History
November 1996
Select Medical Corporation is co-founded by Rocco Ortenzio and Robert Ortenzio
February 1997
Company commences operations
February 1997
Company commences outpatient operations
June 1997
Select Medical Corporation acquires its first contact therapy business
June 1998 and November 1998
Select Medical Corporation makes pedestal LTAC hospital acquisitions
April 2001
Company completes Initial Public Offering and is listed on NASDAQ
August 2002
Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
September 2003
Select Medical Corporation enters the medical rehabilitation hospital segment
January 2004 and 2005
Company is recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the Best Managed Companies in America
February 2005
Select Medical Corporation becomes a privately held company
July 2004 through 2011
U.S. News & World Report recognizes company's Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation as one of America's top rehabilitation hospitals
May 2007
Company doubles its outpatient division through strategic acquisition
September 2009
Select Medical Holdings Corporation completes Initial Public Offering and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:SEM)
April 2011
Company's chief operating officer named one of the nation's top 25 women in healthcare by Modern Healthcare
July 2011
Company launches re-branding initiative, refining Select Medical Corporation to Select Medical. To reflect a culture of commitment to high-quality, as well as to convey the scope of its patient services across the continuum of post-acute care, Select Medical adopts its first tag line: "Improving Quality of Life."
