On January 23, 1984, Amcare was incorporated in Birmingham, Alabama. The name changed to HealthSouth in 1985. On September 24, 1986, HealthSouth began trading as a public company on the NASDAQ as HSRC. HealthSouth began trading on the NYSE on August 11, 1989 under the ticker HRC. The Company moved to the pink sheets as HLSH in March of 2006 and relisted on the NYSE on October 26, 2006 as HLS. On January 1, 2018, HealthSouth completed its planned name change to Encompass Health Corporation and began trading under the ticker EHC.