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Encompass Health Corporation has bought Alacare Home Health & Hospice for $217.5 million, the companies announced April 2.

The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019.

Alacare, based in Birmingham, has 23 locations. Encompass, also based in Birmingham, serves 130 inpatient rehab hospitals, 220 home health locations and 58 hospice locations.