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 20, 2004


                          IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION


             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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           Delaware                       333-94521              76-0450619
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 (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



           113 Seaboard Lane, Suite A-200
                 Franklin, Tennessee                              37067
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (615) 844-2747


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

    (c) Exhibits.

          99.1     Press Release dated January 20, 2004.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.


     On January 20, 2004, IASIS Healthcare Corporation announced the signing of
a definitive agreement to acquire the assets related to the operation of Lake
Mead Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The announcement is set forth
in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in
this report (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that
Section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not an admission as to the
materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed
solely by Regulation FD.








                                   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.


                                              IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION


                                              By:  /s/ W. Carl Whitmer
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                                                       W. Carl Whitmer
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

Date:    January 20, 2004







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


 No.                       Exhibit
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99.1                       Press Release dated January 20, 2004.