March 22, 2004
AMERIPATH, INC. ANNOUNCES DONALD STEEN AS NEW CHAIRMAN

AmeriPath, Inc. Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Riviera Beach, FL
Contact: David L. Redmond Executive Vice President & CFO AmeriPath, Inc. 561-712-6226 dredmond@ameripath.com.

AmeriPath, Inc., a leading national provider of cancer diagnostics, genomics, and related information services, today announced that Donald E. Steen has been elected to the Board of Directors of Ameripath and will serve as Chairman of the Board. Paul B. Queally, the current Chairman, has been elected Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Mr. Steen is the Chairman of United Surgical Partners, Inc., a company which he founded in February 1998 and in which he served as Chief Executive Officer from its founding until March 2004. Mr. Steen also founded Medical Care International, Inc., a pioneer in the surgery center business, in 1982. Mr. Steen is also a member of the board of directors of Horizon Health Corporation and Kinetic Concepts.

Paul B. Queally stated, “Don Steen is a proven healthcare executive that has founded two successful healthcare companies. His experience, strategic vision and leadership development skills will be very important to AmeriPath’s business growth.”

Mr. Steen added, “I founded two successful healthcare companies that grew to meet the needs of physicians, patients and payors better than other alternatives in the market. I am excited about the opportunity to leverage this experience in working with the excellent management team and the high-quality physicians within AmeriPath to provide the best patient care possible at reasonable costs.”

AmeriPath is a leading national provider of cancer diagnostics, genomics, and related information services. The Company’s extensive diagnostics infrastructure includes the Center for Advanced Diagnostics (CAD), a division of AmeriPath. CAD provides specialized diagnostic testing and information services including Fluorescence In- Situ Hybridization (FISH), Flow Cytometry, DNA Analysis, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics and HPV Typing. Additionally, AmeriPath provides clinical trial and research development support to firms involved in developing new cancer and genomic diagnostics and therapeutics.

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