UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 14, 2018

Date of report (date of earliest event reported)

Surgery Partners, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-37576		47-3620923
(State or other jurisdictions of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)

310 Seven Springs Way, Suite 500

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 234-5900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(b) On February 16, 2018, Michael T. Doyle resigned from the Board of Directors of Surgery Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) after more than a decade of service to the Company. During his tenure, Mr. Doyle was instrumental in successfully building Surgery Partners from just a few Ambulatory Surgery Centers to one of the leading providers of outpatient surgical procedures in the country. We thank Mr. Doyle for his many years of leadership and for continuing to serve on the Board of Directors to help ensure a successful transition. We wish Mr. Doyle continued success in his future endeavors.

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.

		Surgery Partners, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Jennifer Baldock
		Jennifer Baldock
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Date: February 16, 2018