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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 229

TOTAL RATINGS: 2375

CEO: Benjamin Breier

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Kent Wallace — Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Kindred Healthcare

Executive Bio

Mr. Kent H. Wallace has been Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Kindred Healthcare Inc. and Gentiva Health Services Inc. since February 02, 2015. Mr. Wallace served as the Chief Executive Officer of RCCH HealthCare Partners. Mr. Wallace served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Vanguard Health Systems Inc. from September 30, 2005 to February 28, 2013. He served as Vice President of Healthtrust Inc., The Hospital Co. since 1991. Mr. Wallace served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Vanguard Health Systems Inc. from February 2003 to September 30, 2005 and also served as its Chief Executive Officer. He served as a Regional Assistant Vice President of Healthtrust from 1987 to 1991. Prior thereto, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of various HCA hospitals from 1981 to 1987. From July 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Wallace served as Regional Vice President of Province Healthcare Company. From June 1999 to June 2001, Mr. Wallace served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Custom Curb, Inc. From January 1997 to May 1999, Mr. Wallace served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Development at Tenet Healthcare Corporation. He has more than 25 years of healthcare operations experience. Mr. Wallace served previously for Province Healthcare Company, Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE:THC) and HCA Holdings, Inc. in progressive leadership roles around the country. He served as a Director of RCCH HealthCare Partners.

Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Kent Wallace holds the highest position within the Operations department at Kindred Healthcare — Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Moderately paced and challenging 10 hour day, stating that they are not happy with their work life balance. Employees within Kindred Healthcare's Operations department are not invested in Kindred Healthcare's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Kindred Healthcare Employees

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Kindred Healthcare's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 20%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

47% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Experience - 1 to 3 Years 84/100

Department - Marketing 78/100

Department - Admin 75/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 15/100

Experience - Entry Level 34/100

Ethnicity - Other 34/100

Kindred Healthcare's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 130 ratings, Kindred Healthcare's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “D” or 54/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Marketing department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Customer Support department.

Kindred Healthcare's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies in Lexington, KY and Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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