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:     September 25, 1998


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


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


        One HealthSouth Parkway
          Birmingham, Alabama                                     35243
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         (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 August  1998.
These  consolidated  results  reflect the  operations  of the Company  following
consummation of its merger with National Surgery Centers,  Inc.  ("NSC"),  which
was  completed  July 22,  1998 and  which  was  accounted  for as a  pooling  of
interests.  The Company is filing this Report to comply with  provisions for the
Plan and Agreement of Merger with NSC.

          For the month of August 1998, The Company's consolidated revenues were
approximately  $339,404,000 and its  consolidated  net income was  approximately
$43,301,000,  or $0.098 per share on a  fully-diluted  basis.  Weighted  average
common and common equivalent  shares  outstanding for the month were 450,206,280
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:    September 25, 1998

                                                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:     September 25, 1998

                             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,                           (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 August  1998.
These  consolidated  results  reflect the  operations  of the Company  following
consummation of its merger with National Surgery Centers,  Inc.  ("NSC"),  which
was  completed  July 22,  1998 and  which  was  accounted  for as a  pooling  of
interests.  The Company is filing this Report to comply with  provisions for the
Plan and Agreement of Merger with NSC.

          For the month of August 1998, The Company's consolidated revenues were
approximately  $339,404,000 and its  consolidated  net income was  approximately
$43,301,000,  or $0.098 per share on a  fully-diluted  basis.  Weighted  average
common and common equivalent  shares  outstanding for the month were 450,206,280
shares.
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:    September 25, 1998

                                                HEALTHSOUTH Corporation

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