(CHICAGO)Health care real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. said Wednesday that funds from operations grew 20 percent in the second quarter, although its profit dropped.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of hospital operator and health care services company Kindred Healthcare Inc. jumped Monday as Wall Street pointed to improvements in admissions, pricing and reimbursement f...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of health care services provider Kindred Healthcare Inc. advanced Friday after Kindred swung to a profit in the second quarter and made a more optimistic 2008 forecast.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A Wachovia analyst said Friday he expects a variety of issues to keep the stocks of health care real estate investment trusts at their current levels over the next year.READ MORE

(CHICAGO)Ventas Inc. said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 51.25 cents. The health care real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable June 27 to shareho...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)The chairman, president and chief executive of real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. sold 9,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to two Securit...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A Morgan Keegan analyst believes investors will sell shares of health care real estate investment trusts as the U.S. economy recovers, and he downgraded shares of five health care ...READ MORE