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 2006 Citigroup Small & Mid-Cap Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Sierra's presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:45 a.m. Pacific 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, 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 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.