Exhibit 99
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                                October 16, 1995

                 HEALTHSOUTH TO ACQUIRE CAREMARK REHABILITATION
                               SERVICES OPERATIONS

BIRMINGHAM,   Ala  ...   HEALTHSOUTH   Corporation   (NYSE:  HRC)  and  Caremark
International Inc. (NYSE: CK) announced today that they have signed a definitive
agreement  under which  HEALTHSOUTH  will  purchase the  operations  of Caremark
Orthopedic   Services   Inc.,   which  consists  of  more  than  120  outpatient
rehabilitation  centers  in 13  states.  HEALTHSOUTH  is  the  nation's  largest
provider of outpatient and  rehabilitative  healthcare  services with nearly 600
locations  in 39 states,  the District of Columbia  and  Ontario,  Canada.  Upon
completion  of this  acquisition,  HEALTHSOUTH  will  have  over 700  locations,
including those associated with pending  acquisitions of Sutter Surgery Centers,
Inc. and Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.

"With this acquisition" said Richard M. Scrushy,  HEALTHSOUTH's  Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive  Officer,  "HEALTHSOUTH  further expands its extensive
network of  outpatient  rehabilitation  centers,  especially  in the Midwest and
Pacific markets.  This  acquisition will increase our outpatient  rehabilitation
center  network to more than 500  locations  and is important in that it expands
geographic  presence in certain markets that will strengthen our ability to sell
our  national  network  to  insurers,   managed  care  and  large   self-insured
employers."

This  transaction  will be considered an asset purchase and involves  payment of
$127.5  million in cash.  The  acquisition  is expected to be  accretive to 1996
earnings and is to be funded by HEALTHSOUTH's  existing bank credit  facilities.
The  transaction  is subject to certain  regulatory  and  governmental  reviews,
including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust Improvements Act, and
is expected to be completed by year end.



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For more information,  call Richard M. Scrushy, Chairman & CEO; Aaron Beam, Jr.,
Executive  Vice  President & CFO; or Michael D. Martin,  Senior Vice President &
Treasurer at 1 205 967 7116