-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ______________________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report: March 7, 2005 ORION HEALTHCORP, INC. (formerly SurgiCare, Inc.) (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 001-16587 58-1597246 (State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification Incorporation) Number) 1805 Old Alabama Road, Suite 350 Roswell, GA 30076 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (678) 832-1800 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 8.01. Other Events. On March 7, 2005, Orion HealthCorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the consolidation of two Houston-based ambulatory surgery centers. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ORION HEALTHCORP, INC. By: /s/ Stephen H. Murdock ---------------------- Stephen H. Murdock Chief Financial Officer Date: March 7, 2005 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits ------- ----------------------- 99.1 Copy of press release issued by the Company on March 7, 2005.