BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth Corporation today issued the following statements:
“As we have said many times, HealthSouth was not on trial in this case and the outcome has no direct impact on the company. With the support and dedication of our employees, we have a vision for the future of HealthSouth characterized by quality, integrity, compliance, cost-effectiveness and open communication. We are glad to be putting the past behind us and moving forward with a new Board of Directors, new leadership team, new compliance and governance programs, new business processes and standards, and a new focus on our core businesses.” - Jay Grinney, President and CEO “Our Board of Directors declared Mr. Scrushy’s contract null and void in March 2003. The new Board and new management team remain appalled by the multi-billion dollar fraud that took place under Mr. Scrushy’s management and the environment under which such fraud could occur. Under no circumstances will Mr. Scrushy be offered any position within the company by this management team or by this Board of Directors.” - Bob May, Chairman of the Board About HealthSouth
HealthSouth is one of the nation’s largest providers of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative healthcare services, operating facilities nationwide. HealthSouth can be found on the Web at http://www.healthsouth.com .
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. In addition, HealthSouth, through its senior management, may from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning the matters described herein. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based upon current information, involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. HealthSouth’s actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward- looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by HealthSouth include, but are not limited to: the investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission into HealthSouth’s financial reporting and related activity calling into question the accuracy of the Company’s previously filed financial statements; HealthSouth’s statement that as a result of the investigations, the Company’s previously filed financial statements should no longer be relied upon and may result in the Company restating its prior financial statements; the withdrawal by HealthSouth’s former accountants of their audit reports on all of the Company’s previously filed financial statements; the outcome of pending litigation relating to these matters; significant changes in HealthSouth’s management team; HealthSouth’s ability to successfully amend, restructure and/or renegotiate its existing indebtedness or cure or receive a waiver of the events of default under such agreements, the failure of which may result in HealthSouth filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy; HealthSouth’s ability to continue to operate in the ordinary course and manage it’s relationships with its creditors, including it’s lenders, bondholders, vendors and suppliers, employees and customers; changes, delays in or suspension of reimbursement for HealthSouth’s services by governmental or private payors; changes in the regulation of the healthcare industry at either or both of the federal and state levels; changes to or delays in the implementation of the prospective payment system for inpatient rehabilitation services; competitive pressures in the healthcare industry and HealthSouth’s response thereto; HealthSouth’s ability to obtain and retain favorable arrangements with third-party payors; general conditions in the economy and capital markets; and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings and other public announcements.
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CONTACT: Andy Brimmer, +1-205-410-2777, for HealthSouth Corporation
Web site: http://www.healthsouth.com/