10-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K

               [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999

                        Commission File Number 333-57191

                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                               36-4045521
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)

                  101 North Scoville, Oak Park, Illinois 60302
              (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (708) 386-1000

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

        (Additional registrants listed on Exhibit A to this cover page.)

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [_]

  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [_]

  As of December 29, 1999, there was no established public trading market for
the shares of the Common Stock of Everest Healthcare Services Corporation (the
"Company").

  As of December 29, 1999, the number of shares outstanding of the Common Stock
of the Company, par value $.001 per share, was 12,819,586.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

  None.


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                EXHIBIT A TO COVER PAGE--ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

                     ACUTE EXTRACORPOREAL SERVICES, L.L.C.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                               36-4265964
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                          CON-MED SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Illinois                               36-3147024
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                         CONTINENTAL HEALTH CARE, LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Illinois                               36-3084746
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                      DIALYSIS SPECIALISTS OF TULSA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Oklahoma                               73-1508212
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                              DUPAGE DIALYSIS LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Illinois                               36-3029873
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                        EVEREST HEALTHCARE INDIANA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Indiana                                36-3575844
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                         EVEREST HEALTHCARE OHIO, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Ohio                                 31-1418495
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                     EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                               36-4321504
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                         EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                               36-4321507
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                            EVEREST MANAGEMENT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                              Applied For
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                        EVEREST NEW YORK HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                New York                               36-4276708
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                             EVEREST ONE IPA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                New York                               13-3988854
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                            EVEREST THREE IPA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                New York                               36-4276711
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)



                             EVEREST TWO IPA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                New York                               36-4276710
    (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                         HOME DIALYSIS OF AMERICA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Arizona                              86-0711476
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)


                          MERCY DIALYSIS CENTER, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Wisconsin                             39-1589773
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)


                       NEW YORK DIALYSIS MANAGEMENT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               New York                              36-3702390
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)


                      NORTH BUCKNER DIALYSIS CENTER, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                              36-4206319
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)


                      NORTHERN NEW JERSEY DIALYSIS, L.L.C.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                              36-4291598
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)


                          WSKC DIALYSIS SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Illinois                              36-2668594
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)

                  101 North Scoville, Oak Park, Illinois 60302
              (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (708) 386-1000

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None


                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



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PART I
Item  1.     Business...............................................................................   1
Item  2.     Properties.............................................................................  17
Item  3.     Legal Proceedings......................................................................  18
Item  4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders....................................  18
PART II
Item  5.     Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters..................  19
Item  6.     Selected Financial Data................................................................  19
Item  7.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..  20
Item  7(a).  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.............................  30
Item  8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data............................................  30
Item  9.     Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure...  30
PART III
Item 10.     Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.....................................  31
Item 11.     Executive Compensation.................................................................  34
Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.........................  39
Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.........................................  40
PART IV
Item 14.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.......................  43



EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION
101 North Scoville
Oak Park, Illinois 60302
(708) 386-1000

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                                     PART I

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             CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

  This Form contains certain "forward-looking statements" with respect to
results of operations and businesses of the Company. All statements other than
statements of historical facts included in this Form, including those regarding
market trends, the Company's financial position, business strategy, projected
costs, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are
forward-looking statements. In general, such statements are identified by the
use of forward-looking words or phrases including, but not limited to,
"intended," "will," "should," "may," "expects," "expected," "anticipates," and
"anticipated" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar
terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's
current expectations. Although the Company believes that the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Because forward-
looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, the Company's actual
results could differ materially. See the "Risk Factors" section of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-57191) for a
discussion of certain risks applicable to the Company and its business.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

  Everest Healthcare Services Corporation is a leading provider of dialysis and
other blood treatment services. Founded in 1968 and principally owned by
nephrologists, the Company has a long-standing focus on developing strong
relationships with physicians to provide high-quality patient care. Everest is
the nation's sixth-largest provider of chronic dialysis outpatient services and
serves over 6,400 patients through 68 facilities in 12 states. In addition to
its outpatient dialysis center operations, the Company provides acute dialysis
services through contractual relationships with 30 hospitals in four states.
Everest also contracts with 81 hospitals in 9 states to provide a broad range
of other extracorporeal (outside-the-body) blood treatment services, including
perfusion, apheresis and auto-transfusion ("Contract Services"). Pursuant to
management contracts, Everest provides management services to (i) a physician
practice group comprised of 28 nephrologists, primarily in the Chicago and
northwest Indiana areas, and (ii) certain minority-owned or unaffiliated
dialysis facilities. The Company derived 86.9% of its net revenues for fiscal
1999 from chronic and acute dialysis services, 11.7% from Contract Services and
1.4% from management services.

  Everest's dialysis operations were founded in 1968 as a single dialysis
center and grew over the next three decades through a combination of de novo
facility development, acquisitions and internal growth. Everest has completed
19 acquisitions encompassing 34 facilities and developed 34 de novo centers
since its inception. Through geographic clustering of its outpatient dialysis
centers, the Company has created strong regional market positions, particularly
in the Midwest. The Company focuses on accelerating its growth within each
market by: (i) capitalizing on its strong physician and hospital relationships;
(ii) expanding capacity; and (iii) providing high-quality service which leads
to new patient referrals. Everest operates 56 full-service outpatient dialysis
centers which provide on-site dialysis services as well as training for home
dialysis patients. Everest also operates 12 home dialysis training and support
centers which provide services and equipment to home dialysis patients.

