[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 169 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6513-S6514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JAY GRINNEY

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, today I would like to take the 
opportunity to recognize Mr. Jay Grinney, the president and chief 
executive officer of HealthSouth Corporation. Mr. Grinney will be 
retiring from his position at the end of 2016, and his tenure at 
HealthSouth has been marked with success and expansion for the company.
  Jay Grinney earned his bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College and 
received a masters of business administration and a masters of health 
care administration from Washington University. He served as senior 
vice president at the Methodist hospital system in Houston, the primary 
teaching affiliate for the Baylor College of Medicine, then went on to 
become president of the Eastern Group at Hospital Corporation of 
America, the Nation's largest health care company.
  Jay Grinney has been with HealthSouth for over 20 years and served as 
president and CEO since 2004. Throughout his career, he has maintained 
a strong work ethic and exercised excellent management of every 
organization he has led.
  Mr. Grinney's leadership at HealthSouth Corporation in particular 
cannot be underappreciated. HealthSouth is one of the Nation's largest 
providers of postacute health care services, offering both facility-
based and home-based postacute services in 33 States and Puerto Rico 
through its inpatient rehabilitation clinics. Mr. Grinney became CEO at 
a critical time in HealthSouth's history and engineered the company's 
turnaround and repositioning as one of the Nation's leading providers 
of postacute services. He has overseen the diversification of the 
company and ensured its financial stability and future. He led the 
HealthSouth acquisition of Encompass Home Health and Hospice, Reliant 
Hospital Partners, and

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CareSouth, successfully expanding the HealthSouth network to 34 States. 
Along the way, he established a strong senior management team to ensure 
growth for HealthSouth in the years to come. For the over 20 years I 
have known Mr. Grinney, he has proven himself to be a man of great 
character, and without his guidance, HealthSouth would not be the 
company it is today.
  HealthSouth's head corporation office is located in Birmingham, AL, 
and HealthSouth operates five rehabilitation hospitals and one 
outpatient rehabilitation clinic across the State. The company provides 
jobs to hundreds of Alabamians and quality health care to so many more. 
Jay Grinney's strong leadership and dedication have enabled this 
company to continue to provide critical care to our communities.
  Mr. Grinney himself is involved with a number of community 
organizations, serving on the boards of directors of the Birmingham 
Business Alliance, where he is on the executive committee, the 
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, where he is chairman of the 
audit committee, and the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. He 
previously served as chairman of the board of directors of the 
Federation of American Hospitals and as a director on the boards of 
directors of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the United Way 
of Central Alabama.
  Though Mr. Grinney was not born in Alabama, he embodies all the 
qualities we most appreciate and respect. I speak for the citizens of 
Alabama when I thank Jay Grinney for all the work he has done for our 
State and so many others across the country through his tenure at 
HealthSouth. Mr. Grinney will be greatly missed, but the effects of his 
leadership will guarantee the growth and success of this company for 
years to come.

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