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Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

RUNNING HEAD : BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Course : Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

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Introduction

The Health South Corporation is a public company based in Birmingham City of Alabama , and at the moment , enjoys the status of one of the US largest dealers in the business of health care services provision Presently , the Health South Corporation remains renowned for the rehabilitation services . Similarly , the health care services company has under its possession , over 200 facilities in America and Puerto Rico The clout of the Health South Corporation is

also seen in the fact that it has 100 inpatient rehabilitative hospitals 60 outpatient satellite facilities meant for the sustenance of rehabilitative purposes 15 long-term acute healthcare hospitals and other 25 home health agencies

When the Health South Corporation reached its zenith , it registered approximately 4 .4 billion US Dollars in revenue . At this moment , the company curved itself a niche away from its peers as the dominant organization in the market of rehabilitation services provision also Currently , the Health South Corporation had under its roll approximately 52 ,000 employees working in the 2 ,000 facilities which were situated in every state of America . Other employees were scattered in other countries , working for the Health South Corporation international branches situated in the United Kingdom , Australia Canada , Saudi Arabia and Puerto Rico

The Nature of Health South Corporation as an Ethical Issue

Going by the account provided by Baldwin-Ragaven , London and Jeanelle du Gruchy (1999 , at the heart of the scandal were...

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