HealthSouth Corporation

Birmingham, AL United States

  (NYSE: HLS)

Company Description

Don't let the name fool you -- HealthSouth doesn't just operate down South, it is actually one of the largest rehabilitation services providers in the nation. Its facilities include rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient centers, and home health care agencies that provide nursing and therapy to patients who are recovering from brain and spinal cord injuries, cardiac, and pulmonary conditions, or neurological disorders (stroke, anyurism). Operating in more than two dozen states and Puerto Rico, HealthSouth owns or leases more than 130 facilities with roughly 6,700 beds. Most of HealthSouth's income is derived from its inpatient operations, which are concentrated in the East and in Texas.