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"The Rehabilitation Hospital of South Jersey, under the outstandingleadership of Dr. Francis Bonner, has provided exceptional care to patients inthe South Jersey area for many years and we look forward to continuing thistradition for many years to come," said Jay Grinney, HealthSouth's presidentand chief executive officer. "We are very pleased to welcome the hospital toHealthSouth's nationwide network of preeminent rehabilitation hospitals."
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The acquisition of The Rehabilitation Hospital of South Jersey adds athird New Jersey rehabilitation hospital to HealthSouth's northeast region.HealthSouth currently operates HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of NewJersey in Toms River and Tinton Falls Rehabilitation Hospital, a Joint Ventureof HealthSouth and Monmouth Medical Center, in Tinton Falls.
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HealthSouth is the nation's largest provider of inpatient rehabilitationservices. Operating in 26 states across the country and in Puerto Rico,HealthSouth serves more than 250,000 patients annually through its network ofinpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, outpatientrehabilitation satellites, and home health agencies. HealthSouth strives to bethe health care company of choice for its patients, employees, physicians andshareholders and can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com .
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