Staff
Rachel Smith,
AuD, CCC-A, FAAA
Audiology Clinic Director
Dr. Rachel Smith is a Clinical Assistant professor and the Audiology Clinic Coordinator at the URI Speech and Hearing Center. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders, and a master’s degree and doctoral degree in audiology all from the University of Rhode Island. Following graduation, she worked for a large ENT for nearly 10 years. During her tenure, she specialized in diagnostic testing, hearing aid dispensing, and cochlear implants. Dr. Smith joined the university clinic in 2016 and provides comprehensive hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings and repairs, as well as facilitates an hearing loss education and aural rehabilitation group open to the public.
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“My husband and I are so very pleased with the whole experience buying hearing aids My husband and I had an excellent experience at URI Speech and Hearing Center. Rachel Smith was so helpful and professional, made our experience so much more than we expected. She answered all our questions patiently. We will be recommending URI Speech and Hearing and especially Rachel to all our friends. ”
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Clinic details
With two locations at the Kingston campus and the Pawtucket facility, the University of Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Centers offer a broad range of speech-language and hearing services to patients of all ages. Those who are accepted for services receive treatment from qualified professionals, with the assistance of trained graduate students in speech-language pathology and audiology. Clients may be self-referred or referred by educators, physicians, and other healthcare professionals and come from all over the state of Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts. Audiology services include diagnostic hearing tests and complete hearing aid services.
We offer two locations; Kingston and Pawtucket. See the link here to view our Pawtucket office location.
Hearing care services
Our services include the following:
- comprehensive hearing evaluations and testing
- hearing aid sales – latest technology
- hearing aid dispensing and fittings
- hearing aid accessories
- hearing aid service including cleaning, checks, maintenance and repairs
- custom earmolds and hearing protection
- hearing aid batteries
- assistive listening devices
Amenities
Convenient parking
Curbside service
Wheelchair-accessible
Service pets welcome
Assistive listening devices
Hours of operation
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9 am - 4 pm by appointment |
| Tuesday | 9 am - 4 pm by appointment |
| Wednesday | 9 am - 4 pm by appointment |
| Thursday | 9 am - 4 pm by appointment |
| Friday | 9 am - 4 pm by appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
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Amenities
Convenient parking
Curbside service
Wheelchair-accessible
Service pets welcome
Assistive listening devices
Clinic links
Accepted forms of payment
- Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
- Discover
- Cash
- Check
- Debit
- Insurance accepted, please call for details