AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital wins national award

October 8, 2010

ANDERSON, SC – October 8, 2010 – AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate entity of AnMed Health and HealthSouth Corporation, recently received the Hospital of the Year Award during HealthSouth’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill.

AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital is the only hospital among HealthSouth’s nationwide network of 100 hospitals to receive the Hospital of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding performance in development of clinical programs, quality of patient care services, and overall operational excellence. AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital also received this award in 2008.

src=/public/files/img/michele_skirpps.jpg“We appreciate this award recognizing our dedication and commitment to provide high-quality rehabilitative care,” said Michele Skripps, CEO at AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital. “We work hard every day to help each patient maximize their potential and exceed their expectations. The expert team of physicians, nurses, therapists and hospital staff at AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to be the rehabilitative provider of choice for the Upstate by providing an exceptional patient experience.  I am very proud of all that we have accomplished together.”

About AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital
AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a 45-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. Serving patients throughout the Anderson, S.C. area and beyond the hospital is located at One Springback Way and online at
www.anmedrehab.com.  AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital is an affiliate entity of AnMed Health and HealthSouth Corporation.

About HealthSouth
HealthSouth is the nation’s largest provider of inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services. Operating in 26 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, HealthSouth serves patients through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation satellite clinics and home health agencies. HealthSouth’s hospitals provide a higher level of rehabilitative care to patients who are recovering from conditions such as stroke and other neurological disorders, orthopedic, cardiac and pulmonary conditions, brain and spinal cord injury, and amputations. HealthSouth can be found online at
www.healthsouth.com.