Kindred Appoints Tammy Barker as Senior Vice President of Clinical and Residential Services of Its Nursing Center Division
September 02 2014 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred” or the “Company”) (NYSE:KND)
announced today that it has appointed Tammy Barker as Senior Vice
President of Clinical and Residential Services of its Nursing
Center Division, effective September 2, 2014.
Ms. Barker will be responsible for the clinical and residential
services provided in Kindred’s 98 nursing centers and six assisted
living facilities, including clinical operations, dietary services
and training. She comes to Kindred from HCR ManorCare where she
most recently served as the Assistant Vice President Quality
Support Services. Ms. Barker has extensive experience in all
aspects of clinical services. She began her career in acute care
nursing, and has spent the past 20 years dedicated to sub-acute and
long-term care for patients and residents in roles including
Director of Nursing Services and Director of Clinical Services.
“We are pleased that Tammy has joined Kindred,” said Michael W.
Beal, President of Kindred’s Nursing Center Division. “Her
experience will be invaluable to our caregivers as they continue to
deliver improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.”
“Tammy shares our passion for high quality patient-centered care
and excellent customer service,” said Benjamin A. Breier, Kindred’s
President and Chief Operating Officer. “She will play an important
role in assuring our ability to provide high quality, integrated
care as we deliver on our promise of hope, healing and recovery to
our patients and residents.”
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-150 private employer in the
United States, is a FORTUNE 500 healthcare services company based
in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of $5 billion and
approximately 63,000 employees in 47 states. At June 30, 2014,
Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in
2,353 locations, including 97 transitional care hospitals, five
inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 98 nursing centers, 21
sub-acute units, 153 Kindred at Home hospice, home health and
non-medical home care locations, 104 inpatient rehabilitation units
(hospital-based) and a contract rehabilitation services business,
RehabCare, which served 1,875 non-affiliated facilities. Ranked as
one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Healthcare Companies for six
years in a row, Kindred’s 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. You
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