HealthSouth Corporation and Memorial Hospital announced they have entered into a joint venture to own and operate an existing 33-bed physical rehabilitation unit at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. The inpatient rehabilitation hospital will remain in its current location at 4500 13th St. in Gulfport, Mississippi. There will be no interruption to care provided to patients. The hospital will continue to serve patients who have experienced stroke, trauma, brain and orthopedic injuries and other major illnesses or injuries. The joint venture's operation of the inpatient rehabilitation hospital is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2017, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.