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Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note

There Is a superhero

Specializing in Medically in all of us, we just need

Complex Patients the courage

Kindred Hospitals are owned by Kindred
Healthcare, Inc., a national network of Long Term to put on the cape …
Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH's).

Kindred Hospitals provide specialized, high quality
care for acutely ill patients. For more than a decade, Of all our issues each
we have fine-tuned the art of medically complex care. year, it seems inevitable
that around mid-April
Our services range from complex catastrophic
illnesses that require intensive care, post-surgical medical Carol will gleefully
rehabilitation to patients suffering from chronic diseases requiring respiratory and break the news to me
rehabilitative therapies. Kindred Hospitals provide outcome-oriented that she can barely fit
cost effective care for patients with a wide spectrum of my Publisher’s Note into
medical conditions. May — let alone waste

Admissions to Kindred Hospitals may be space so I can relate my
recommended by physicians, acute-care hospitals, latest escapade or elec-
rehabilitation hospitals, managed care providers, case tronics purchase. So
management companies or by the patient’s family. once again, consider me
In all cases family tours are encouraged. downsized in favor of all
the amazing nurses and
Greater Miami Chamber
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Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Coral Gables The Palm Beaches Care Heroes profiled in
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tunnels and endure the boomeranging mask confusion, please take some
time to read about and honor the individuals highlighted in our May pub-
lication.
Congratulations and thank you all! You are the glue that keeps our
South Florida community resilient, compassionate and
moving forward.

Charles Felix

You can reach Charles Felix at
Charles@southfloridahospitalnews.com

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