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 May 10, 2002 SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Nevada 1-8865 88-0200415 ---------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 2724 North Tenaya Way Las Vegas, Nevada 89128 ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 242-7000Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Sierra Health Services, Inc. will host a conference for research analysts, money managers, investment bankers and others from the institutional investment community. The broadcast may be accessed through the Sierra's Investors page at www.sierrahealth.com. Anyone listening to Sierra management presentations will be presumed to have read Sierra's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2002. Any statements made or issued that are not historical facts are forward-looking and should be considered in connection with certain cautionary statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. Such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and identify important risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any projected, estimated or forward-looking statements relating to Sierra. 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. SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. -------------------------------------------- (Registrant) Date: May 10, 2002 /S/ PAUL H. PALMER -------------------------------------------- Paul H. Palmer Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer)