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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

      Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section
          12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to
          File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934.


                         Commission File Number 0-08547



                             AMSERV HEALTHCARE INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                            3252 Holiday Court, #204
                           La Jolla, California 92037
                                 (619) 597-1000
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                    registrant's principal executive offices)


                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)



                                      None
  (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)



         Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

         Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)       [X]       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)      [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)      [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)       [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)       [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)      [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)      [ ]       Rule 15d-6                [ ]
         Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)       [ ]


         Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date: 1

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
AMSERV HEALTHCARE INC. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

DATE: August 26, 1996                   BY:  /s/ Leslie Hodge
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                                                 Leslie Hodge
                                                 Vice President - Administration
                                                 and Secretary