The Carpenter Health Network, which provides a continuum of care for residents throughout the Gulf Coast, has hired Laura Johnston as communications director. Johnston has spent the past nine years in corporate communications for a variety of organizations.
She is responsible for all internal and external corporate communications, including media relations, website management and social media engagement for St. Joseph Hospice and The Carpenter House, STAT Home Health, Homedica House Calls, SAGE Rehabilitation Hospital & Outpatient Services and Capitol House Nursing & Rehabilitation and Companion Services, all of which are part of The Carpenter Health Network.
Previously, Johnston served as senior internal communications specialist for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Texas A&M University.