Saint Luke's Health System
Laurie Walker DeLong has over 20 years of work experience in various roles related to communications, marketing, and audience development. Laurie currently serves as the Marketing Director at Saint Luke's Health System. Before that, they held the position of Director of Communications and Alumni Relations at Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences. Prior to that, Laurie worked as the Sr. Director of Audience Development at Informa and as the Creative Director at SunBridge Capital. Laurie also worked at Informa as the Director of Audience Development and at Vivid Ideas, Inc. as the Communications and Creative Services Director.
Laurie Walker DeLong holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Saint Luke's Health System
Saint Luke's Health System is a faith-based, nonprofit aligned health system committed to the highest levels of excellence in providing health care and health related services in a caring environment. We are dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental and spiritual health of the communities we serve. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, and more. Saint Luke’s offers: *The region’s only heart transplant program, and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular disease outcome research programs, at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute *Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases, and the nation’s leading stroke reversal program dedicated to preventing and treating stroke, at Saint Luke’s Neuroscience Institute *A Level I trauma center *Advanced surgical care *Liver and kidney transplantation programs *A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center *A Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (the highest level of neonatal care according to national standards) *An eICU, an innovative electronic intensive care patient care and monitoring program that spans multiple hospitals throughout the region and enhances outstanding bedside care *A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center Saint Luke’s Health System Hospitals include: Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Saint Luke’s East Hospital – Lee’s Summit, MO Saint Luke’s North Hospital – Barry Road Saint Luke’s North Hospital – Smithville Saint Luke’s South Hospital – Overland Park, KS Crittenton Children’s Center – Kansas City, MO Anderson County Hospital – Garnett, KS Hedrick Medical Center – Chillicothe, MO Wright Memorial Hospital – Trenton, MO Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital – Leavenworth, KS Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice House - Kansas City Allen County Regional Hospital - Iola, KS The best place to get care. The best place to give care.