Health & Fitness
Thu, February 23, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (aKindreda or the aCompanya) (NYSE:KND) today announced that Ann C. Berzin has opted not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Berzinas term will expire effective upon conclusion of the Companyas 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Berzin serves as the Chair of the Companyas Nominating and Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Berzin has served on the Kindred Board since November 2006.
Paul J. Diaz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kindred stated, aI would like to thank Ann Berzin for her service on the Kindred Board. Ann has been instrumental in focusing our Board on best practices and has challenged our management team to grow and improve the Company. Her commitment to Kindred, its shareholders and our mission of providing quality healthcare services has been a source of strength for our Board and management team over these last several years.a
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-150 private employer in the United States, is a healthcare services company based in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of $6 billion and approximately 76,900 employees in 46 states. At September 30, 2011, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in over 2,250 locations, including 120 long-term acute care hospitals, five inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 224 nursing and rehabilitation centers, 23 sub-acute units, 47 hospice and homecare locations, 102 inpatient rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and a contract rehabilitation services business, RehabCare, which served approximately 1,740 non-affiliated facilities. Ranked as one of Fortune magazineas Most Admired Healthcare Companies for three years in a row, Kindredas mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. For more information, go to[ www.kindredhealthcare.com ].