Exhibit 99.1

(TEAM HEALTH LOGO)                  PRESS RELEASE
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Tracy Young
865.293.5490
tracy_young@teamhealth.com


                TEAM HEALTH APPOINTS GREG ROTH AS PRESIDENT & COO

KNOXVILLE, TENN., OCTOBER 8, 2004 - Team Health, the nation's leader in clinical
outsourcing services, announces the appointment of Greg Roth as the company's
president and chief operating officer effective November 8, 2004.

In this new position, Roth will have direct responsibility for the company's
operating divisions, including emergency medicine, radiology, teleradiology,
hospital medicine, pediatrics, anesthesia, medical call center, military and
billing. He will report directly to Lynn Massingale, M.D., FACEP, chief
executive officer of Team Health, who says, "Greg brings both visionary
leadership and operational prowess to Team Health, and he will play a pivotal
role in creating, implementing and executing our strategy. He has served in
various leadership positions within hospitals and hospital organizations and has
demonstrated a great capacity to work with physicians in advancing patient care.
His unique combination of clinical, financial and business experience will allow
Team Health to better serve our hospital clients, our affiliated physicians and
other healthcare providers, and our patients."

Roth's diverse educational background includes a bachelor's degree in allied
health professions from Ohio State University and a master's degree in hospital
and health administration from Xavier University. He is also a registered
respiratory therapist and a certified public accountant. Roth has served as a
hospital chief operating officer and chief financial officer for EPIC Healthcare
Group and as division chief financial officer for Ornda HealthCorp, overseeing
financial operations for numerous hospitals. In 1995, he joined HCA's Ambulatory
Surgery Division as chief financial officer. He then served as senior vice
president of operations for the division's western region, and for the past six
years, he has served as the division president. In this role, Roth managed $500
million in revenue and 78 facilities in a complex, highly decentralized
organization spanning 13 states.

ABOUT TEAM HEALTH
Team Health is a family of healthcare service companies that strengthens
hospitals, supports physicians and improves healthcare. Celebrating 25 years of
service, Team Health provides comprehensive clinical services and support
functions such as risk management and financial processing for healthcare
providers and hospitals. Team Health is headquartered in Knoxville , Tenn., and
is affiliated with over 9,000 healthcare professionals and administrative
employees who provide healthcare services to more than 400 civilian and military
hospitals and their surgical centers, imaging centers and clinics. For more
information about Team Health, visit www.teamhealth.com.

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