Kindred Healthcare’s Second Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for August 1

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) will provide an online, real-time webcast of its conference call covering second quarter 2008 operating results on Friday, August 1, 2008. The Company will issue its second quarter 2008 earnings release after the close of trading on Thursday, July 31, 2008.

The live broadcast of the Company’s quarterly conference call will be available online at www.earnings.com and at the Company’s website, www.kindredhealthcare.com, on August 1, 2008, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The online replay will be available on the websites www.earnings.com and www.kindredhealthcare.com at approximately 12:00 p.m. and continue for 30 days.

About Kindred Healthcare

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion. At March 31, 2008, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 646 locations in 40 states, including 84 long-term acute care hospitals, 228 skilled nursing centers and a contract rehabilitation services business, Peoplefirst rehabilitation services, which served 334 non-affiliated facilities. Kindred’s 52,900 employees are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com.