PRV Province Healthcare Company

Province Healthcare to Present at the SG Cowen's 24th Annual Health Care Conference BRENTWOOD, Tenn., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Province Healthcare Company announced that they will make a presentation at the SG Cowen 24th Annual Healthcare Conference to be held at The Boston Marriott Cooley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Martin S. Rash, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher T. Hannon, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will give a presentation on the Company on Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 8:00 a.m. (ET) and 9:00 a.m. (ET). The presentations will be followed by a question and answer sessions. To access the audio webcast, go to the Province web site, http://www.prhc.net/ and click on the SG Cowen Conference 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 2,262 licensed beds. The Company also provides management services to 36 non-urban hospitals in 14 states with a total of 2,985 licensed beds. DATASOURCE: Province Healthcare Company CONTACT: Merilyn H. Herbert, Vice President, Investor Relations of Province Healthcare Company, +1-615-370-1377 Web site: http://www.provincehealthcare.com/ http://www.prhc.net/

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