SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2003 (September 30, 2003)
Province Healthcare Company
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-23639 (Commission File Number) | 62-1710772 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 105 Westwood Place Suite 400 Brentwood, Tennessee (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 37027 (Zip Code) |
(615) 370-1377
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| EX-99 PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits | |||
| 99 | Copy of the press release, dated October 27, 2003 announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. | |||
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
| Province Healthcare Company (the “Company”) issued a press release on October 27, 2003, announcing that the Company reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Howard T. Wall, III Howard T. Wall, III Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
| Date: | October 27, 2003 | |||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description of Exhibits | |
| 99 | Copy of the press release, dated October 27, 2003, announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. |
