SMBI Symbion (MM)

Symbion, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:SMBI), an owner and operator of surgery centers, announced today that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its third quarter 2005 earnings conference call on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The Company's results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005, will be released after the close of the market on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. The live broadcast of Symbion's conference call is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 27th. An online replay will be available for 30 days beginning approximately an hour following the conclusion of the live broadcast. A link to these events can be found on the Company's website at www.symbion.com or at www.earnings.com. Symbion, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, owns and operates a network of surgery centers in 22 states. The Company's surgery centers provide non-emergency surgical procedures across many specialties. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.symbion.com.