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Beatrice Community Hospital offers a wide range of services for adults and children. A full-time staff of licensed speech language pathologists are available to offer evaluations, treatment, family education and home programs for people that have the following diagnosis:
- Language/speech loss from a stroke
- Language/speech disorders due to progressive neurological disorders such as ALS (Lou Guerra's disease), Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and others.
- Cognitive/memory/language impairment die to brain injury
- Voice disorder
- Voice loss due to laryngectomy
- Voice use with a Passy Muir Valve
- Stuttering
BCH offers modified barium swallow studies in conjunction with the radiology department to assess the oral and pharyngeal swallow.
Children of all ages receive specialized care from a team of therapists. Special emphasis is placed on preschool children, multiple disabilities, augmentative communication methods, swallowing, socializing, playing, oral-motor problems and the development of age appropriate speech and language skills.
Whether the child is delayed in development, is slow to talk, has difficulty understanding, or is hyperactive, the Beatrice Community Hospital Speech/Language Pathologists are available to assess and treat children who:
- Have speech that is difficult to understand
- Have difficulty understanding new words
- Have trouble following directions
- Stutter
- Have a chronic hoarse voice
The department provides inpatient-outpatient and Home Health services.
