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Speech THERAPY

Breaking down communication barriers and building relationships.

Find your voice with Madonna’s inpatient and outpatient
speech therapy

Whether you’re recuperating from a medical event or managing ongoing speech challenges, speech therapy can positively impact your independence and overall well-being. Madonna’s speech therapy services support patients at every stage of their rehabilitation journey.

Why Inpatient Speech Therapy?

Speech therapy is often a cornerstone of recovery, helping individuals improve their communication skills, cognitive function, and swallowing abilities.

Regaining Communication Skills

Speech therapy helps restore the ability to communicate effectively, either via verbal speech, alternative communication methods or cognitive strategies. Early intervention is vital in re-establishing these skills, reducing frustration and improving patient care outcomes.

Enhancing Cognitive Function

For patients with cognitive deficits, speech therapy can help improve memory, attention, problem-solving and executive functions. By addressing these challenges, patients gain greater independence and are better prepared to return to daily life.

Improving Swallowing Safety

Sometimes, after a medical event, some patients may experience dysphagia or difficulty swallowing, which can lead to serious complications. Our speech-language pathologists provide targeted therapy to improve swallowing function, ensuring patients can eat and drink safely. This enhances a patient’s nutritional intake and overall health.

What Can Outpatient Speech Therapy Do For You?

Whether transitioning from inpatient care or seeking treatment for a new or persistent issue, outpatient speech therapy provides the tools and techniques for long-term success.

Personalized Treatment Plans

Madonna’s speech therapy services tailor each treatment plan based on a patient’s needs and objectives. Our SLPs use several evidence-based exercises, cognitive-behavioral strategies and assistive technology to address specific speech or language comprehension challenges.

Chronic Condition Management

Individuals with chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or other progressive neurological disorders can benefit from regular speech therapy sessions.

Support for All Ages

Speech therapy is not only for adults. Children with developmental delays, speech or language disorders or learning disabilities can benefit from Madonna’s outpatient speech therapy services. Our pediatric SLPs provide specialized care that supports academic success and social integration.

Common Conditions Speech-Language Pathologists treat

  • Language disorders
  • Voice disorders
  • Pragmatic disorders
  • Articulation disorders
  • Fluency disorders
  • Executive function and information processing due to brain injury or illness
  • ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Head injuries: concussion, traumatic brain injury, post-surgical, post-radiation, aneurysm
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • West Nile virus
  • Stroke
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Dysphagia (Feeding and Swallowing)

Our technology

Research shows that repetition is crucial for patients recovering from injury or illness. Technology helps enable this repetition. Our state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment, in the hands of our expert clinical teams, helps maximize recovery and produces the best results for our patients across our continuum of care.

Meet our outpatient
Speech-Language Pathologists

Lincoln Campus

Jaime Bukrey

Speech Therapy

Elizabeth Burton

Speech Therapy

Jenna Dolezal

Rehab Day

Gail Finsand

Speech Therapy

Danielle Janovec

Speech Therapy

Carol Jensen

Speech Therapy

Meagan Paul

Speech Therapy

Janice Swanson

Speech Therapy

Omaha Campus

Allison Carson

Post-COVID Team

Josie Doxzon

Speech Therapy

Kara Focht

Speech Therapy

Erica Sandell

Speech Therapy

Megan Phy

Speech Therapy

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