RehabCare Honors Spirit and Chairman's Bell Award Winners; Names Business Development Professionals of the Year.

ST. LOUIS -- In an awards ceremony held in St. Louis on December 12, RehabCare Group, Inc. (NYSE:RHB) honored 14 recipients of its prestigious Chairman's Bell Award and bestowed the company's first Trusheim Spirit Award, named after RehabCare Board Chairman H. Edwin Trusheim, to the employee judged to best exemplify the "spirit" of RehabCare.

"Our Trusheim Spirit Award winner is highly regarded among her colleagues and clients as an unselfish, straightforward, exemplary leader, whose problem-solving skills and compassion shone during one of the country's worst natural disasters," said John H. Short, Ph.D., President and CEO. The award was presented to Jan Torres, Executive Director of West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, LA, and 10-year veteran of RehabCare. Dr. Short commented that Torres met each specific criteria established for nominees of the Spirit Award and was a logical choice for the selection committee.

"With responsibility for a large operation, which includes a 22-bed acute rehabilitation center, two outpatient clinics and over 60 employees, Jan has faced her share of challenges and has readily embraced them," he said. "No one could have predicted the obstacles she and her staff, along with our many colleagues in the region, would have to overcome in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But in true fashion, Jan rallied an overburdened team to continue our tradition of quality patient care during an unprecedented crisis, while at the same time, provided an anchor for her colleagues and their families dealing with personal loss."

Dr. Short conceded that, while the Chairman's Bell Award winners are to be equally commended, the Trusheim Spirit Award is a special honor as it is awarded to only one employee each year. "This person truly embodies the heart and soul of our organization."

Nominated by their colleagues and selected by Trusheim, the Chairman's Bell Award recipients were recognized as individuals and teams, among over 8,500 employees, that throughout the year most contributed to company goals and best represented the RehabCare core values of integrity, excellence, teamwork and fun.

This year's winners included six corporate and field teams: the Therapy Staff at Haven Meadows Care Center in Florissant, MO; the Rehab Team of Laurel Grove Hospital in Castro Valley, CA; the Norfolk, VA Market Leadership Team; the RehabCare Payroll Team; the Therapy Staff at Stonebridge Health Campus in Bedford, IN; and the VitalCare Patient Accounts and Provider Relations Team.

Individual awards were presented to Kandy Brewer, Director of Operations; Brett Hawkins, Regional Marketing Director; Tracy Huff, Director of Operations; Mario Moncado and Krista Vonseggern, therapy professionals at Brotman Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA); Christy Pasley, Manager, Human Resources Assistance Center; Brenda Penuel, Executive Assistant; Kenny Ruth, Manager, Systems and Business Analysis; and Mike Taylor, Program Director at RHD Memorial Medical Center (Dallas, TX).

"Leaders in their own right, our Chairman's Bell winners have created a reputation for solid performance, strong external and intra-company relationships, and superior customer service, tirelessly working for improvements on behalf of their patients, clients and colleagues," said Trusheim. "When they see a need, they make it their responsibility to take care of it."

Dr. Short said four business development professionals also were awarded for "leading the way with outstanding levels of performance in a strong growth year for RehabCare." They included Directors of Business Development Pamela McKinney and Doug Fox; John Lovelace, Senior Director, Business Development; and Mike Dixon, Senior Vice President, Business Development.

RehabCare Group, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is a leading provider of program management services for hospital inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing units, outpatient therapy programs and contract therapy services in conjunction with more than 930 hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in 38 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The company also operates three freestanding rehabilitation hospitals and two long-term acute care hospitals, which provide specialized acute care for medically complex patients. More information on RehabCare can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.rehabcare.com.