Kindred

The organization specializes in treating patients recovering from post-intensive care stays and medically complex conditions, offering extended recovery periods beyond what traditional hospitals provide. Kindred facilities typically combine intensive care and telemetry-level services with multidisciplinary teams dedicated to personalized treatment plans. The name 'Kindred' reflects meanings of allied, similar, and family, which the organization says mirrors its approach to patient care. Kindred Hospital locations generally range from approximately 70 to 76 beds, though specific data for the Northlake location was not provided in available sources. The organization was previously led by CEO Benjamin Breier. Nursing roles at Kindred involve providing direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation, with a focus on communicating clinical changes to physicians and interdisciplinary staff. Nurses develop care plans in coordination with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams, and participate in discharge planning processes.

Kindred Healthcare's mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity, and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee, and shareholder they serve. The name 'Kindred' was chosen to reflect meanings of allied, similar, and family, which the organization believes represents its business approach and care philosophy.