SIE Sierra Health Svcs

Sierra Health Services Inc. (NYSE: SIE) today announced that members of its senior management are currently scheduled to appear at two banking conferences during the week of March 6. On Tuesday, March 7, Sierra is scheduled to appear at the SG Cowen & Co., 26th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston. The company's presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. On Wednesday, March 8, Sierra is scheduled to appear at the Lehman Brothers Ninth Annual Healthcare Conference in Miami. This presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to either of the live presentations 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, 2005 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and Sept. 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 health care services company that operates health maintenance organizations, indemnity insurers, preferred provider organizations and multispecialty medical groups. Sierra's subsidiaries serve over 600,000 people through health benefit plans for employers, government programs and individuals. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.sierrahealth.com.