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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:                     March 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 February  1996.
These  consolidated  results  reflect the  operations  of the Company  following
consummation of its merger with Surgical Care Affiliates,  Inc.  ("SCA"),  which
was  completed  January  17,  1996 and which was  accounted  for as a pooling of
interests.  HEALTHSOUTH  is filing this Report to comply with  provisions of the
Plan and Agreement of Merger with SCA.

         For the month of February  1996,  HEALTHSOUTH's  consolidated  revenues
were   approximately   $167,064,000   and  its   consolidated   net  income  was
approximately $16,205,000,  or $.10 per share on a fully-diluted basis. Weighted
average  common  and common  equivalent  shares  outstanding  for the month were
154,423,000 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:             March 20, 1996.

                             HEALTHSOUTH Corporation


                             By    /s/ ANTHONY J. TANNER
                            ----------------------------------------
                                       Anthony J. Tanner
                                    Executive Vice President
                                        and Secretary






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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:                     March 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 February  1996.
These  consolidated  results  reflect the  operations  of the Company  following
consummation of its merger with Surgical Care Affiliates,  Inc.  ("SCA"),  which
was  completed  January  17,  1996 and which was  accounted  for as a pooling of
interests.  HEALTHSOUTH  is filing this Report to comply with  provisions of the
Plan and Agreement of Merger with SCA.

         For the month of February  1996,  HEALTHSOUTH's  consolidated  revenues
were   approximately   $167,064,000   and  its   consolidated   net  income  was
approximately $16,205,000,  or $.10 per share on a fully-diluted basis. Weighted
average  common  and common  equivalent  shares  outstanding  for the month were
154,423,000 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:             March 20, 1996.

                             HEALTHSOUTH Corporation

                             By    /s/ ANTHONY J. TANNER
                            ----------------------------------------
                                       Anthony J. Tanner
                                    Executive Vice President
                                        and Secretary

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