Facilities are located in growoing southern California and Dallas-Fort Worth cluster markets
LOUISVILLE, KY -- Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: KND) today announced that its subsidiaries have signed a definitive agreement to acquire five long-term acute care (“LTAC”) hospitals from Vista Healthcare, LLC (“Vista”) for a purchase price of $180 million in cash.
“We are excited to have these new employees join our organization and believe they bring resources and expertise that will complement our existing operations and local teams. These transactions also will provide our new colleagues with additional opportunities for professional growth and development.”
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MINNEAPOLIS -- As healthcare organizations across the country grapple with healthcare reform and its impact on campus planning and the design and construction of medical facilities, the new Owatonna Hospital and expanded Owatonna Clinic, in Owatonna, Minnesota, forecast new directions in the design of healthcare delivery. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, (HGA), the hospital and clinic comprise a significant second phase in the renewal and re-development of the Owatonna Healthcare Campus.
ORLANDO, Fla -- Nemours, one of the nation’s premiere pediatric health systems, along with Skanska USA Building Inc., construction manager for the Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH) project, today held a topping out ceremony to celebrate significant progress on a vision to improve health care for children and families in Central Florida by placing the final beam on the superstructure. The 630,000-square-foot children’s hospital, located in the heart of Lake Nona’s Medical City, will include 95 beds and serve as the core of a 60-acre pediatric health campus featuring a children’s clinic, emergency department, diagnostic and ambulatory programs along with education and research centers. Nemours plans to open the $380 million hospital in 2012.














