Type: Public
On the web: http://www.kindredhealthcare.com
Employees: 56,800
Employee growth: 5.0%

Those who believe in promoting good health for all have a kindred spirit in Kindred Healthcare. As a leading provider of long term health care, Kindred operates more than 220 nursing homes and roughly 120 long-term acute care hospitals across the nation. Its facilities have a combined capacity of some 36,000 beds. The company owns some of its facilities, but operates most of them under lease agreements with Ventas and other third parties. In addition, Kindred operates a contract rehabilitation therapy business, which serves its own and other long-term care facilities, through its RehabCare division. The firm also runs sub-acute and inpatient rehabilitation centers, as well as home and hospice agencies.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $4,359.7M
One year growth: 2.1%
Net income: $56.5M
Income growth: 40.8%

Officers:
Chairman: Edward L. (Eddie) Kuntz
President, CEO, and Director: Paul J. Diaz
EVP and CFO: Richard A. (Rich) Lechleiter

Competitors:
Golden Horizons
Manor Care
Select Medical

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