Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy
Our Speech-Language Pathology department works with patients to provide patient care and education in the evaluation, treatment and management of patients with a variety of disorders of speech, language, voice, swallowing, cognition, and memory. The speech therapist will work with you to develop a treatment and management plan that focuses on functional and reliable communication for you regardless of age or disorder.

If your child has difficulty communicating, the speech therapist may be able to help with the following:

Promote appropriate articulation of sounds and understanding of language
Using assistive communication devices
Teaching skills for communicating wants and needs
Promoting turn taking and conversational discourse
Promoting fluent speech
Supporting and working to improve memory and attention deficits
Stimulating language development

If you or a loved one has difficulty with communication, swallowing or if you have any of the following conditions, speech therapy may be able to help.

Neurological conditions such as stroke, cerebral palsy, dementia, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or parkinson’s
Swallowing disorders (difficulty chewing or swallowing certain food/drink)
Difficulty with precise speech sounds
Difficulty word-finding, or often being unable to think of a word in conversation
Poor vocal quality
Difficulty projecting voice loud enough for other to hear
Difficulty with cognitive tasks
Difficulty with with communication and swallowing post laryngectomy

We are now offering Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). This procedure, done by a qualified Speech Therapist, investigates what happens when you swallow. The therapist will be able to determine if food, liquid or medications are going down the wrong way or getting stuck anywhere when you swallow.