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An SLP Steps Up Attention to Delirium in a Critical Access Hospital

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An SLP Steps Up Attention to Delirium in a Critical Access Hospital
✦ PlatePhotograph supplied by ASHA Voices.

Speech-language pathologist Sandra Hogsed is changing the way Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital is screening for and addressing delirium. In 2020, she saw patients entering the critical access hospital who were developing delirium. Soon after, she dedicated herself to gaining a greater understanding of the condition and how to recognize it....