Joint Venture Opens Texas Rehabilitation Hospital in Arlington
WHAT:
Officials from Kindred, Methodist Health System and Texas Health Resources to cut ribbon and open 40-bed freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Arlington. Tours and reception.
WHEN:
Thursday, July 2, 10 a.m.
WHERE:
Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington, 900 W. Arbrook Blvd, Arlington, 76015.
Video/Interview Opportunities:
Videos can be taken of the ribbon cutting. John Reel, CEO of Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington, Stephen L. Mansfield, President and CEO of Methodist Health System, Barclay E. Berdan, CEO of Texas Health Resources, Jon Rousseau, Executive Vice President Kindred Healthcare and President Kindred Rehabilitation Services, U.S. Congressman Joe Barton, Mayor David Cook of Mansfield, Mayor Jeff Williams of Arlington, Dr. Robert Cluck, former Mayor or Arlington, TX, Vice President of Medical Affairs of Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, Henry Lewczyk, Vice President, Marketing and member Business Development of Arlington Chamber of Commerce will be available to comment about the impact this hospital will have on the community.
About Methodist Health System
Guided by the founding principles of life, learning, and compassion, Dallas-based Methodist Health System (Methodist) provides quality, integrated health care to improve and save the lives of individuals and families throughout North Texas. Four hospitals and 27 Methodist Family Health Centers and Medical Groups are among the facilities served by the nonprofit Methodist Health System, which is affiliated by covenant with the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the fastest-growing health systems in America, Methodist continues to add facilities and services to enhance patient care along the entire continuum. Additional information is available at MethodistHealthSystem.org. Connect through Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States. The health system includes 24 acute care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with Texas Health Resources. It includes the Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley Hospitals, Texas Health Physicians Group, outpatient facilities, behavioral health and home health, preventive and fitness services, and an organization for medical research and education.
For more information about Texas Health Resources, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.texashealth.org.
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-85 private employer in the United States, is a FORTUNE 500 healthcare services company based in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of approximately $7.2 billion(1). At March 31, 2015, Kindred through its subsidiaries had approximately 102,600 employees providing healthcare services in 2,787 locations in 47 states, including 97 transitional care hospitals, 16 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 90 nursing centers, 21 sub-acute units, 664 Kindred at Home home health, hospice and non-medical home care sites of service, 100 inpatient rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and a contract rehabilitation services business, RehabCare, which served 1,799 non-affiliated sites of service. Ranked as one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Healthcare Companies for six years, 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. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
(1) Revenues were computed by combining the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 data for Kindred, Gentiva Health Services, Inc., which was acquired by the Company on February 2, 2015, and Centerre Healthcare Corporation, which was acquired by the Company on January 1, 2015.
Contact:
Angel Biasatti
angelbiasatti@mhd.com
682.622.2063
Chandra Caradine
ChandraCaradine@texashealth.org
817-960-6502
Keesha Pearson, LVN
Kpearson@texasrehabarlington.com
682-888-3594