Encompass Health to create new south central region

Encompass Health announced the intention to create, effective Jan. 1, 2019, a region for its inpatient rehabilitation segment to accommodate growth in the number of hospitals. The new south central region will include the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. This realignment will increase the number of regions from six to seven. Encompass Health has named Brad Kennedy as president of its south central region. Kennedy has served as a vice president in Encompass Health’s central region since May 2016 and previously served as CEO of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital – North in Memphis, Tennessee, and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati in Ohio. His new role goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019.
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