Matria Healthcare To Present At SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 34th Annual Institutional Investor Conference

MARIETTA, Ga., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Matria Healthcare, Inc. announced today that it will participate in the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 34th Annual Institutional Investor Conference to be held April 11 - 12, 2005, in Atlanta.

Parker H. “Pete” Petit, chairman and chief executive officer of Matria Healthcare, and Stephen M. Mengert, Matria’s chief financial officer, will give a presentation on the Company followed by a question and answer session on Monday, April 11, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Company also announced that a live broadcast of its conference presentation will be available on Monday, April 11, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the broadcast, listeners should go to the Company’s website http://www.matria.com/. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days by accessing the address above.

ABOUT MATRIA HEALTHCARE

Matria Healthcare is a leading provider of comprehensive disease management programs to health plans and employers. Matria manages the following major chronic diseases and episodic conditions -- diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, high-risk obstetrics, cancer, chronic pain and depression. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, Matria has more than 40 offices in the United States and internationally. More information about Matria can be found on-line at http://www.matria.com/.

Matria Healthcare, Inc.

CONTACT: Stephen M. Mengert, Chief Financial Officer of MatriaHealthcare, +1-770-767-4500