  Capitalizing on its strong hospital and physician relationships and its core
competencies in blood processing, Everest significantly expanded its Contract
Services business with the completion of three acquisitions in fiscal 1997 and
one acquisition in fiscal 1998. The Company believes it is uniquely positioned
as the only company currently offering hospitals an outsourcing solution to all
of their extracorporeal blood treatment needs.

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Dialysis Industry Overview

  End-Stage Renal Disease. End-Stage Renal Disease ("ESRD") is a chronic
medical condition characterized by the irreversible loss of kidney function
which prevents the removal of waste products and excess water from the blood.
ESRD most commonly results from complications associated with diabetes,
hypertension, certain renal and hereditary diseases, old age and other factors.
In order to survive, ESRD patients must receive dialysis treatments for the
rest of their lives or undergo kidney transplantation. The number of kidney
transplants has been limited due to a shortage of suitable donors along with
growth in the number of ESRD patients, the incidence of rejection of
transplanted organs and the unsuitability of many ESRD patients for
transplantation based on age or health.

  Therapeutic Approaches for End-Stage Renal Disease. Currently, three
treatment options exist for patients with ESRD: (i) hemodialysis, which is
performed either in an outpatient dialysis facility, a hospital or a patient's
home; (ii) peritoneal dialysis, which is generally performed in the patient's
home; and (iii) kidney transplant surgery.

  Hemodialysis uses a dialyzer, or artificial kidney, to remove certain toxins,
fluids and chemicals from the patient's blood. The dialysis machine controls
external blood flow and monitors certain vital signs of the patient. The
screening process involves a semipermeable membrane that divides the dialyzer
into two chambers; while the blood is circulated through one chamber, a
premixed dialysis fluid is circulated through the adjacent chamber. The toxins
and excess fluid contained in the blood cross the membrane into the dialysis
fluid. Hemodialysis treatment is usually performed three times per week for
three to five hours.

  Peritoneal dialysis is generally performed by the patient at home and uses
the patient's peritoneal, or abdominal, cavity to eliminate fluids and toxins
in the patient's blood. There are several variations of peritoneal dialysis,
the most common of which are continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis ("CAPD")
and continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis ("CCPD"). CAPD utilizes a sterile
dialysis solution which is introduced through a surgically implanted catheter
into the patient's peritoneal cavity. Toxins in the blood continuously cross
the peritoneal membrane into the dialysis solution. After several hours, the
patient drains the used solution and replaces it with fresh solution. CCPD is
performed in a manner similar to CAPD, but utilizes a mechanical device to
cycle dialysis solution while the patient is sleeping or at rest. Patients
treated at home are monitored monthly at a designated full-service outpatient
facility or by a nurse from a home dialysis training and support facility.

  Kidney transplantation, when successful, is the most desirable treatment for
patients with ESRD. However, the shortage of suitable donors severely limits
the availability of this surgical procedure as a viable alternative for many
ESRD patients.

  New medical therapies that cure or mitigate the primary causative diseases
linked to kidney failure could potentially reduce the ESRD patient population
growth rate. Such new medical therapies include diet control, intensive
diabetes therapy, improved control of hypertension, improved treatment of
causative primary infections and techniques for widening blocked renal
arteries. The Company believes, however, that most of these therapies will only
provide benefits over an extended time horizon and will not, therefore,
significantly reduce the growth of the ESRD patient population in the near
term.

Non-Dialysis Extracorporeal Services Industry Overview

  Non-dialysis extracorporeal services include perfusion, apheresis and auto-
transfusion.

  Perfusion Services. Cardiovascular perfusion is required during open-heart
surgery to replace the function of the heart and lungs using mechanical
devices. This technique maintains relatively normal physiologic equilibrium
during cardiovascular surgery by providing adequate circulation and
oxygenation. The patient's blood is routed through a system of disposable
extracorporeal circuits that oxygenate, filter, adjust temperature and then
return the blood to the patient.

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  Apheresis Services. Apheresis is the selective removal of a specific
component (plasma, platelets, or white or red blood cells) of a person's blood.
The two general categories of apheresis include: (i) donor apheresis, which is
the removal of a healthy component of the blood from a patient or third-party
donor for subsequent transfusion to a patient; and (ii) therapeutic apheresis,
which is the removal of a diseased or disease-producing component of a
patient's blood in order to arrest a disease process.

  The types of donor apheresis include Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell
("PBSC") and Single Donor Platelets ("SDP"). PBSC is a procedure performed on
cancer patients, including those suffering from leukemia, Hodgkins disease and
breast cancer. These patients undergo intensive chemotherapy and/or radiation
to eliminate the patient's bone marrow. Bone marrow regeneration is
accomplished by the reinfusion of stem cells previously collected from the
patient. SDP is a procedure in which platelets are collected from a single
third-party donor and reinfused into a patient whose platelets have been
depleted through blood loss, cancer, or cancer treatment. Therapeutic apheresis
selectively removes unwanted substances from the blood. These substances
include toxins, metabolic residues and plasma components implicated in disease.

