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 Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 1 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 www.veracast.com/webcasts/opco/healthcare09/15208317.cfm.

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. is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion and approximately 54,500 employees in 41 states. At June 30, 2009, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 653 locations, including 82 long-term acute care hospitals, 222 skilled nursing centers and a contract rehabilitation services business, Peoplefirst rehabilitation services, which served 349 non-affiliated facilities. Ranked first in Fortune magazine’s 2009 Most Admired Companies “Health Care: Medical Facilities” category, Kindred’s mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com.