Ms. Heidi Michele Hackett CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
200 S WALNUT WESTVILLE IL, 61883About
Dr. Heidi Hackett is a speech language pathologist practicing in WESTVILLE, IL. Dr. Hackett specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hackett evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Hackett helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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