  Auto-Transfusion Services. Auto-transfusion is performed during surgery to
collect, filter, clean and reinfuse the patient's own blood as an alternative
to using donor blood. An auto-transfusion device may be utilized in a variety
of surgical procedures, such as open-heart, vascular or orthopedic surgery,
which typically entail blood loss of more than two units. Auto-transfusion
reduces the risks of transfusion error and infection associated with outside
donor blood.

Chronic Dialysis Operations

  Facility Information. The Company operates 68 outpatient dialysis facilities,
including 56 full-service dialysis facilities and 12 centers exclusively
providing home dialysis training and support. The facilities are located in
Illinois (14), Indiana (9), Kansas (1), Kentucky (2), New Jersey (5), New York
(8), Ohio (15), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (1), South Dakota (2), Texas (8) and
Wisconsin (1).

  Everest's 56 full-service facilities offer on-site dialysis treatments as
well as home dialysis training and support services. As of September 30, 1999,
the Company operated a total of 939 dialysis stations, most of which are
available 16 hours a day, six days a week. As of September 30, 1999, the
Company's utilization rate for its then-existing stations was 80%. Each full-
service facility has patient examination rooms, staff areas and offices, water
treatment areas and amenities such as color televisions for the patients.
Everest also operates 12 facilities that exclusively provide the necessary
equipment, supplies, training and support services to those patients who prefer
and are able to receive their treatments at home.

  Organizational Structure. Of the Company's 68 facilities, 45 are operated as
wholly-owned subsidiaries, seven are majority-owned, nine are minority-owned,
and seven are unaffiliated and operated pursuant to management contracts in New
York, South Dakota, Ohio and New Jersey.

  The terms of these management contracts vary, but they generally extend for
five years with renewal options. Everest's compensation under these agreements
typically consists of a fixed fee plus a percentage of revenues; such
compensation does not include any capitation fee. From time to time Everest has
entered into joint ventures with physicians to facilitate the development of
outpatient facilities in new and existing markets and may again in the future.

  Everest's dialysis facilities are managed by the Company's Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, Dialysis Services, who oversees nine
regional directors. The regional directors manage the operations of the
facilities in their respective regions and are responsible for staffing,
quality outcomes and regional profitability. Each facility has a facility
manager who reports to the regional director. Facility managers are responsible
for facility staffing, quality outcomes, patient satisfaction results, facility
profitability and promoting and maintaining a strong teamwork environment.
Generally, key managers and staff are eligible to receive incentives based upon
the achievement of certain quality measurements, patient satisfaction results,
financial performance goals and teamwork objectives. See "--Human Resources,"
and "--Training and Development."

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  The Company has an expert team of dialysis specialists assigned to assist
each patient in designing a program to fit the patient's lifestyle and to help
patients and families adjust to the changes in their lives. Each team generally
consists of: (i) a nephrologist who oversees the medical care; (ii) a nurse who
assesses the medical condition and coordinates and implements the program;
(iii) a nutritionist who customizes the diet; (iv) a social worker who helps
the family with lifestyle changes and financial planning; and (v) technicians
who provide much of the routine patient care.

  Everest's medical directors and local and regional management teams market
the Company's outpatient dialysis services to hospitals, physicians, patients,
health plans and the community at large. In marketing its services, the Company
emphasizes its excellent reputation and tradition of providing high-quality,
consistent patient care, as well as its patient outcomes and the cost savings
that these outcomes can provide.

  Physician Relationships. The Company believes that its physician
relationships are a key factor in the success of its dialysis facilities. As
required by the Medicare ESRD program, each of the Company's dialysis
facilities is supervised by a qualified medical director who is a physician.
The medical director at each facility is responsible for patient care and
relationships with referring physicians. Generally, medical directors are board
certified in internal medicine and nephrology and have at least twelve months
of training or experience in the care of patients at ESRD centers. In all
cases, the Company's medical directors refer patients to the Company's centers.
In most cases, the medical director is the sole or substantial source of
referrals to the centers served.

  Ancillary Services. In addition to dialysis services, ESRD patients require a
significant amount of ancillary services. The Company has developed a number of
ancillary services to complement its dialysis services to boost patient
satisfaction and to improve quality, facility growth and profitability. The
most significant of the Company's ancillary services is the administration of
Erythropoietin ("EPO") upon a physician's prescription. As the kidney
deteriorates, it loses the ability to regulate the red blood cell count,
causing anemia. EPO is a bio-engineered protein that stimulates the production
of red blood cells and is used in connection with all forms of dialysis to
treat anemia. A majority of the ESRD population requires EPO. Additionally, the
Company interacts with kidney centers nationwide to arrange treatments for
patients traveling in other areas and for non-Everest patients visiting areas
where Everest has facilities.

Contract Services Operations

  Everest significantly expanded its Contract Services business with the
acquisition of three and one Contract Services providers in fiscal 1997 and
1998, respectively. Everest believes that it can build on its core competencies
in blood processing to market extracorporeal blood services through its
existing relationships and that it can use relationships developed in its
Contract Services business to market dialysis services. The Contract Services
business also provides the Company with a business that is not directly
dependent on government reimbursement.

