News and Press Releases

The temporary unit will address a shortage of child behavioral health services until new behavioral health hospital opens SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (May 3, 2021) – Addressing the critical shortage of behavioral health services for children in the region, Baystate Health opened a temporary…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 23, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) and Palomar Health today announced the opening of Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute, a 52-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Escondido, California, a city in north San Diego…

PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY – April 22, 2021 – Kindred Hospital East New Jersey has official opened. Kindred Hospital East New Jersey is a state-of-the-art, 25-bed long-term acute care hospital, co-located on the 5th floor of St. Mary’s General Hospital, a community-based tertiary medical…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and PEORIA, Ill. (March 9, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) and OSF HealthCare today announced a partnership agreement to provide rehabilitation and long-term acute care (“LTAC”) hospital services in central Illinois. Pursuant to the…

Kindred and Mercy now operate two rehabilitation hospitals in Oklahoma City LOUISVILLE, Ky. and OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 1, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC and Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City today announced they have acquired Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Oklahoma City. Kindred and…

Organizations now operate two rehabilitation hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth LOUISVILLE, Ky. and FORT WORTH, Texas (March 1, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) and Texas Health Resources today announced they have acquired Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Keller.…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 17, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) today announced it has reached agreements with Talas Harbor to manage behavioral health services in three behavioral health hospitals in Arizona and Nevada. Under the agreements, Kindred Behavioral Health…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 16, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) today commented on the release of “The Role of LTAC (“long-term acute care”) Hospitals in COVID-19,” a research paper and claims analysis by ATI Advisory. Benjamin A. Breier,…

Joint venture will operate a 60-bed hospital in Miami LOUISVILLE, Ky. and MIAMI, Fla. (February 3, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC and Baptist Health South Florida today announced a joint venture to build and operate a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Miami-Dade County metro…

Joint venture will build and operate 40-bed hospital in Louisville, Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 1, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) and UofL Health today announced a joint venture to build and operate an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Louisville,…

As a joint venture, the freestanding 59-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility will serve the growing needs of Tampa Bay. TAMPA, Fla. (January 18, 2021) – Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare, LLC today broke ground on a freestanding 59-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 21, 2020) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Jason Zachariah as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Zachariah will oversee Kindred’s Hospital Division,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 21, 2020) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Mike Warrington, Chief Operating Officer of the Hospital Division, as President of Kindred’s Hospital Division, effective immediately.…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 21, 2020) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Russ Bailey as President of Kindred Rehabilitation Services (“KRS”), effective immediately. KRS is the nation’s leading…

Joint venture will build and operate specialty hospital in Lancaster, California LOUISVILLE, Ky. and LANCASTER, Calif. (December 17, 2020) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) and Antelope Valley Hospital today announced a joint venture to build and operate a…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 1, 2020) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today completed the sale of its RehabCare business to Select Rehabilitation, solidifying the Company’s position as a leading provider of hospital-level, patient-driven…

OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 23, 2020) – Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City has kicked off construction on a new 10,000-square-foot patient wing. The two story $7.5 million project will increase capacity by 32 percent with the addition of 16 beds and two additional patient care areas. Mercy…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 14, 2020) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today announced that Joel Day has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Day currently serves as Senior Vice President and Operations Chief…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 5, 2020) – Select Rehabilitation (“Select”) and Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred”) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Select will acquire Kindred’s RehabCare business line. Terms of the transaction were…

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (September 25, 2020) – Community Rehabilitation Hospital North has been named the best physical rehabilitation center in Indiana and one of the best in the country by Newsweek magazine. The ranking of rehabilitation facilities was based on quality of care, quality of…