Kindred Healthcare news and information

Kindred Healthcare, the largest diversified post-acute provider in the U.S., is laying the groundwork to grow in the 15 metropolitan markets where its facilities provide integrated care.
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Richard Lechleiter, executive VP and CFO for Kindred Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., has announced his retirement from Kindred, effective Jan. 15 of next year.
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Kindred Healthcare is selling eight nursing centers to Signature Healthcare for about $49 million.
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Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, Ky., said it is planning to develop two new transitional-care centers in Indianapolis and Las Vegas in early 2014.
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Large corporations are asking employees to shoulder greater responsibility for their healthcare costs and overall wellness, according to companies surveyed as part of Modern Healthcare's annual look at health benefits programs.
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Hospital stocks reacted with optimism to the news that President Barack Obama had won a second term—as the fate of the healthcare reform law becomes even more certain.
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Jefferson (La.) Extended Care Hospital said it has acquired a long-term acute-care facility from Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, Ky.
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Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, Ky., has increased its available credit by $200 million in order to pursue business expansion opportunities.
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Andrew Carter was tapped to succeed Carolyn Scanlan as president and CEO of the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania when Scanlan retires at the end of the year. Carter, 54, has served as president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America since 2007, and he...
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LifeCare Holdings, Plano, Texas, is facing the possibility of a sale or restructuring as it races against a 45-day clock to find a solution to its high debt levels.
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