SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report:            January 10, 2001



                             HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                  Delaware                  1-10315             63-0860407
               --------------            ------------        ----------------
               State or Other            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
      Jurisdiction of Incorporation      File Number)       Identification No.)
             or Organization)


One HEALTHSOUTH Parkway
  Birmingham, Alabama                                  35243
-----------------------                              ----------
 (Address of Principal                               (Zip Code)
   Executive Offices)


Registrant's Telephone Number,
    Including Area Code:                                (205) 967-7116



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Item 9.           REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On January 10, 2001,  representatives  of HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation will
begin making  presentations at investor  conferences using slides containing the
information  attached  to this  Form 8-K as  Exhibit  99. We expect to use these
slides, in whole or in part and possibly with modifications,  in connection with
presentations  to  investors,  analysts and others  during the first  quarter of
2001. We are furnishing the text of these slides  pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange  Commission's  Regulation FD. This information is furnished pursuant to
Item 9 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purposes  of
Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the
liabilities of that Section, unless we specifically  incorporate it by reference
in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this  information,
we make no admission as to the  materiality  of any  information  in this report
that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

         The information  contained in the slides is summary information that is
intended to be  considered  in the  context of our SEC filings and other  public
announcements  that we may make,  by press  release or  otherwise,  from time to
time.  We  undertake  no duty or  obligation  to  publicly  update or revise the
information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as
our management believes is warranted.  Any such updating may be made through the
filing of other reports or documents  with the SEC,  through  press  releases or
through other public disclosure.

         The text of the slides  included with this report omits various graphic
images  included  in the actual  slides.  We expect to make copies of the actual
slides,  including such graphic  images,  available for viewing at the "Investor
Relations"  section of our website located at  www.healthsouth.com,  although we
reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

         Some of the matters  discussed in this report  (including  its exhibit)
may  constitute  forward-  looking  statements.  Some of  these  forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of  forward-looking  terminology such as
"believes",   "expects",  "may",  "will",  "should",  "seeks",  "approximately",
"intends",  "plans",  "estimates" or  "anticipates"  or the negative  thereof or
other  comparable  terminology,   or  by  discussions  of  strategy,   plans  or
intentions.  Without  limiting the  generality of the preceding  statement,  all
statements  in this report  concerning  or relating to estimated  and  projected
earnings,  margins, costs, expenditures,  cash flows, growth rates and financial
results are  forward-looking  statements.  In addition,  we,  through our senior
management,  from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning
our expected future  operations and performance  and other  developments.  These
forward-looking   statements  are  necessarily  estimates  reflecting  our  best
judgment  based  upon  current  information  and  involve  a number of risks and
uncertainties.  There can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the
accuracy of these forward-looking statements or that our actual results will not
differ  materially  from  the  results   anticipated  in  such   forward-looking
statements.  While it is impossible to identify all such factors,  factors which
could cause  actual  results to differ  materially  from those  estimated  by us
include,  but are not limited to,  changes in the  regulation of the  healthcare
industry at either or both of the federal and state levels, changes or delays in
reimbursement for our services by governmental or private payors,  changes to or
delays in the  implementation  of the  prospective  payment system for inpatient
rehabilitation  services,  competitive  pressures in the healthcare industry and
our response  thereto,  our ability to obtain and retain favorable  arrangements
with  third-party  payors,  unanticipated  delays in the  implementation  of our
Integrated Service Model or other strategies, general conditions in the


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economy and capital  markets and other factors which may be identified from time
to time in our SEC filings and other public announcements.


Item 7.         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       (c)  Exhibits

            99.  Text  of  Investor  Relations  Slideshow   In   Use   Beginning
                 January 10, 2001.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:    January 10, 2001


                                                     HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION


                                                     By /s/  WILLIAM W. HORTON
                                                       -------------------------
                                                             William W. Horton
                                                           Senior Vice President
                                                           and Corporate Counsel
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report:            January 10, 2001

                             HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                  Delaware                  1-10315             63-0860407
               --------------            ------------        ----------------
               State or Other            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
      Jurisdiction of Incorporation      File Number)       Identification No.)
             or Organization)

One HEALTHSOUTH Parkway
  Birmingham, Alabama                                  35243
-----------------------                              ----------
 (Address of Principal                               (Zip Code)
   Executive Offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number,
    Including Area Code:                                (205) 967-7116
Item 9.           REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On January 10, 2001,  representatives  of HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation will
begin making  presentations at investor  conferences using slides containing the
information  attached  to this  Form 8-K as  Exhibit  99. We expect to use these
slides, in whole or in part and possibly with modifications,  in connection with
presentations  to  investors,  analysts and others  during the first  quarter of
2001. We are furnishing the text of these slides  pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange  Commission's  Regulation FD. This information is furnished pursuant to
Item 9 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purposes  of
Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the
liabilities of that Section, unless we specifically  incorporate it by reference
in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this  information,
we make no admission as to the  materiality  of any  information  in this report
that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

         The information  contained in the slides is summary information that is
intended to be  considered  in the  context of our SEC filings and other  public
announcements  that we may make,  by press  release or  otherwise,  from time to
time.  We  undertake  no duty or  obligation  to  publicly  update or revise the
information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as
our management believes is warranted.  Any such updating may be made through the
filing of other reports or documents  with the SEC,  through  press  releases or
through other public disclosure.

         The text of the slides  included with this report omits various graphic
images  included  in the actual  slides.  We expect to make copies of the actual
slides,  including such graphic  images,  available for viewing at the "Investor
Relations"  section of our website located at  www.healthsouth.com,  although we
reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

         Some of the matters  discussed in this report  (including  its exhibit)
may  constitute  forward-  looking  statements.  Some of  these  forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of  forward-looking  terminology such as
"believes",   "expects",  "may",  "will",  "should",  "seeks",  "approximately",
"intends",  "plans",  "estimates" or  "anticipates"  or the negative  thereof or
other  comparable  terminology,   or  by  discussions  of  strategy,   plans  or
intentions.  Without  limiting the  generality of the preceding  statement,  all
statements  in this report  concerning  or relating to estimated  and  projected
earnings,  margins, costs, expenditures,  cash flows, growth rates and financial
results are  forward-looking  statements.  In addition,  we,  through our senior
management,  from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning
our expected future  operations and performance  and other  developments.  These
forward-looking   statements  are  necessarily  estimates  reflecting  our  best
judgment  based  upon  current  information  and  involve  a number of risks and
uncertainties.  There can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the
accuracy of these forward-looking statements or that our actual results will not
differ  materially  from  the  results   anticipated  in  such   forward-looking
statements.  While it is impossible to identify all such factors,  factors which
could cause  actual  results to differ  materially  from those  estimated  by us
include,  but are not limited to,  changes in the  regulation of the  healthcare
industry at either or both of the federal and state levels, changes or delays in
reimbursement for our services by governmental or private payors,  changes to or
delays in the  implementation  of the  prospective  payment system for inpatient
rehabilitation  services,  competitive  pressures in the healthcare industry and
our response  thereto,  our ability to obtain and retain favorable  arrangements
with  third-party  payors,  unanticipated  delays in the  implementation  of our
Integrated Service Model or other strategies, general conditions in the
economy and capital  markets and other factors which may be identified from time
to time in our SEC filings and other public announcements.

Item 7.         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       (c)  Exhibits

            99.  Text  of  Investor  Relations  Slideshow   In   Use   Beginning
                 January 10, 2001.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:    January 10, 2001

                                                     HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION

                                                     By /s/  WILLIAM W. HORTON
                                                       -------------------------
                                                             William W. Horton
                                                           Senior Vice President
                                                           and Corporate Counsel