Our Mission
The Division of Speech Pathology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is committed to providing the highest quality services to our patients, their parents and their physicians. We hire only highly qualified staff and provide the staff with support and resources to accomplish their professional best in services to our patients. Our department is the largest pediatric speech pathology program in the nation, and it is considered a leader in the field with specialists in all areas of speech pathology.
As part of one of the premier pediatric hospitals in the country, the Division of Speech Pathology contributes to the medical center's excellence in patient care, research and education.
Our Vision
The vision of the Division of Speech Pathology at Cincinnati Children's is to be the best speech pathology program in the world. As such, speech pathology programs around the world are interested in benchmarking our program. We are recognized as the best because:
- We provide the highest level of quality care, professionalism and service to all of our customers, resulting in a high level of measurable customer satisfaction
- We are establishing centers of excellence for all specialties and our staff members are leaders in the field in all areas
- We are committed to collaborating with others and building interdisciplinary relationships for the benefit of our patients
- Our staff members are diverse in their backgrounds, knowledge and skills so that we can meet the diverse cultural needs of our patient population
- Our staff members are competent and highly skilled in the areas in which they work
- We utilize state-of-the-art methods and technology to provide high quality services
- All staff members are intellectually and professionally stimulated, and are comfortable with both the quality and the volume of their work
- The work atmosphere is supportive and friendly, allowing staff members to be satisfied and motivated in their careers
- We are financially sound with a favorable revenue / expense ratio
- We are actively involved in the education of patients and families, physicians, other professionals, students and insurance companies
- We contribute to the knowledge base of speech pathology through teaching, research and exploration of new clinical areas
- We are accessible to the community through providing services at multiple locations and strive to be accessible on a state and national level by providing outreach programs and internet information
Contact Us
For more information about the Division of Speech Pathology at Cincinnati Children's, contact the department at 513-636-4341 or speech@cchmc.org.
