Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital Speech-Language Pathology Services

Speech-language pathologists (SLP), as defined by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), are professionals who hold the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), which requires a master's or doctoral degree. ASHA-certified SLPs complete a supervised postgraduate professional experience and pass a national examination. Demonstration of continued professional development is mandated for the maintenance of the CCC-SLP. They also must hold a Kansas state license. At Susan B. Allen, SLPs are an integral member of a patient’s care team.

Anyone may be referred for evaluation and therapeutic intervention for communication/swallowing disorders. Diagnoses include:

• Stroke, resulting in speech, language, voice, or cognitive deficits, and/or swallowing disorders
• Parkinson’s disease-voice and swallowing deficits, including a certified Lee Silverman Voice Treatment ® therapist
• Head and neck cancer-swallowing deficits, scarring, range of motion deficits
• Head injury
• Cervical spine surgery resulting in voice, and/or swallowing disorders

SLP services are provided for hospital inpatients, outpatients, and in the home through Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital’s Home Health Agency.

Speech therapists at SBA also provide modified barium swallow studies to inpatients and outpatients in conjunction with the diagnostic imaging department to diagnose and treat swallowing disorders (dysphagia.)

For more information about the speech therapy services provided, please call (316) 322-4580.