SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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): January 28, 2004

                       SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission File Number 0-11392

        South Carolina                                   57-0525804
(State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

                               70 Commerce Center
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29615
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number (including area code): (864) 288-8877

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit Number       Exhibit

      99.1                 Press Release dated January 28, 2004

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 28, 2004,  Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. ("SPAN") issued a press
release announcing financial  information for its first quarter ended January 3,
2004.  The press  release is  attached  as Exhibit  99.1 to this Form 8-K and is
furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission.



                                   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.

                                             SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

                                             /s/ Richard C. Coggins
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                                             Richard C. Coggins
                                             Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 28, 2004



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number                     Exhibit

99.1                               Press Release dated January 28, 2004 *

*     This  exhibit is  furnished  to, but not filed  with,  the  Commission  by
      inclusion herein.