LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2005--Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: KND) today announced the appointment of Benjamin A. Breier as President of its Peoplefirst Rehabilitation Division effective August 1, 2005. This is a new position for Peoplefirst, which became a separate operating division of the Company in January 2004. Mr. Breier will be a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. Peoplefirst Rehabilitation provides contract therapy services, including physical, occupational and speech therapies, to patients and residents of hospitals, nursing centers and assisted living facilities, including the hospitals and nursing centers that the Company operates.
