UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

                               (Amendment No. __ )

                             Healthsouth Corporation
                             -----------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                                  ------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    421924101
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 October 6, 2004
                                 ---------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
                               Schedule is filed:

                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




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CUSIP No.  421924101                   13G                     Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Duquesne Capital Management, L.L.C.
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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) [ ]

                                                                         (b) [X]
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3          SEC USE ONLY
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4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Pennsylvania
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY             25,397,700
     OWNED BY
       EACH
     REPORTING       ------ ----------------------------------------------------
      PERSON         7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            25,397,700
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9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           25,397,700
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10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A
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11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           6.4%
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12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No.  421924101                   13G                     Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Stanley F. Druckenmiller
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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) [ ]

                                                                         (b) [X]
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3          SEC USE ONLY
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4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY             25,397,700
     OWNED BY
       EACH
     REPORTING       ------ ----------------------------------------------------
      PERSON         7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            25,397,700
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           25,397,700
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           6.4%
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12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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This statement on Schedule 13G is filed with respect to the Common Stock (as
defined in Item 2(d) below) of Healthsouth Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
to report beneficial ownership of the Common Stock in excess of 5% of the total
amount outstanding.

Item 1(a):          Name of Issuer:
---------           --------------

     The name of the issuer is Healthsouth Corporation (the "Company").

Item 1(b):          Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
---------           -----------------------------------------------

     The Company's principal executive office is located at One Healthsouth
Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35243.

Item 2(a):          Name of Person Filing:
---------           ---------------------

     This Schedule 13G (this "Schedule 13G") with respect to the Common Stock of
the Company is filed by:

     1.   Duquesne Capital Management, L.L.C., a Pennsylvania limited liability
          company ("Duquesne Capital"), which serves as the investment manager
          to several investment funds (the "Funds"), with respect to shares of
          Common Stock directly beneficially owned by the Funds (the "Shares");
          and

     2.   Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller ("Mr. Druckenmiller"), who serves as the
          managing member of Duquesne Capital, with respect to the Shares. Mr.
          Druckenmiller also serves as the managing member of Duquesne Holdings,
          LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Anguilla,
          British West Indies ("Duquesne Holdings"), which acts as general
          partner to certain of the Funds, and which has the power to replace
          Duquesne Capital as investment manager of those Funds within 60 days
          or less.

     Duquesne Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares by virtue of
its position as investment manager of the Funds. Mr. Druckenmiller may be deemed
to beneficially own the Shares by virtue of his position as managing member of
Duquesne Capital, and as managing member of Duquesne Holdings. Duquesne Capital
and Mr. Druckenmiller are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the
"Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than
the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to
the appropriate party.

Item 2(b):          Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
---------           -----------------------------------------------------------

     The address of the principal business office of Duquesne Capital and Mr.
Druckenmiller is 40 West 57th Street, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10019.


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Item 2(c):          Citizenship:
---------           -----------

     Duquesne Capital is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Druckenmiller is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 2(d):          Title of Class of Securities:
----------          ----------------------------

     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")

Item 2(e):          CUSIP Number:
---------           ------------

     421924101

Item 3:             If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
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                    13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
                    -----------------------------------------------------

     (a)  [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
     (b)  [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
     (c)  [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
     (d)  [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
               Company Act of 1940,
     (e)  [ ]  Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),
     (f)  [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1
               (b)(1)(ii)(F),
     (g)  [ ]  Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule
               13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
     (h)  [ ]  Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
               Deposit Insurance Act,
     (i)  [ ]  Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
               company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
               1940,
     (j)  [ ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


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Item 4:             Ownership:
------              ---------

     A.   Duquesne Capital
          ----------------

          (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 25,397,700.
          (b)  Percent of class: 6.4%. The percentages used herein and in the
               rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon a total of
               396,427,172 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported in
               the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
               30, 2002.
          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 25,397,700
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                     25,397,700

     B.   Mr. Druckenmiller
          -----------------

          (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 25,397,700
          (b)  Percent of class: 6.4%.
          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 25,397,700
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                     25,397,700

Item 5:             Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
------              --------------------------------------------

     If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ]

Item 6:             Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
------              --------------------------------------------------------
                    Person:
                    ------

     Other than as set forth herein, no other person is known to have the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds
from the sale of, the securities reported in this Schedule 13G.

Item 7:             Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
------              ---------------------------------------------------------
                    Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                    -----------------------------------------------------
                    Holding Company:
                    ---------------

     Not applicable.


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Item 8:             Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
------              ---------------------------------------------------------

     Not applicable.

Item 9:             Notice of Dissolution of Group:
------              ------------------------------

     Not applicable.

Item 12:            Certification:
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     Each Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification:

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: October 14, 2004


                                        DUQUESNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

                                        By: /s/ Gerald Kerner
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:  Gerald Kerner
                                            Title: Managing Director


                                        STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER

                                        By: /s/ Gerald Kerner
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:  Gerald Kerner
                                            Title: Attorney-in-Fact










    [SIGNATURE PAGE TO SCHEDULE 13G WITH RESPECT TO HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION]




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1:  Joint Filing Agreement, by and among Duquesne Capital Management,
               L.L.C. and Stanley F. Druckenmiller, dated October 14, 2004.

Exhibit 99.2:  Power of Attorney granted by Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller in
               favor of Gerald Kerner and Joseph W. Haleski, dated April 24,
               2002.