The University of South Alabama Speech and Hearing Center is a clinical instruction facility within the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology in the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions. The center is committed to enhancing communication and quality of life by providing comprehensive speech, language, and hearing services while fostering excellence in clinical education, training, and research.
Our mission is twofold:
1. To serve the community by offering high-quality diagnostic and treatment services for individuals of all ages with speech, language, and hearing disorders.
2. To educate and train future professionals by providing supervised, hands-on clinical experiences essential for graduation, licensure, and certification in speech-language pathology and audiology.
As both a service facility and a teaching facility, the USA Speech and Hearing Center integrates evidence-based practices to ensure exceptional patient care while preparing students for competent and ethical clinical practice.
At the USA Speech and Hearing Center, we treat patients of all ages. Our services include assessment, therapy and treatment for speech, language, swallowing, and hearing conditions, including the following:
The USA Speech and Hearing Center's hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hearing aid walk-in hours are Monday only from 9 to 11 a.m.
Our speech pathologists work with patients who have articulation and fluency (stuttering) problems, as well as with people who have experienced strokes or neurological injuries.
USA Health offers specialists for various speech, hearing and otolaryngology conditions.
The USA Speech and Hearing Center offers free parking to all patients and guests.
This clinic offers free parking and complimentary Wi-Fi to patients and their guests.
The USA Health Center for Healthy Communities will use a federal grant to support the taskforce of healthcare, public health, emergency management, and community partners in developing a countywide disaster preparedness plan.
All three USA Health hospitals welcomed high school students interested in healthcare as a potential career path.
Edward A. Panacek, M.D., MPH, serves as professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, a position he has held since 2015.
Our calendar lists special events and regularly scheduled classes separately. To display a list of upcoming classes, select the "Classes" option above or visit Events, Classes and Support Groups at USA Health.
