Occupational and Physical Therapy

San Angelo Community Medical Center is committed to providing the highest level of care to our patients. The programs at SACMC offer various professional skills, modalities and compensatory strategies to assist patients in reaching their highest functional level. We offer various programs from orthopedic and neurological to our wonderful aquatic program, all designed to get patients up and moving as quickly as possible. Our outpatient clinic is committed to:

• Exceeding the expectations of our patients, physicians and payers
• Scheduling appointments within 24 hours of the initial call
• Offering flexible treatment hours
• Maintaining communication with physicians on the progress of their patients.

Speech Language Pathology

Speech Language Pathology(SLP) at San Angelo Community Medical Center helps restore functional communication skills and covers articulation, language deficits, voice disorders, stuttering, cognition or memory and restoring speech production. The SLP evaluates and treats swallowing disorders and oral motor dysfunction. Some commonly seen diagnosis include:

• Stroke
• Head injury
• Aneurysm
• Throat Cancer
• Degenerative Diseases
• Vocal Cord Paralysis
• ALS

The SLP at SACMC is a certified Vital-Stim provider which is a very effective modality for the return of facial and vocal strength, as well as, to increase the patient ability to swallow.

Video fluoroscopy

The SLP at SACMC also performs Video Fluoroscopy Swallow Studies which allows her to identify and treat specific swallowing disorders resulting from some of the diagnoses listed above.  This test allows the SLP to view the extent of swallowing difficulty; and determine the therapy necessary for modification and treatment to prevent aspiration.

Referral Information

Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy at San Angelo Community Medical Center requires a physician’s referral in order to evaluate a patient. Patients or referral sources may call our appointment desk at 325-949-5900 for more information.

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Or by special appointment

Location

3605 Executive Drive, San Angelo, TX  76904

Please call our appointment desk at 325-949-5900 for more information.