Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge
Marie Smith has extensive experience in healthcare and patient care, currently serving as a Disaster Case Manager at Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge since October 2016. In addition, Marie has worked as a Patient Care Associate with Homebound Assistance/Homehealth and Nursing Care Connections since August 2011 and August 2008, respectively, focusing on elderly care. Previous roles include providing patient care in the ICU at Baton Rouge General Medical Center and as a Nursing Assistant at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in the OB/GYN department. Marie Smith holds a Bachelor's of Science in Healthcare Administration and Health Management from the University of Phoenix, completed in 2015.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge
Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge traces its history back to the oldest Catholic Charities in the nation. It has existed as an integral part of the Diocese of Baton Rouge since the inception of the Diocese in 1964. Both the Diocese of Baton Rouge and Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge grew out of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and its Catholic Charities agency was the first in the U.S., established in the 1805. The Baton Rouge agency serves those most in need with an array of comprehensive programs that include direct assistance, disaster recovery, adoption, child-welfare services, and comprehensive supportive services for pregnant women, refugees, families in poverty, and ex-offenders. We are the area’s leading disaster recovery agency. We serve people of all faiths in Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupée, St. Helena, St. James, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes. We’re a member agency of Capital Area United Way.