  As of September 30, 1999, the Company had contracts with 81 hospitals in 9
states. Everest acts as the exclusive provider of extracorporeal blood services
for most of these hospitals. Contracts with customer hospitals generally
provide for a portfolio of services including professional staffing, disposable
supplies, inventory management services, clinical quality management services,
and capital equipment. The professional staffing required by the contracts may
include a perfusionist, a registered nurse, or a technician, who are on-call 24
hours a day. The Company typically owns or leases the equipment used in
providing these services, such as heart-lung machines, transfusion machines,
and apheresis machines and supplies the necessary disposable accessories for
these machines and related equipment. This equipment is usually stored at the
hospital, but is operated and maintained by the Company. Everest operates
regional offices in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas, where the
Company provides centralized support services for Contract Services.

  The Company markets its extracorporeal services to hospital administrators,
physicians, operating room directors and blood banks. Sales contacts result
from referrals from physicians, vendors, current customers and

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employees. The Company also solicits direct sales, works closely with
pharmaceutical and equipment companies and cooperates with such companies in
regional workshops.

Dialysis Quality Programs

  The Company believes that it enjoys a reputation of providing high-quality
care to dialysis patients and that it achieves superior patient outcomes
compared to other providers due to its strong training program and focus on
quality assurance standards.

  Continuous Quality Improvement. Everest seeks to deliver high-quality
dialysis services to its patients and engages in systematic efforts to measure,
maintain and improve the quality of the services that it delivers. Quality
assurance and patient data are regularly collected, analyzed and reviewed by
management. An important part of Everest's quality assurance program is its
Continuous Quality Improvement ("CQI") program. The CQI program is overseen by
the Company's Corporate Quality Improvement Committee, whose purpose is to
evaluate quality of care data, set policy and procedures affecting quality,
encourage sharing of techniques and procedures and develop practice guidelines.
This Committee meets quarterly. The CQI Program monitors quality of care
indicators as well as patient satisfaction. The philosophy of CQI encourages
continual and consistent improvement in the quality of care. The Company sets
quality and patient satisfaction objectives, and progress toward such
objectives is routinely measured. The CQI committee at each facility meets
monthly to manage the CQI process for the various indicators.

  Outcomes Measurement. Everest's clinical patient data are entered into a
computerized medical record maintained at each local dialysis facility, and
patient chemistry data are downloaded directly from laboratories. Outcomes data
are transmitted to and maintained at Everest's corporate headquarters. The
Company tracks such data by patient, by facility and for the entire corporation
and distributes such data monthly to each facility. Adequacy in hemodialysis is
measured by the Urea Reduction Ratio (URR) and Kt/V and in peritoneal dialysis
by either the Kt/V or creatinine clearance. The Company monitors these data as
well as many other indicators of quality including nutrition, anemia, infection
rates, access patency, patient compliance, hospitalization rates and mortality
rates.

Contract Services Quality Programs

  The Company has applied its experience in developing quality assurance
programs for its dialysis services business to its Contract Services business,
and has developed software in furtherance of its commitment to provide high-
quality extracorporeal services. This software, which is currently being
implemented throughout the Company's perfusion operations, records
approximately 15 clinical indicators similar to those tracked by the Company's
CQI Committee with respect to the Company's dialysis services. The Company
believes that this software is a factor in its ability to achieve favorable
outcomes for its Contract Services patients. The Company's outcome projections
help predict the anticipated length of patients' stays and probable patient
outcomes, and the Company tracks actual patient outcomes to verify the accuracy
of such predictions. The Company's Contract Services quality assurance
personnel meet monthly to review outcomes data and analyze the Company's
performance. These data are also shared with physicians and hospitals on a
regular basis. The Company believes that the indicators tracked by its software
provide value assessments that can help reduce lengths of stay and improve the
utilization of blood products. The Company believes this software is the most
advanced system of its kind and that the Company's use of the system is a
substantial value-added service for its customers. The Company has similar
programs for its hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis operations, and is in the
process of writing corresponding programs for use in its inpatient acute
dialysis operations.

Management Information Systems

  The Company maintains comprehensive management information systems for
financial systems and for patient care, quality assurance and outcome tracking
purposes, and is continually developing and upgrading such systems. The
Company's Client Tracking System, which keeps a record of each of the Company's

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patients, is currently available in almost all facilities and is being
implemented at the remainder of the facilities. The Company's chronic dialysis
units have systems that track clinical, administrative and financial activities
for a dialysis patient. These systems provide the patient's medical record and
the database for quality programs and performance indicators.

Sources of Revenue Reimbursement

  The following table provides information regarding the percentage of the
Company's net revenues provided with respect to: (i) chronic and acute dialysis
services, by Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payors such as indemnity
insurers, managed care companies, hospitals and others; (ii) Contract Services,
by hospitals and, to a much lesser extent, other payors; and (iii) management
fees earned through services performed under contract.



