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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ORTENZIO ROBERT A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SELECT MEDICAL CORP [SEM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 4716 OLD GETTYSBURG ROAD, P.O. BOX 2034 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/12/2004 (Street) MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 11/12/2004   G V 100,000 D $ 0 1,700,000 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               11,002 (1) I By R.A. Ortenzio Family Partnership, L.P. Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               27,480 (2) I By Select Capital Corporation Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               131,390 (3) I By RAO Generation Skipping Trust Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               78,338 (4) I By Ortenzio Family Partnership, L.P. Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               200,000 I By The Robert A. Ortenzio GRAT Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               866 (5) I By Select Investments I

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ORTENZIO ROBERT A 4716 OLD GETTYSBURG ROAD P.O. BOX 2034 MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055	X		CEO and President

Signatures

/s/ Michael E. Tarvin, attorney-in-fact for Robert. A. Ortenzio		11/15/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are directly owned by the R.A. Ortenzio Family Partnership, L.P., of which Mr. Ortenzio is a general partner. Mr. Ortenzio disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by the R.A. Ortenzio Family Partnership, L.P. that exceed his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Mr. Ortenzio is a 25% owner, Director and President of Select Capital Corporation. Mr. Ortenzio disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by Select Capital Corporation that exceed his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	These shares are directly owned by the RAO Generation Skipping Trust, of which Mr. Ortenzio is a trustee and beneficiary.
(4)	These shares are directly owned by the Ortenzio Family Partnership, L.P., of which Mr. Ortenzio is the general partner.
(5)	Mr. Ortenzio is a partner and 25% owner of Select Investments I. Mr. Ortenzio disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by Select Investments I that exceed his pecuniary interest therein.

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