News and Press Releases

WEBSTER, Texas (August 13, 2024) – Kindred Hospital Clear Lake was honored on August 8 as one of three ScionHealth-owned hospitals to win the company’s inaugural National Quality Strategy Platinum Award ‒ its highest honor for clinical quality. ScionHealth leaders presented the award at…

Downtown specialty hospital becomes just third hospital in Texas to receive TJC’s distinguished Gold Seal of Approval® for the treatment of complex wounds. SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 7, 2023) – Kindred Hospital San Antonio Central, a specialty hospital in downtown, has earned a…

53-bed facility will help meet growing needs for locally based long-term acute care and rehabilitation services. Louisville, KY. – (November 18, 2022) – ScionHealth today announced the signing of an agreement with Upshot Capital Advisors (Upshot) to lease land at 9278 Turkey Lake Road…

TAMPA, FL (Sep 28, 2022) – The safety and security of our patients and teammates are paramount to the Kindred Hospital family. Our hearts and minds are with all affected individuals in Florida facing Hurricane Ian and its aftermath. Due to the severe nature of Hurricane Ian, we have safely…

HOUSTON, TX (August 17, 2022) – Kindred Hospital Houston Northwest celebrated a ribbon cutting today for its new rehabilitation unit constructed within the hospital, which is located at 11297 Fallbrook Drive. The acute rehabilitation unit (ARU), which begins accepting patients on September 1,…

DALLAS, TX (August 16, 2022) – Kindred Hospital Dallas Central held ribbon cutting ceremonies yesterday for its new rehabilitation unit inside the hospital, located at 8050 Meadow Road. The acute rehabilitation unit (ARU), which will begin accepting patients August 22, helps adults who have…

Louisville, KY – (February 23, 2022) – ScionHealth, a new healthcare system focused on high-quality acute and post-acute hospital solutions, commented on the release of “Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) Hospitals as Part of the Value-Based Solution: A Case Study of Kindred LTAC…

New Louisville-based company is focused on high-quality, patient-driven acute and post-acute hospital solutions, as well as further investment in community healthcare ScionHealth is led by healthcare veteran Rob Jay as CEO Louisville, Ky. – (December 23, 2021) – ScionHealth, a new…

ScionHealth will launch at the close of the previously announced acquisition of Kindred via a combination of Kindred’s long-term acute care hospitals and 18 of LifePoint’s community hospitals Healthcare veteran Rob Jay to serve as CEO of the new company, which will be based in…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 25, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today announced that, following completion of the sale to LifePoint Health, Benjamin A. Breier, Chief Executive Officer, will depart Kindred as a result of the transaction. D.…

(LOUISVILLE, Ky. and PEORIA, Ill. | October 4, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (Kindred) and OSF HealthCare have received approval from state regulators to jointly own the Greater Peoria Specialty Hospital, which will now be known as the OSF HealthCare Transitional Care Hospital, located in…

LOUISVILLE, KY (September 24, 2021) – Four leaders at Kindred Healthcare – James Poullard, Senior Vice President for Support Services, Health Equity and Experience; Loren Perona, Vice President for Clinical Operations, Hospital Division; Lori Cole, Division Vice President, Quality,…

DENVER, CO (September 2, 2021) – Kindred Hospital Denver has opened a new rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) helps adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to injury or illness. The 13-bed ARU features all private rooms for…

MELBOURNE, FL (August 31, 2021) – Kindred Hospital Melbourne has opened a new rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) helps adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to injury or illness. The 11-bed ARU features all private rooms…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 13, 2021) – Kindred Healthcare, LLC (“Kindred” or the “Company”) today announced it is adding acute inpatient rehabilitation units (“ARUs”) within three of the Company’s long-term acute care hospitals (“LTACHs”). The…

Combination enhances LifePoint’s commitment to providing high-quality care close to home with Kindred’s specialty hospital and rehabilitative expertise and emerging behavioral healthcare platform Beyond the contemplated transaction, LifePoint to invest $1.5 billion over the next…

Following Successful Pilot Program, EksoNR will be Available at Four of Kindred’s Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals in Florida RICHMOND, Calif., May 11, 2021 – Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO) (the “Company”), an industry leader in exoskeleton technology for medical…

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…

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,…