                                                Fiscal year ended September 30,
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      Payor                                        1997       1998       1999
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      Chronic and Acute Dialysis:
        Medicare...............................      57.5%      47.7%      49.9%
        Medicaid...............................       8.5%       7.4%       7.3%
        Other payors...........................      19.2%      30.6%      29.7%
      Contract Services:
        Hospitals and other payors.............      12.3%      12.5%      11.7%
      Management Service Fees                         2.5%       1.8%       1.4%
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                                                    100.0%     100.0%     100.0%


  Under the Medicare ESRD program, Medicare reimburses dialysis providers for
the treatment of individuals who are diagnosed with ESRD and are eligible for
participation in the Medicare program, regardless of age or financial
circumstances. As described in more detail below, for each treatment, Medicare
pays 80% of the amount set by the Medicare prospective reimbursement system. A
secondary payor, usually a Medicare supplemental insurer, a state Medicaid
program or, to a lesser extent, the patient or the patient's private insurer,
is responsible for paying any co-payment (typically 20%), other approved
services not paid by Medicare and the annual deductible. All of the states in
which the Company operates dialysis facilities provide Medicaid benefits to
qualified recipients to supplement their Medicare entitlement. The Medicare and
Medicaid programs are subject to statutory and regulatory changes,
administrative rulings, interpretations of policy and governmental funding
restrictions, some of which may have the effect of decreasing program payments,
increasing costs or modifying how the Company operates its dialysis business.
See "--Regulatory Matters."

  Assuming an ESRD patient is eligible for participation in the Medicare
program, the commencement date of Medicare benefits for ESRD patients electing
in-center hemodialysis (and not entering into a self-care training program) is
dependent on several factors. For ESRD patients 65 years of age or older and
already enrolled in the Medicare program due to age entitlement, Medicare
coverage for ESRD services begins immediately. ESRD patients under 65 years of
age who are not covered by an employer group health plan (for example, the
uninsured, those covered by Medicaid and those covered by an individual health
insurance policy) must wait until the first day of the third month after the
month in which a renal dialysis treatment program begins. During this three
month period, the patient, Medicaid or private insurers are responsible for
payment. In the case of the individual covered by private insurance, such
responsibility is limited to the terms of the policy with the patient being
responsible for the balance. ESRD patients under 65 years of age who are
covered by an employer group health plan must wait 30 or 33 months after
commencing dialysis treatments (depending on whether the patient has entered
into a self-care training program) before Medicare becomes the primary payor.
During the 30 to 33-month period, the employer group health plan is responsible
for payment at its negotiated rate or, in the absence of such a rate, at the
company's usual and customary rates, and the patient is responsible for
deductibles and co-payments applicable under the terms of the employer group
health plan.

  If an ESRD patient elects to enter into a self-care training program or home
dialysis training program during the first three months of dialysis, the three-
month waiting period is waived. In this case, if the patient

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has an employer group health plan, the period for which the health plan will be
the primary payor is 30 months. If the patient has only Medicare coverage,
Medicare immediately becomes the primary payor effective as of the initiation
of dialysis.

  Medicare Reimbursement. Each of the Company's dialysis facilities is
certified to participate in the Medicare program. The Company is reimbursed by
Medicare under a reimbursement system for chronic dialysis services provided to
ESRD patients. Under this system, the reimbursement rates are fixed in advance
and have been adjusted from time to time by Congress. Although this form of
reimbursement limits the allowable charge per treatment, it provides the
Company with predictable and recurring per treatment revenues and allows the
Company to retain any profit earned. Medicare has established a composite rate
set by HCFA that governs the Medicare reimbursement available for a designated
group of dialysis services, including the dialysis treatment, supplies used for
such treatment, certain laboratory tests and certain medications. When Medicare
assumes responsibility as the primary payor, it pays for dialysis and related
services (as described below) at 80% of the composite rate. The Medicare
composite rate is subject to regional differences based upon certain factors,
including regional differences in wage earnings. Certain other services and
items are eligible for separate reimbursement under Medicare and are not part
of the composite rate, including certain drugs (including EPO), blood (for
amounts in excess of three units per patient per year), and certain physician-
ordered tests provided to dialysis patients. Claims for Medicare reimbursement
must generally be presented within 15 to 27 months of treatment depending on
the month in which the service was rendered. The Company generally submits
claims monthly and is usually paid by Medicare within 30 days of the
submission. If, in the future, Medicare were to include in its composite
reimbursement rate any of the ancillary services presently reimbursed
separately, the Company would not be able to seek separate reimbursement for
these services, adversely affecting the Company's operating and financial
results.

  The Company receives reimbursement for outpatient dialysis services provided
to Medicare-eligible patients at rates that are currently between $117 and $139
per treatment for routine dialysis services, depending upon regional wage
variations. The Medicare reimbursement rate is subject to change by legislation
and recommendations by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ("MedPAC").
MedPAC is a new commission that was mandated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
to continue and expand upon the work of the Prospective Payment Assessment
Commission ("PROPAC"). The Medicare ESRD reimbursement rate was unchanged from
commencement of the program in 1972 until 1983. From 1983 through December 1990
numerous Congressional actions resulted in net reduction of the average
reimbursement rate from a fixed fee of $138 per treatment in 1983 to
approximately $125 per treatment in 1990. Congress increased the ESRD
reimbursement rate, effective January 1, 1991, resulting in an average ESRD
reimbursement rate of $126 per treatment. In 1990, Congress required that the
Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and PROPAC study dialysis costs
and reimbursement and make findings as to the appropriateness of ESRD
reimbursement rates. In March 1998, MedPAC recommended a 2.7% increase in the
reimbursement rate. The Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 would update the
composite rate for payment by 1.2% for renal dialysis services furnished in
2000 and an additional 1.2% for such services furnished in 2001.

  On June 1, 1989, the FDA approved the production and sale of EPO, and HCFA
approved Medicare reimbursement for EPO's use by dialysis patients. EPO
stimulates the production of red blood cells and is beneficial in the treatment
of anemia, with the effect of reducing or eliminating the need for blood
transfusions for dialysis patients.

