Benjamin A. Breier Succeeds Paul J. Diaz as Kindred’s Chief Executive Officer
March 31 2015 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred” or the “Company”) (NYSE:KND)
announced that Benjamin A. Breier has assumed the role of President
and Chief Executive Officer, effective today. As previously
announced, Mr. Breier succeeds Paul J. Diaz, who is now Executive
Vice Chairman of the Kindred Board of Directors. Mr. Breier also
serves as a member of Kindred’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Breier joined the Company in August 2005 as President of the
Rehabilitation Division. In March 2008 he was named President
of the Company’s Hospital Division. He was promoted to Chief
Operating Officer in August 2010, and assumed the additional
responsibilities of Company President in May 2012.
“It is a great honor to lead Kindred, and work closely with our
talented leadership team, as we continue to provide exceptional
patient-centered coordinated care for patients and their families,”
commented Mr. Breier. “I look forward to advancing our Mission and
our management philosophy to take care of our people, take care of
our customers and deliver on quality care. Together, we will pursue
our Continue the Care strategy, providing the right care in the
right setting across a full continuum to support recovery and
wellness.”
“I’m confident that Ben’s passion and proven leadership will put
Kindred at the forefront of providing innovative care solutions for
a rapidly aging population,” said Phyllis R. Yale, Chair of
Kindred’s Board. “Ben has put the right team in place to take the
Company to the next level and create a platform that will help
transform the nation’s healthcare delivery system in partnership
with hospitals, health systems and payors.”
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-85 private employer in the
United States, is a FORTUNE 500 healthcare services company based
in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of approximately
$7.2 billion1. At December 31, 2014, on a pro forma basis to
include Gentiva and Centerre, Kindred through its subsidiaries had
approximately 103,000 employees providing healthcare services in
2,872 locations in 47 states, including 97 transitional care
hospitals, 16 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 90 nursing
centers, 22 sub-acute units, 634 Kindred at Home hospice, home
health and non-medical home care locations, 100 inpatient
rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and a contract rehabilitation
services business, RehabCare, which served 1,913 non-affiliated
facilities. Ranked as one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired
Healthcare Companies for six years, 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 can also follow us on Twitter and
Facebook.
1Revenues were computed by combining the twelve months ended
December 31, 2014 data for Kindred, Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
(“Gentiva”), which was acquired by the Company on February 2, 2015,
and Centerre Healthcare Corporation (“Centerre”), which was
acquired by the Company on January 1, 2015.
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