorial Medical Center at 24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna
Hills.
Jean Gardner: 714-544-5050 jncgardner@aol.com
Lisa Kanouse, Bev Laumann, Sue Hutchings
IC Redwood Empire
Northern Califiornia
Meets biannually, Santa Rosa Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Jil Osborne textfieldName=4983 Sonoma Highway, Suite L,
Santa Rosa CA 95409
(707)538-9442
jill@ic-network.com
Business Hours Only
Connecticut
Central Connecticut IC Support Group
Meetings the first Wednesday of every month at he
Glastonbury Public Library, 7:00pm
Rebecca Johnston: 860-659-0777
Wendy Maurice: 860-537-6418
New London Area IC Support Group
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, 365 Montauk Avenue,
New London, CT. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the
month from 7:00-8:30pm. Patients, family members & friends
welcome to attend. New members may call the hospital for
directions at 860-442-0711. When you arrive, go to the main
entrance and ask for the room assignment at the information
desk (room assignments change according to hospital needs,
sometimes at the last minute, so check each time).
Alyce Hemstreet: Day 860-442-0711, ext.5071, Evening 860-739-7504
alychemstreet@cs.com
Florida
Greater Gainesville Interstitial
Cystitis Support Network
Meets the second Tuesday of every other month at
7 pm at the Gainesville Health & Fitness Center (4820
Newberry road, Gainesville, FL). Next meeting is on November
11th 2003. Please e-mail Geneva for more information please
place "IC Meeting" in the Subject Line.
Geneva Ziller 352-284-6310 352-378-7439 grziller@yahoo.com
IC Relief Support Group of Tampa
Contact Information:
Iliana C. Brockman
(813) 994-5468 Please call between 8AM & 6PM
icrelief@verizon.net
Location & Meeting Schedule:
Please join the IC Relief Support Group of Tampa at their next IC meeting on Monday, April 24, 2006 to listen to their special guest, Melody Thomas Scott of The Young and the Restless, share her personal story about IC. MEETING DETAILS: DATE: Monday, April 24, 2006 TIME: 7PM to 9PM LOCATION: University Community Hospital AUDITORIUM (Across from the Deli) 3100 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, FL 33613 (813) 971-6000 CONTACT: RSVP is required! Please call Iliana C. Brockman at (813) 994-5468 or send an e-mail to icrelief@verizon.net with any questions regarding the meeting.
For phone support or further information please call Iliana Brockman at (813) 994-5468. Please call between 8AM & 6PM EST.
Support Group Meetings Are Held at:
Place: University Community Hospital
3100 East Fletcher Avenue
Tampa, FL 33613
Hospital Phone Number: (813) 971-6000
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Room: CAMELOT B
For further information or IC support, please contact Iliana Brockman at (813) 994-5468. Please call between 8AM & 6PM EST.
Tamarac IC Support Group
Contact Information:
Marcia Gordon: MGordon751@aol.com
Location & Meeting Schedule:
Meeting dates for the rest of 2006 are: May 21st, Aug 13, and Dec 10
All meetings are at 2:00PM.
Place:University Hospital & Medical Center
University Hospital & Medical Center
7201 N. University Drive
Tamarac, FL 333210
Georgia
Savannah IC Support Group
Meets quarterly at the Candler Hospital. 2nd Thursday at 7:00pm every 3 months. Next meeting is Dec. 11, 2003 Please call the Urologic Association of Georgia and leave Julienne a message for questions regarding the group.
Jolene Sese, RM 912-353-8631
Barbara Price 912-485-2119
Indiana
The IC Support Group of Evansville
For information on location, date, and time, please contact Gerald or Angela.
Gerald & Angela Roach, RN
1434 Huber Ave
Evansville, IN 47710
812-464-0068 (Night prefered) 812-205-6798 (Day)
ICSupportofIN@aol.com
Missouri
St. Joseph IC Support Group
First Bank Building Community room, Woodbine &
Foroan, St. Joseph, MO. Please call Beverly for meeting
times and dates.
Beverly Powers: 816-279-6413
Mississippi
IC Support Group of Mississippi -
Florence
Living Better, the Mississippi IC Support Group,
will meet on every third Tuesday at 6:30pm. in the Colonnades
Auditorium at the Baptist Hospital
Betty Walker: 601-845-6971 bjmwalker@aol.com
or bwalker6@jam.rr.com
Massachusetts
MetroWest IC Support Group
Will meet every other month (dates to be announced
though e-mail to Molly). The March meeting was very successful
with over 25 Users at the meeting. It is self at the Katherine
Kenney Senior Center, in Natick, MA, (30 minutes west of
Boston, MA) from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Please e-mail Molly at:
Salon17@aol.com for
date, time and directions with "IC meeting" in
the subject line.
Molly Glidden: salon17@aol.com
or icersmett@aol.com
Ohio
IC Support Group of Cincinnati
The IC Support Group of Cincinnati
meets in West Chester, OH at St. Johnâs Church, 9080 Cincinnati-Dayton
Rd. Meetings set for 2003 are: Jan 28th, Mar. 25th, May
20th, July 22nd, Sep, 23rd, Nov. 18th. Meetings begin at
7:00 p.m.
Melissa Klaussen 513-779-6212 513-779-7613
Linda Rose 513-777-4628
Maine
Bangor ME Area IC Support Group
The group will meet in the Forsyth Conference room
at the Eastern Maine Medical Center, the second Tuesday
of every month from 6-8 PM.
Brenda Hanson: 207-825-4457 bmozartktty@aol.com
New Mexico
New Mexico IC Patient Support Group
The Inaugural New Mexico IC Patient Support Group Meeting
The Marriott in Albuquerque
September 16, 2005
6:30PM to 8:30PM
No Fees
Light Refreshements and Bottled Water Provided
Speaker: Robert M. Moldwin, MD, FACS, Director Long Island Jewish Medical Center Interstitial Cystitis Center, author of The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide
Please RSVP by September 12, 2005 with name, phone, number of people attending (max. 4 due to space limitations) to Teresa McCoy-ICA Patient Support Advocate at voicemail 505 463-2918 or e-mail at icnewmex@aol.com
Future Meetings to be Announced
Teresa McCoy: 505 463-2918 icnewmex@aol.com
Texas
Intersitial Cystitis United (ICU)
Southeast Houston Chapter Pasadena
Mettings are the 2nd Monday every
two months. Meetins are held at the Bay Surgery Center (Medical
Building) 3333 Bayshore Blvd. Pasadena, Texas.
Next Meeting December 8, 2003
Novetta Tudor 713-534-7034 novdor1@cs.com,
2119 Flynn Drive Pasadena, TX
Lessa White 713-942-2140 leesawhite@sbcglobal.net
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