  From June 1, 1989 through December 31, 1990, the Medicare ESRD program
reimbursed for EPO at the fixed rate of $40.00 per administration of EPO in
addition to the dialysis facility's allowable composite rate for dosages of up
to 9,999 units per administration. For higher dosages, an additional $30.00 per
EPO administration was allowed. Effective January 1, 1991, the Medicare
allowable prescribed rate for EPO was changed to $11.00 per 1,000 units,
rounded to the nearest 100 units. Subsequently, legislation was enacted to
reduce the Medicare prescribed rate for EPO by $1.00 to $10.00 per 1,000 units
after December 31, 1993.

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  In September 1997, HCFA promulgated a policy that would deny Medicare
reimbursement for EPO where a patient's proportion of red blood cells to total
blood volume exceeds an average of 36.5% during a 90-day period. That rule was
modified effective March 10, 1998, to provide that, if a doctor provides
medical justification for the prescription, Medicare will continue to reimburse
for EPO even if a patient's red blood cell count exceeds the maximum level
otherwise allowed for reimbursement. Further, even if no medical justification
is provided, the reimbursement will be reduced rather than denied, to an amount
equal to the lower of the actual EPO dosage administered or 80% of the
allowable dosage for the previous month.

  Medicaid Reimbursement. The Company is a certified ESRD Medicaid provider in
all states in which it does business. Medicaid programs are state-administered
programs partially funded by the federal government. These programs are
intended to provide coverage for patients whose income and assets fall below
state-defined levels or who are otherwise uninsured. The programs also serve as
supplemental insurance programs for the Medicare co-insurance portion and
provide certain coverage (e.g., oral medications) that is not provided by
Medicare. State regulations generally follow Medicare reimbursement levels and
coverage without any co-insurance amounts. Certain states, however, require
beneficiaries to pay a monthly share of the cost based upon levels of income or
assets.

  Private Reimbursement. Everest derives a portion of its revenues from
reimbursement provided by non-governmental third-party payors. A substantial
portion of third-party health insurance in the U.S. is now furnished through
some type of managed care plan, including HMOs. Managed care plans are
increasing their market share, and this trend may accelerate as a result of the
merger and consolidation of providers and payors in the health care industry,
as well as discussions among members of Congress and the executive branch
regarding ways to increase the number of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
served through managed care plans.

  The Company generally is reimbursed for dialysis treatments at higher rates
by non-governmental payors than by governmental payors. However, managed care
plans are becoming more aggressive in selectively contracting with a smaller
number of providers willing to furnish services for lower rates and subject to
a variety of service restrictions. For example, managed care plans and
traditional indemnity third-party payors increasingly are demanding alternative
fee structures, such as capitation arrangements whereby a provider receives a
fixed payment per month per enrollee and bears the risk of loss if the costs of
treating such enrollee exceed the capitation payment. These market forces are
creating downward pressure on the reimbursement that Everest receives for its
services and products.

  Everest's ability to secure favorable rates with indemnity and managed care
plans has largely been due to the relatively small number of ESRD patients
enrolled in any single HMO. By regulation, ESRD patients have been prohibited
from joining an HMO unless they are otherwise eligible for Medicare coverage,
due to age or disability, and are members of a managed care plan when they
first experience kidney failure. HCFA has implemented a pilot project in which
several managed care companies were allowed to recruit ESRD patients beginning
in 1997 and which, if successful, could result in the opening of the ESRD
treatment market to many managed care companies thereafter. As Medicare HMO
enrollments increase and the number of ESRD patients in managed care plans also
increases, managed care plans may have increased leverage in negotiating lower
rates. In addition, an HMO may contract with another provider for, or may have
tighter utilization controls with respect to, certain ancillary services
typically provided by Everest to ESRD patients, which could limit Everest's
revenues from such services.

  As managed care companies expand their market share and gain greater
bargaining power vis-a-vis health care providers, there may be increasing
pressure to reduce the amounts paid for outpatient dialysis services and
products. These trends could be accelerated if future changes to the Medicare
ESRD program require private payors to assume a greater percentage of the cost
of care given to dialysis patients. Everest believes that the historically
higher rates of reimbursement paid by non-governmental payors may not be
maintained at such levels. Everest is presently seeking to expand the portion
of its revenues attributable to non-governmental

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private payors. However, if substantially more patients join managed care plans
or such plans reduce reimbursement levels, Everest's business and results of
operations could be materially adversely affected.

Competition

  Dialysis Services Market. The dialysis industry is fragmented and highly
competitive, particularly with respect to competition for the acquisition of
existing dialysis centers. Because, in most cases, the prices of dialysis
services and products in the U.S. are directly or indirectly regulated by
Medicare, competition for patients is based primarily on quality and
accessibility of service and the ability to obtain referrals from physicians
and hospitals. Certain of the Company's competitors in the dialysis services
market have greater financial resources than the Company and compete with the
Company for the acquisition of centers in markets targeted by the Company.
Competition for acquisitions has increased the costs of acquiring dialysis
facilities. There is no assurance that the Company can continue to compete
effectively with existing and new competitors.

