Encompass Health Corporation EHC

Company Overview

Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) is a U.S.-based healthcare services company focused primarily on post-acute care, with operations centered on inpatient rehabilitative treatment and home-based patient care services. The company operates in the healthcare and rehabilitation services industries and is widely recognized as one of the largest providers of inpatient rehabilitation in the United States. Its core revenue drivers are patient services delivered through its Inpatient Rehabilitation business and its former home health and hospice operations, which were historically conducted through Enhabit Home Health & Hospice prior to the separation of that business in 2022.

The company’s primary customer base includes patients recovering from strokes, neurological disorders, orthopedic injuries, cardiac conditions, and other debilitating illnesses or injuries requiring intensive rehabilitative care. Encompass Health’s strategic positioning is tied to its scale, national rehabilitation network, clinical specialization, and relationships with acute-care hospital systems and physicians. The company traces its origins to 1984 as HealthSouth Corporation, which initially focused on outpatient rehabilitation services before expanding into inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Following governance and accounting scandals in the early 2000s, the company underwent restructuring and rebranding, ultimately becoming Encompass Health Corporation in 2018 to reflect its broader post-acute care focus.