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[PROVINCE HEALTHCARE LOGO]

                                              NEWS RELEASE
                                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                              CONTACT: MERILYN H. HERBERT
                                              VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS
                                              (615)370-1377




   PROVINCE HEALTHCARE SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE FLORIDA HOSPITAL

         Brentwood, TN, April 12, 1999 - Province Healthcare Company (Nasdaq:
PRHC) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the
assets and business of the 73-bed Glades General Hospital [note: original press
release stated "72-bed"] in Belle Glade, Florida from the Palm Beach County
Healthcare District for approximately $15,150,000, excluding working capital.
The hospital reported net revenues of approximately $25 million for its most
recent fiscal year.

         Martin S. Rash, President and Chief Executive Officer of Province
Healthcare commented, "Glades General Hospital represents another attractive
acquisition for the Company. Located 45 miles west of West Palm Beach, the
hospital recently benefited from the closure of Everglades Regional Medical
Center, the only other hospital in the service area of approximately 36,000
people. We expect to add needed services, build relationships with the existing
physicians, recruit additional physicians as needed, upgrade the facility, and
ultimately build a replacement hospital. This acquisition reflects a commitment
to a strategy of delivering high quality healthcare to non-urban communities."

         Province Healthcare is a provider of health care services in attractive
non-urban markets in the United States. The Company now will own or lease 12
general acute care hospitals in eight states with a total of 881 licensed beds
[note: original press release stated "880 licensed beds"]. The Company also
provides management services to 52 primarily non-urban hospitals in 19 states
[note: original press release stated "18 states"] and Puerto Rico with a total 
of 3,726 [note: original press release stated "3,714 licensed beds"] licensed 
beds.

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         Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in
this release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

         Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to
differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among others,
risks associated with general economic and business conditions, the effect of
future governmental regulations, including the recently enacted Balanced Budget
Act of 1997, changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels, and the
Company's ability to implement successfully its acquisition and development
strategy and to obtain financing therefor. Those and other risks are described
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from
the Company.

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105 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 400                              PHONE:  (615)370-1377
BRENTWOOD, TN 37027                                          FAX:  (615)370-1259