PRV Province Healthcare Company

Province Healthcare to Present at Harris Nesbitt Gerard Healthcare Investor Conference BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Province Healthcare Company announced that they will make a presentation at the Harris Nesbitt Gerard Healthcare Investor Conference to be held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. A live webcast of the conference presentation will be available. Christopher T. Hannon, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Merilyn H. Herbert, Vice President of Investor Relations, will give the presentation on the Company on Wednesday, December 11, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. (EST). The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. To access the audio webcast, go to the Province web site, http://www.prhc.net/ and click on the Harris Nesbitt Gerard link. Access to this presentation is public and the audio transmission of Province's presentation will be available live and by replay for 30 days. Province Healthcare is a provider of health care services in attractive non-urban markets in the United States. The Company owns or leases 20 general acute care hospitals in 13 states with a total of 2,281 licensed beds. The Company also provides management services to 37 non-urban hospitals in 14 states with a total of 3,043 licensed beds. DATASOURCE: Province Healthcare Company CONTACT: Merilyn H. Herbert, Vice President, Investor Relations of Province Healthcare Company (PRHC), +1-615-370-1377 Web site: http://www.provincehealthcare.com/ http://www.prhc.net/

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