Province Healthcare Announces First Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call And Web Cast

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Province Healthcare Company announced it will provide a live online webcast and rebroadcast of its First Quarter ending March 31, 2004 conference call through the services of PRNewswire. A live webcast of its conference call will be broadcast on the Internet on Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. EDT in a listen-only mode.

The company will issue a press release announcing results on Wednesday, April 28, 2004, after the market closes.

What: Province Healthcare Company 1st Quarter Ended March 31, 2004 When: 11:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, April 29, 2004 Where: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz403891177gf12.html or http://www.prhc.net/ and click on Investor Relations How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Debbie Moore, Province Healthcare Company dmoore@prhc.net

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 36 non-urban hospitals in 14 states with a total of 3,033 licensed beds.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the company’s web site at http://www.prhc.net/ . To access the replay, click on “Investor Relations.”

(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: This broadcast will be on Windows Media Player.)

Province Healthcare Company

CONTACT: Debbie Moore of Province Healthcare Company,+1-615-376-7281