  Competition for recruiting qualified physicians to act as medical directors
is intense. In addition, the Company may experience competition from the
establishment of a facility by a former medical director or referring
physician. In cases where the Company has acquired a facility from one or more
physicians, or where one or more physicians own interests in facilities as
partners or co-shareholders with the Company, such physicians are generally
required to agree to refrain from owning interests in competing facilities for
various periods. Substantially all physicians who provide medical director
services to the Company have also executed non-competition agreements. Such
non-competition agreements may not be enforceable in certain jurisdictions.

  Contract Services Market. The Contract Services market is also fragmented and
highly competitive. The Company estimates there are approximately 3,000
perfusionists practicing in the U.S., the majority of whom are employed by
hospitals, with the balance practicing as sole proprietors or employed by
companies offering perfusion services. Most hospitals requiring perfusion
services use their own staff to provide such services and equipment and, as
such, are the largest source of competition for the Company. The Company also
competes in regional markets with other independent providers of perfusion
services and with perfusionists in private practice. The Company's principal
competitor in the perfusion services market is Baxter International Inc. The
Company competes with hospitals and blood banks in the provision of apheresis
and auto-transfusion services. Management believes that the competitive factors
in the Contract Services market are primarily cost, quality and breadth of
service. Certain of the Company's competitors in the Contract Services market
have greater financial resources than the Company. There can be no assurance
that Everest will be able to compete effectively with its competitors or that
additional competitors with greater resources will not enter the Company's
markets.

Human Resources

  As of September 30, 1999, the Company had 1,724 employees, including a
professional staff of approximately 657 nurses, social workers, dietitians and
perfusionists, a corporate and regional staff of approximately 239 employees
and a facilities support staff of approximately 828 employees. The Company also
contracts with numerous health care professionals, including physicians,
nurses, social workers, dietitians, perfusionists and technicians who are not
employees of Everest. Medical directors of the Company's dialysis facilities
are independent contractors rather than employees of the Company, although some
medical directors are employees of either Nephrology Associates of Northern
Illinois Ltd. ("NANI-IL") or Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana, P.C.
("NANI-IN"), each of which is owned by directors, officers and/or shareholders
of the Company. In these cases, professional service fees for the medical
directors are paid by the Company to NANI-IL and NANI-IN for medical director
services performed for such corporations' dialysis units. See "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions." In the majority of cases, however, the
fees are payable directly by the Company to the medical directors (or their
physician practices) pursuant to individually negotiated contracts.


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  Perfusionists generally enter into written agreements with the Company which
specify their duties and establish their compensation. Such agreements are
terminable by either party on advance written notice.

  As of September 30, 1999, 110 of the Company's employees were members of
unions. The Company believes that its relationships with its employees are
good.

Training and Development

  The Company believes that its dialysis patient care staff, Contract Services
professionals, facility managers and regional directors represent its most
valuable corporate assets. Accordingly, Everest devotes substantial efforts and
resources to recruiting, training and retaining these individuals. The
Company's training emphasizes teamwork to facilitate an environment based upon
skilled individuals working together to provide high-quality care. The Company
trains its patient care staff and requires that such employees undertake
continuing education and meet with trainers who provide ongoing competency
testing. If such testing reveals skills that are below the level required for a
specific employee, the Company implements further training as required.

Liability Insurance

  The Company maintains property and general liability insurance, professional
liability insurance and other insurance coverage in amounts deemed adequate by
management based upon historical claims and the nature and risks of the
business. The Company's property, casualty and worker's compensation insurance
is provided by an affiliated entity. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions." The Company's professional liability insurance would provide
coverage, subject to policy limits, in the event the Company is held liable in
a lawsuit for professional malpractice against a physician, however, there can
be no assurance that future claims will not exceed applicable insurance
coverage, that malpractice and other liability insurance will be available at a
reasonable cost or that the Company will be able to maintain adequate levels of
malpractice insurance and other liability insurance in the future or that the
insurers will not be successful in denying claims. Physicians practicing at the
dialysis facilities are required to maintain their own malpractice insurance.
However, the Company maintains coverage for the activities of its medical
directors (but not for their individual private medical practices).

Regulatory Matters

 General

  The Company is subject to extensive federal, state and local governmental
regulations. These regulations require the Company to meet various standards
relating to, among other things, the management of centers, personnel,
maintenance of proper records, equipment and quality assurance programs. The
Company's dialysis centers are subject to periodic inspection by state agencies
and other governmental authorities to determine if the premises, equipment,
personnel and patient care meet applicable standards. To receive Medicare and
Medicaid reimbursement, the Company's dialysis centers must be certified by
HCFA. All of the Company's dialysis centers are so certified.

  Any loss by the Company of its federal certifications, its authorization to
participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs or its licenses under the laws
of any state or other governmental authority from which a substantial portion
of its revenues is derived or any change resulting from health care reform
reducing dialysis reimbursement or reducing or eliminating coverage for
dialysis services would have a material adverse effect on the Company's
operating and financial results. To date, the Company has maintained its
licenses and Medicare and Medicaid authorizations. The Company believes that
the health care services industry will continue to be subject to intense
regulation at the federal, state and local levels, the scope and effect of
which cannot be predicted. No assurance can be given that the activities of the
Company will not be reviewed and challenged by government regulators or that
health care reform will not result in a material adverse effect on the Company.
Furthermore, the Company could be held responsible for actions previously taken
by entities it

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has acquired. There can be no assurance that previous operating practices of
the Company or the entities it has acquired will not be reviewed and challenged
by governmental regulators or that the Company will not be liable for such
practices.

