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Ramsay Health Care, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

    CORAL GABLES, Fla., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramsay Health Care, Inc.
(Nasdaq: RHCI) today announced results for the first quarter ended September
30, 1996.  Net revenues for the quarter totaled $30,915,000, an increase of 6%
over net revenues of $29,129,000 from the same period a year ago.  The Company
reported net income for the first quarter of $148,000 or $0.01 per share,
compared to a net loss of $391,000 or ($0.05) per share, for the same quarter
in the prior year.
   Bert G. Cibran, President, stated, "The results reflect the improvement and
stabilization of the Company's core business and the continued growth of our
residential treatment services, which now account for approximately 25% of
inpatient revenues."
    Ramsay Health Care, Inc. is one of the largest behavioral health services
companies in the United States, operating inpatient, outpatient and management
services in 15 states.

                           RAMSAY HEALTH CARE, INC.
                              OPERATING RESULTS

                                              QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
                                              1996                  1995
                                          $          %          $          %


       NET REVENUES                 30,915,000   100.0%   29,129,000   100.0%

    Operating Expenses:
     Salaries, wages and
      benefits                      16,616,000    53.7%   16,239,000    55.7%
     Other operating expenses       11,024,000    35.7%    9,556,000    32.8%
     Provision for doubtful
      accounts                         269,000     0.9%      956,000     3.3%
     Depreciation and
      amortization                   1,313,000     4.2%    1,335,000     4.6%
     Interest and other financing
      charges                        1,545,000     5.0%    1,726,000     5.9%
      TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES      30,767,000    99.5%   29,812,000   102.3%

      INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTERESTS
       AND INCOME TAXES                148,000     0.5%    (683,000)    -2.3%
     Minority Interests                    ---     0.1%     (52,000)    -0.2%

      INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES       148,000     0.5%    (631,000)    -2.2%
     Provision for income taxes            ---    -0.1%    (240,000)    -0.8%

     NET INCOME                        148,000     0.6%    (391,000)    -1.3%

      PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE         $0.01               ($0.05)
     Weighted Average Shares
      Outstanding                    8,174,000             7,721,000


SOURCE Ramsay Health Care, Inc.




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CONTACT:
Bert G. Cibran, President, 305-569-4621, or
Carol C. Lang, Chief Financial Officer, 305-569-4622, both of
Ramsay Health Care