NHC Expands Missouri Operations
National HealthCare CorporationGerald Coggin, 615-890-2020Sr. VP of Corporate Relations
(NYSE MKT: , NHC.PRA), one of the nation's oldest publicly traded long-term health care providers and a leader of post-acute care services, announced today the expansion of its Missouri operations.
Effective March 1, 2014, NHC is leasing and operating two healthcare properties in Independence, Missouri and an additional healthcare center in St. Peter's, Missouri. Also, effective February 1, 2014, NHC assumed management of a center in Des Peres, Missouri. With the addition of these four properties, NHC now owns or manages 14 centers with 1,903 beds in Missouri.
The leased properties include two centers in Independence, Missouri - The Villages of Jackson Creek, a 120 bed skilled nursing center and 62 bed assisted living community, and The Villages of Jackson Creek II, a 70 bed memory care center. The Villages of St. Peter's is located in St. Peters, Missouri and includes a 106 bed skilled nursing center, a 24 bed memory care unit, and a 62 bed assisted living community. The Quarters of Des Peres is a 124 bed skilled nursing center located in Des Peres, Missouri.
"NHC is extremely pleased to add these operations to our Missouri portfolio. These centers have all been constructed within the past six years and are located in excellent markets," stated Steve Flatt, NHC President.
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NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 73 long-term health care centers with 9,410 beds. NHC affiliates also operate 37 homecare programs, five independent living centers and 17 assisted living communities. NHC’s other services include Alzheimer’s units, long-term care pharmacies, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third parties. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at .