Meet Our Team | Overview
Read more about John Costello, MA, CCC-SLP
Director, Augmentative Communication Program; Director, Jay S. Fishman ALS Augmentative Communication Program
Adjunct faculty Boston University, MGH Institute of Health Professionals
Read more about Juliet MacCrate, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Inpatient Augmentative Communication Program
Read more about Meredith Sager, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist, Inpatient Augmentative Communication Program
Read more about Rachel Santiago, MS, CCC-SLP
Coordinator, Inpatient Augmentative Communication Program; Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
Inpatient collaborations
Our inpatient speech-language pathologists work with a variety of interprofessional and multidisciplinary teams and initiatives throughout the hospital. We remain committed to supporting all facets of communication needs and rely on close partnerships with patients, families, and staff to meet that goal. Our team participates in patient care, programming, initiatives, and supportive collaborations with:
- Audiology Program
- Autism Spectrum Center
- Behavior Response Team
- Critical Care, Anesthesia, Perioperative, Extension (C.A.P.E.) and Home Ventilation Program
- Child Life Services
- Division of Critical Care Medicine
- Division of Emergency Medicine
- Family Advisory Council
- Feeding and Swallowing Program
- Interpreter Services
- Nursing
- Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
- PICU-Up!™ early mobilization program
- Psychology/Psychiatry
- Social Work Program
- Spiritual Care (chaplaincy)
- Tracheostomy Care Team