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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:      May 20, 1996




                             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)



   Two Perimeter Park South
      Birmingham, Alabama                                           35243
 ----------------------------                                   -------------
     (Address of Principal                                       (Zip Code)
      Executive Offices)



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


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation  (the "Company") is filing this Current Report
on Form 8-K to announce its financial results for the month of April 1996. These
consolidated   results   reflect  the   operations  of  the  Company   following
consummation  of  its  merger  with  Advantage  Health  Corporation  ("Advantage
Health"),  which was  completed  March 14, 1996 and which was accounted for as a
pooling  of  interests.  HEALTHSOUTH  is  filing  this  Report  to  comply  with
provisions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Advantage Health.

         For the month of April 1996,  HEALTHSOUTH's  consolidated revenues were
approximately  $195,202,000 and its  consolidated  net income was  approximately
$19,305,000, or $.12 per share on a fully-diluted basis. Weighted average common
and common equivalent shares outstanding for the month were 163,778,000 shares.


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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:      May 20, 1996.

                                       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:      May 20, 1996

                             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)

   Two Perimeter Park South
      Birmingham, Alabama                                           35243
 ----------------------------                                   -------------
     (Address of Principal                                       (Zip Code)
      Executive Offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number,                                 (205) 967-7116
     Including Area Code:
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation  (the "Company") is filing this Current Report
on Form 8-K to announce its financial results for the month of April 1996. These
consolidated   results   reflect  the   operations  of  the  Company   following
consummation  of  its  merger  with  Advantage  Health  Corporation  ("Advantage
Health"),  which was  completed  March 14, 1996 and which was accounted for as a
pooling  of  interests.  HEALTHSOUTH  is  filing  this  Report  to  comply  with
provisions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Advantage Health.

         For the month of April 1996,  HEALTHSOUTH's  consolidated revenues were
approximately  $195,202,000 and its  consolidated  net income was  approximately
$19,305,000, or $.12 per share on a fully-diluted basis. Weighted average common
and common equivalent shares outstanding for the month were 163,778,000 shares.

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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:      May 20, 1996.

                                       HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
          

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

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