Outpatient Rehabilitation

MOREHOUSE GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SERVING the needs of the community as a rural healthcare provider for 90 years. We take pride in providing high quality, cost effective healthcare services to our patients. The Outpatient Rehabilitation department at MGH offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy services by licensed experienced therapists. They provide skilled services in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and accept all insurances. Their goal is to provide the highest level of care in a comforting and encouraging setting. Speech therapy provides treatment and support for people experiencing speech disorders or communication problems. This approach is useful in treating several issues in both children and adults. Here are some indicators that may help identify if a child or an adult may require speech therapy:

CHILDREN | By 12 months:

• Baby does not babble and are often silent in their play.

• Does not use gestures to express simple things.

• Does not seem to understand simple sentences/commands.

• Does not understand words for common objects.

By 12-18 months:

• Does not follow simple commands or understand simple questions

• Does not enjoy simple stories, songs, and rhymes.

• Does not point to pictures in books when named.

• Does not learn new words on a regular basis.

• Does not start to use 1-2 word phrases or questions

Additional Age Groups:

• The child is not well understood by other children/adults.

• The child has stuttering speech patterns, does not produce age appropriate sounds.

• The child will only eat foods of certain textures or may have difficulty swallowing.

• The child has an intellectual disability or hearing impairment.

• Adult has had a stroke, or neurological condition (Parkinson’s, M.S., Dementia).

• Adult has difficulty swallowing/feeding- Dysphagia.

• Adult has difficulty finding the correct word to say or following what is being said - Aphasia.

• Adult has slurred speech patterns- Dysarthria.

• Adult has difficulty forming words to produce speech- Apraxia.

• Adult has newly acquired reading/writing difficulties.

Our Outpatient Rehabilitation department is located on the first floor of Morehouse General Hospital. Call today for more information on our therapy services offered.

MGH very own Lisa Hale received her master’s degree in Speech Pathology from The University of Colorado in Boulder. Her career has been in Austin, TX and Bastrop, LA in a variety of settings, including schools, outpatient clinics, inpatient rehab hospitals, and nursing homes. She has more than 30 years of experience as an SLP. She has extensive experience working with stroke and traumatic brain injuries patients in both inpatient and outpatient rehab settings. She is also Vital Slim certified and has provided this service to treat dysphagia in both children and adults. She served as an Autism expert for a school district in Texas for many years. Her services also include early intervention, articulation and language disorders, apraxia, phonological disorders, and motor speech disorders.