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Exhibit 99.1

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For release:  May 7, 2015

Contact: Gerald Coggin, Sr. VP of Corporate Relations

Phone: (615) 890-2020


NHC Reports First Quarter Earnings


MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE MKT:  NHC, NHC.PRA), the nation's oldest publicly traded long-term health care company, today announced net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of $11,074,000 compared to $11,061,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.  Excluding the operating losses from the newly constructed or leased skilled nursing facilities placed in service less than twelve months ago, net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 would have been $11,903,000, which is an increase of 7.6% over the same three month period in 2014.   

Net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015 totaled $222,407,000 compared to $210,531,000 for the same three months of 2014, an increase of 5.6%.  Net income was $0.80 per common share basic for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.   





Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following:  liabilities and other claims asserted against us and patient care liabilities, as well as the resolution of current litigation; availability of insurance and assets for indemnification; national and local economic conditions; including their effect on the availability and cost of labor, utilities and materials; the effect of government regulations and changes in regulations governing the healthcare industry, including our compliance with such regulations; changes in Medicare and Medicaid payment levels and methodologies and the application of such methodologies by the government and its fiscal intermediaries, the ability of third parties for whom we have guaranteed debt to refinance certain short term debt obligations; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the S.E.C. filings.  The risks included here are not exhaustive.  All forward-looking statements represent NHCs best judgment as of the date of this release.


About NHC

NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 74 long-term health care centers with 9,357 beds.  NHC affiliates also operate 36 homecare programs, five independent living centers and 18 assisted living communities.  NHCs other services include Alzheimers units, long-term care pharmacies, hospice, 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 www.nhccare.com.  The reference to our website is not intended to incorporate our website into this press release.








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Consolidated Statements of Income



(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)










Three Months Ended





March 31





2015

2014

Revenues:


(unaudited)


Net patient revenues

 $  212,061

 $   199,769


Other revenues

       10,346

        10,762



Net operating revenues

     222,407

      210,531







Costs and Expenses:




Salaries, wages and benefits

    125,716

      119,725


Other operating

       59,747

        55,742


Facility rent


         9,985

          9,886


Depreciation and amortization

         8,933

          7,900


Interest


            590

             290



Total costs and expenses

      204,971

      193,543







Income Before Non-Operating Income

       17,436

        16,988

Non-Operating Income

         4,222

          4,572







Income Before Income Taxes

       21,658

        21,560

Income Tax Provision

      (8,416)

        (8,331)







Net Income


       13,242

        13,229







Dividends to Preferred Stockholders

      (2,168)

        (2,168)







Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

 $    11,074

 $     11,061







Earnings Per Common Share




Basic


 $        0.80

 $         0.80


Diluted


 $        0.77

 $         0.78







Weighted average common shares outstanding




Basic


13,761,561

 13,843,190


Diluted


14,289,800

 14,170,453







Dividends declared per common share

 $        0.34

 $         0.32









Balance Sheet Data





(in thousands)

March 31

Dec. 31





2015

2014



Cash and marketable securities

 $  213,006

 $   202,302



Restricted cash and marketable securities

      174,006

       168,924



Current assets

     332,147

      322,525



Property and equipment, net

     518,391

      514,744



Total assets

  1,091,853

   1,074,123



Current liabilities

      180,430

       183,558



Long-term debt

       10,000

        10,000



Stockholders' equity

     748,400

      734,148




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Selected Operating Statistics


 

(unaudited)



 


Three Months Ended

 


March 31

 


2015

2014

 

Per Diems:



 

Medicare

 $      433.29

 $   431.94

 

Managed Care

 $      397.05

 $   399.61

 

Medicaid

 $      171.35

 $   169.26

 

Private Pay and Other

 $      217.36

 $   212.90

 




 

Patient Days:



 

Medicare

       135,851

    126,148

 

Managed Care

        53,020

      43,953

 

Medicaid

       303,947

    300,775

 

Private Pay and Other

       169,373

    162,993

 


       662,191

    633,869

 




 

Average Per Diem

 $      254.93

 $   248.73