SIE Sierra Health Svcs

Sierra Health Services Inc. (NYSE: SIE) today announced that members of its senior management are currently scheduled to appear at the Bear Stearns 18th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005. Sierra's presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to the live presentation free over the Internet by clicking on the Investor Relations link at www.sierrahealth.com. Anyone listening to Sierra management presentations will be presumed to have read Sierra's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005. Listeners should review cautionary statements under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Sierra Health Services Inc., based in Las Vegas, is a diversified healthcare services company that operates health maintenance organizations, indemnity insurers, preferred provider organizations and multi-specialty medical groups. Sierra's subsidiaries serve over 580,000 people through health benefit plans for employers, government programs and individuals. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.sierrahealth.com.