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		Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Select Medical Corporation Completes
Acquisition of HealthSouth’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Division

     MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — May 1, 2007 — Select Medical Corporation today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Outpatient Rehabilitation Division of HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE:HLS).

     Select Medical Corporation is a leading operator of specialty hospitals in the United States. Select operates 89 long-term acute care hospitals in 26 states. Select operates three acute medical rehabilitation hospitals in New Jersey. Select is also the leading operator of outpatient rehabilitation clinics in the United States, with more than 1,100 locations in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Select also provides medical rehabilitation services on a contract basis at nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living and senior care centers, schools and worksites. Information about Select is available at http://www.selectmedicalcorp.com/

Investor inquiries:

Joel T. Veit, 717/972-1100
mailto:ir@selectmedicalcorp.com