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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): June 7, 2001 (June 4, 2001)
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PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-23639 62-1710772
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
105 WESTWOOD PLACE
SUITE 400
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 370-1377
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 4, 2001, Province Healthcare Company (the "Company") announced
that it had entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire
Selma Baptist Hospital (the "Hospital") in Selma, Alabama, from Baptist Health
of Montgomery, Alabama. The Hospital has 214 licensed beds and had annual
revenues of approximately $36.0 million for its last fiscal year. The closing of
the transaction, which is scheduled for the second quarter of 2001, is subject
to standard regulatory approvals. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will
acquire the assets and operations of the Hospital for approximately $31.0
million.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
99.1 Copy of the press release, dated June 4, 2001, relating
to the announcement that the Company signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Selma Baptist Hospital in Selma, Alabama,
from Baptist Health of Montgomery, Alabama.
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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/ Brenda B. Rector
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Brenda B. Rector
Vice President and Controller
Date: June 7, 2001