In response to the diminishing box office returns of his last three efforts ("A Wedding", "Quintet" and "A Perfect Couple"), and in case any delays could put a damper on his financing, Altman rushed "HealtH" into production. The film was shot in sequence at only one location: the Don CeSar Beach Hotel in St Pete Beach, Florida. Production began on February 20, 1979, and continued for three months. The crew chose the Don CeSar, said Altman, because "we felt would be fun, with lots of crazy situations and off-beat characters." Joseph Byrd worked on the music score, along with supervisor Allan Nicholls.