Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 2001

Bill Owens – Healthsouth Corporation (hrc)

BILL OWENS, President and Chief Operating Officer for HealthSouth Corporation, joined HealthSouth in March of 1986 as Controller. HealthSouth was a new company with $4.5 million in revenue and $12 million in total assets. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer, Group Senior Vice President and Controller. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Information Systems Auditor. Prior to joining HealthSouth, he worked for Ernst and Young, specializing in healthcare finance and auditing. Mr. Owens served many of his clients as both an Auditor and a Medicare Reimbursement Specialist. He is a native of Troy, Alabama, and graduated from Troy State University in June of 1981 with a degree in Accounting and Computer Information Science. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of HEALTHSOUTH

Corporation, and then an overview of what the company is doing now.

Mr. Owens: Our company was founded in 1984 and grew