1 UNITED STATES 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) October 26, 2000 QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State of Incorporation) 33-31717-A 62-1406040 ------------------------ --------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 103 CONTINENTAL PLACE, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (615) 371-7979 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) NOT APPLICABLE (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. Flowers Hospital Home Health Qui Tam Settlement On October 26, 2000 we completed settlement of a qui tam lawsuit which primarily involved allocation of costs at Flowers Hospital, Dothan, Alabama, to its home health services agency (CV-96-P-1638-S, N.D. Alabama). In addition to the settlement agreement, we entered into a five year corporate integrity agreement covering Flowers Hospital with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. We also paid approximately $18 million to the government in connection with the settlement. 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 thereunto duly authorized. QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC. Date: November 2, 2000 By: /s/ Terry Allison Rappuhn ---------------------------------------- Terry Allison Rappuhn, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer