Speech-Language Pathology

All Portland and Vancouver-based Legacy hospitals offer expert and comprehensive speech-language pathology evaluations and therapy. After our speech-language pathologist evaluates your communication abilities, we'll design a personalized treatment plan to help you compensate for deficits. For our Silverton area patients, we coordinate referrals to locally based speech therapists. 

Conditions treated

• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury
• Parkinson's
• Multiple sclerosis
• Head and neck cancer
• Brain tumor

Our programs

Learn new skills with:

• Auditory comprehension
• Augmentative communication
• Graphics
• Math
• Reading
• Speech intelligibility
• Verbal expression
• Voice and fluency speech disorders

We help with cognitive skills using tasks that help build:

• Memory
• Organization
• Orientation
• Problem-solving
• Sequencing
• Attention

Dysphagia management includes evaluation of swallowing abilities, selection of appropriate diet textures and training in compensation techniques to maximize swallowing safety.

• Modified barium swallow studies
• Vital stim therapy
• Flexible fiberoptic examination of swallowing (FEES)

Need help?
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 503-413-3707 in Oregon or 360-487-3750 in Washington.