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Speech & Voice Services

Caring for All Speech, Language and Voice Disorders


Speech is the sound that is produced by a person after modifications of the lips, teeth, tongue, palate and throat of a person. Hence, difficulties with speech stem from these things. Issues that are noticeable could be cleft lip and palate, mumbling, garbling, stuttering, trouble with pronunciation and nasal or hollow sounding speech. Voice is the sound that is produced by the voicebox. Voice problems are limited to problems of the voicebox and could result in raspy, hoarse or breathy sounds. 


Are you or someone you know experiencing difficulty with:

  • Problems Speaking or Understanding Language
  • Swallowing
  • Cognition or Communication (Attention, Memory, Problem Solving, Reasoning, Planning, Organizing)
  • Producing Sounds Accurately or Clearly

If so, the Christ Hospital Health Network has speech language pathologists to ensure you get the proper care for any of your speech issues. We offer speech language assessment and treatment on our acute medical floors, inpatient rehabilitation unit, and outpatient center. Our speech - language pathologists (SLPs) assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent disorders related to cognition, fluency, language, speech, swallowing, and voice.


Inpatient & Outpatient Services


​Speech services of The Christ Hospital Health Network focus on adults seeking care in the hospital or in an outpatient setting for speech, language, cognitive or swallowing deficits resulting from stroke, brain tumor, neurologic disease, head and neck cancer, pulmonary or respiratory disease, or other medical conditions.

Specialty Outpatient Services

Our speech-language pathologists have obtained special certifications to perform the following services:

  • Lee Silverman Voice Treatment for Parkinson's
  • Vital Stim Therapy (Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation)

Outpatient Service

Our speech language pathologists integrate patient care and education for patients diagnosed with a wide range of disorders and diseases including those listed below. Therapy is individualized for each patient following thorough evaluation.

  • Swallow Evaluations & Treatment
  • Modified Barium Swallow Studies
  • Swallow Therapy
  • Speech/Language Evaluation & Treatment
  • Cognitive Evaluation & Treatment
  • Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) - Coming Soon

Inpatient Acute Services

  • Clinical Bedside Swallow Evaluations
  • Modified Barium Swallow Studies
  • Swallow Therapy
  • Speech/Language Evaluation & Treatment
  • Speaking Valve Evaluation & Treatment
  • Cognitive Evaluation & Treatment
  • Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) - Coming Soon
Treatable Speech & Swallowing Disorders


There a number of disorders that the Speech Language Pathologists at The Christ Hospital Health Network focus on and treat. These disorders include cognition/communication disorders as well as swallowing disorders.   


Cognition/Communication Disorder:

  • Difficulty with attention
  • Difficulty recalling recent or past events
  • Difficulty understanding others
  • Difficulty stuttering
  • Saying words in the incorrect order
  • Speaking in short phrases
  • Difficulty thinking of the correct word
  • Slurred or mumbled speech
  • Changes in voice

Swallowing Disorders:

  • Coughing or chocking when eating/drinking
  • Complains of pain when swallowing
  • Recurrent pneumonia
  • Difficulty chewing food
  • Wet vocal quality after eating or drinking
  • Weight loss 
Speech & Language Services


​Speech services of The Christ Hospital Health Network focus on adults seeking care in the hospital or in an outpatient setting for speech, language, cognitive or swallowing deficits resulting from stroke, brain tumor, neurologic disease, head and neck cancer, pulmonary or respiratory disease, or other medical conditions.  


Areas of Expertise

Our speech-language pathologists provide a long history of excellence in evaluation and treatment of disorders of swallowing, communication and cognition. Areas of excellence include:

  • Swallow assessment and treatment (general medical/surgical, cardiac surgery, head and neck cancers)
  • Neurogenic communication disorders (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia)
  • Communication disorders related to head and neck cancer
  • Cognitive disorders related to neurologic disease, dementia, mild cognitive impairment from concussion and early dementia
  • Community reintegration and return to work

Our speech services include:  

  • Evaluation and treatment of speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders.
  • Patient, family and staff education.

Speech Pathologists

All of our speech-language pathologists hold a master's degree or higher and are certified in the state(s) they provide care.   

 

Office Information

Inpatient Speech-Language services are available 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, as well as Saturday morning.   

   

To schedule an Outpatient Evaluation and/or treatment, contact the Outpatient Therapy Office by calling 513-585-0545.

   

The Outpatient Services are located on the first floor of the Joint & Spine Center.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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