Staff
Experience
All speech-language pathologists at Pen Bay Speech and Hearing Center have a master’s degree and have earned a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The manager of PBSHC, Helen Kosmo, and staff members Holly Vondell and Cheryl Cassidy are all SLPs (speech language pathologists) with a high degree of training, experience and professionalism.
The staff of Pen Bay Speech and Hearing/Pediatric PT and OT.
Front, center: Helen Kosmo, Manager, SLP. Second row, from left, Cheryl Cassidy, SLP and Lisa Manley, pediatric PT. Third row, from left, Janet Smith, secretary/receptionist; Gary Friedman, audiologist, and Holly Vondell, SLP.
Collaboration
Within our facility parents can access occupational therapy and audiology as well as speech therapy. We also collaborate with other professionals outside our facility within the community. Coordinated services ensure quality of care, while meeting the ever-changing needs of children and families.
Speech therapy sessions are usually individual, allowing the therapists to focus their full attention on the needs of each individual. On occasion, small groups of two to three young children may be formed to address social language needs.
When appropriate, consultations are provided to local schools for children and in the workplace for adults. Through our affiliation with PBMC, we work closely with physicians to provide a thoroughly integrated approach to therapy.
Pen Bay Healthcare is an integrated health care system. This enables PBSHC to follow adult patients from the acute stage of illness in PBMC to skilled nursing rehabilitation at the Knox Center or Quarry Hill and finally to our outpatient clinic as the patient’s recovery progresses.
The Pen Bay Speech and Hearing Center is dedicated to serving the communication needs and addressing swallowing disorders in our community, from newborns to senior citizens. It is a department of Pen Bay Medical Center, providing Audiology, Speech Pathology and Pediatric PT/OT services.
2012-03-23
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