Kindred Healthcare to Present at the 2008 Wachovia Healthcare Conference

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(Business Wire)--Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:KND) today
announced that Richard A. Lechleiter, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation regarding the
Company at the 2008 Wachovia Healthcare Conference in Boston,
Massachusetts, on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

The presentation is being audio webcast and can be accessed at the
Company's website at www.kindredhealthcare.com and at
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/wa48/kind/.

Any written materials accompanying the presentation also will be
available on Kindred's website at the time of the presentation. The
webcast and any written materials accompanying the presentation will
be archived at www.kindredhealthcare.com after the event.

About Kindred Healthcare

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a Fortune 500 healthcare
services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues
of over $4 billion. Kindred through its subsidiaries operates
long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing centers and a contract
rehabilitation services business, Peoplefirst Rehabilitation Services,
in approximately 600 locations in 39 states across the United States.
Kindred's 52,500 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.

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Susan E. Moss, 502-596-7296
Vice President of Corporate Communications

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