Kindred Healthcare's First Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for May 6

Company Announces Investor Day to be Held on May 7
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(Business Wire)--
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:KND) will provide
an online, real-time webcast of its conference call covering first
quarter 2008 operating results on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The Company
will issue its first quarter 2008 earnings release after the close of
trading on Monday, May 5, 2008.

Conference Call

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 May 6, 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.

Investor Day

The Company will host an Investor Day in New York City on
Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The event will be webcast live beginning at
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and conclude at approximately 1:00 p.m.

The webcast of this presentation may be accessed via the Company's
website, www.kindredhealthcare.com, or at www.earnings.com.

Any written materials accompanying the Investor Day presentation
will be available on Kindred's website at the time of the presentation
and the webcast and written materials will be archived at
www.kindredhealthcare.com following the event.

If you would like to attend the Kindred Healthcare Investor Day,
please contact Ms. Teresa Kappner by Thursday, May 1, 2008, by either
email: teresa.kappner@kindredhealthcare.com or phone: (502) 596-7276.

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. At December 31, 2007, Kindred through its
subsidiaries provided healthcare services in approximately 630
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 318
non-affiliated facilities. 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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