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 February 1, 2002 SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Nevada 1-8865 ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) of Incorporation) 88-0200415 ---------------------------------- (IRS Employer 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 Investor Conference: On Tuesday, February 5, 2002, members of senior management of Sierra Health Services, Inc., or Sierra, are scheduled to appear at the UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference. Sierra's presentation is expected to begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of this presentation over the Internet by visiting the investors page of our website at www.sierrahealth.com. Anyone listening to the Sierra management presentations will be presumed to have read Sierra's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001. Additionally, an archive of Sierra's fourth quarter, 2001 earnings call, originally broadcast on January 31 is available on the investors page of Sierra's website. Listeners should review cautionary statements under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Press Release: As discussed in Sierra's fourth quarter and year-end earnings release of January 30, 2001, Sierra Health Services, Inc. has early adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"). In order for analysts and investors to better compare the financial performance of continuing operations during the year 2001, the Company has issued a press release that reported selected 2001 quarterly financial information, which has been reclassified to report how continuing operations and discontinued operations will be presented in the Company's 2002 quarterly statements in accordance with SFAS 144. A copy of the press release is available on Sierra's website. The Company also expects to file an amended Form 10-Q as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 as required by SFAS 144. 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 Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 20, 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: February 1, 2002 /S/ PAUL H. PALMER ---------------------------------- Paul H. Palmer Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer)