FORM 4

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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(Print or Type Responses) STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*   Wall, III      Howard     T.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol   Province Healthcare Company (PRHC; PRV effective 6/5/02)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(Last)         (First)          (Middle)             105 Westwood Place, Suite 400	3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity   (Voluntary)	4. Statement For Month/Year   5/2002	o  Director      x Officer (give title below)   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	o 10% Owner o  Other (Specify below)
(Street)       Brentwood,      TN       37027		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person o Form Filed by More Than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip)
Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3.  Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect  (I) (Instr.  4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.  4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	5/1/02	M		7,798	A	$7.111 per share	7,653 (See Note 1)	D
Common Stock	5/1/02	M		7,155	A	$6.722 per share	7,653	D
Common Stock	See Note 2	M		15,000	A	$8.945 per share	7,653	D
Common Stock	5/1/02	S		14,953	D	See Note 3	7,653	D
Common Stock	5/6/02	S		1,000	D	$25.000 per share	7,653	D
Common Stock	5/7/02	S		14,000	D	$25.000 per share	7,653	D

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., Puts, Calls, Warrants, Options, Convertible Securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transac- tion Date (Month/ Day/Year)

4. Transac- tion Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)

10.  Owner- ship Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercis- able

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options

$7.111

5/1/02

M

7,798

9/29/01

2/10/08

Common Stock

7,798

21,297 (See Note 1)

Employee Stock Options

$6.722

5/1/02

M

7,155

2/25/02

2/25/09

Common Stock

7,155

14,310 (See Note 1)

Employee Stock Options

$8.945

See Note 2

M

15,000

3/1/00

3/1/10

Common Stock

15,000

25,642 (See Note 1)

Employee Stock Options

$21.08

3/13/02

A

V

15,883

3/13/02

3/13/12

Common Stock

15,883

15,883

Employee Stock Options

$23.50

5/22/02

A

V

47,650

5/22/02

5/22/12

Common Stock

47,650

47,650

Explanation of Responses:
 
Note 1: The number of securities and derivative securities beneficially owned at the end of the month has been adjusted to reflect a 3-for-2 stock split on April 30, 2002.
Note 2: 1,000 options were exercised on 5/16/02; 14,000 options were exercised on 5/7/02.
Note 3: 3,953 shares were sold at $25.650 per share; the remaining 11,000 shares were sold at $25.670 per share.

	/s/ Howard T. Wall	6/10/02
	**Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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