 Federal Fraud and Abuse

  The Company's operations are subject to the illegal remuneration provisions
of the Social Security Act (sometimes referred to as the "Anti-Kickback Law")
that impose criminal and civil sanctions on persons who knowingly and willfully
solicit, offer, receive or pay any remuneration, whether directly or
indirectly, in return for, or to induce, the referral of a patient for
treatment, or, among other things, the ordering, purchasing, or leasing, of
items or services that may be paid for in whole or in part by Medicare,
Medicaid or other federal health care programs. Additionally, federal
enforcement officials may attempt to impose civil false claims liability with
respect to claims resulting from an Anti-Kickback Law violation. Violations of
the federal Anti-Kickback Law are punishable by criminal penalties, including
imprisonment, fines and exclusion of the provider from future participation in
the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Civil penalties for violation of the federal
Anti-Kickback Law include assessments of $50,000 per improper claim for payment
plus three times the amount of such claim, as well as suspension from future
participation in Medicare and Medicaid. While the federal Anti-Kickback Law
expressly prohibits transactions that have traditionally had criminal
implications, such as kickbacks, rebates or bribes for patient referrals, its
language has been construed broadly and has not been limited to such obviously
wrongful transactions. Court decisions state that, under certain circumstances,
the Anti-Kickback Law is also violated where any part of the purpose (as
opposed to the "primary" or "material" purpose) of a payment is to induce
referrals. Congress has frequently considered federal legislation that would
expand the federal Anti-Kickback Law to include the same broad prohibitions to
all situations involving the inducement of referrals, regardless of payor
source.

  In July 1991, November 1992 and January 1996, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services ("HHS") published regulations that create exceptions or "safe
harbors" for certain business transactions. Transactions that satisfy the
criteria under applicable safe harbors will be deemed not to violate the
federal Anti-Kickback Law. Transactions that do not satisfy all elements of a
relevant safe harbor do not necessarily violate the statute, although such
transactions may be subject to scrutiny by enforcement agencies. The Company
seeks to structure its various business arrangements to satisfy as many safe
harbor elements as possible under the circumstances, although many of the
Company's arrangements do not satisfy all of the elements of a safe harbor.
Although the Company has never been challenged under the Anti-Kickback Law, and
the Company believes that it complies in all material respects with the federal
Anti-Kickback Law and all other applicable related laws and regulations, there
can be no assurance that the Office of Inspector General or other governmental
agency will not take a contrary position or that the Company will not be
required to change its practices or will not experience a material adverse
effect as a result of any such challenge or any sanction that might be imposed.
In recent years, new legislation and amendments to the existing federal fraud
and abuse laws have strengthened the government's enforcement powers, and there
has been a significant increase in the number of health care fraud and abuse
investigations and prosecutions. Some of these new investigations and
prosecutions scrutinize practices that have been widely utilized by health care
providers in the past. The Company is unable to predict whether the enforcement
agencies will ultimately prevail in their stepped-up enforcement activities or
what impact these enforcement activities may ultimately have on the
interpretation of the federal fraud and abuse laws.

  On July 21, 1994, the Secretary of HHS proposed a rule that would modify the
original set of safe harbor provisions to give greater clarity to the rule's
original intent. Those rules were published in final form on November 19, 1999.
The final rule makes modifications to the safe harbors on personal services,
management contracts, investment interests, and space rentals, among others.
The Company does not believe that its current operations, as set forth above,
are materially impacted by the final rule.


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  Physician Ownership. A significant portion of the Company's issued stock is
presently owned or controlled by physicians. The Company has also issued stock
options to various individuals, including many of its medical directors.
Additionally, many of the Company's outpatient dialysis centers are owned on a
joint-venture basis between the Company, or one of its wholly owned
subsidiaries, and local physicians. Because many of these physicians refer
patients to the Company's facilities, the federal Anti-Kickback Law could be
found to apply to referrals by such physicians to the Company's facilities.
However, the Company believes these ownership relationships are in material
compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Law. The Company believes that the
value of stock issued and options granted to physicians has been consistent
with the fair market value of assets transferred to, or services performed by
such physicians for the Company, and there is no intent to induce referrals to
the Company's facilities. There is a safe harbor for certain investments in
non-publicly traded entities such as the Company, and the Company believes that
its physician ownership and investment relationships meet some of the criteria
for this safe harbor. However, these relationships do not satisfy all of the
criteria for the safe harbor and there can be no assurance that these
relationships will not subject the Company to investigation or prosecution by
enforcement agencies.

  Medical Director Relationships. The conditions for coverage under the
Medicare ESRD program mandate that treatment at a dialysis center be under the
general supervision of a medical director who is a licensed physician.
Additionally, the medical director must be board certified or board eligible in
internal medicine or pediatrics and have had at least 12 months of experience
or training in the care of patients at ESRD centers. The medical directors
engaged by the Company typically exceed the Medicare requirements and are
generally board certified nephrologists. The Company has engaged medical
directors at each of its centers under contracts with physicians or their group
practices. The compensation of the medical directors and other physicians under
contract with the Company is separately negotiated and generally depends upon
competitive factors in the local market, the physician's professional
qualifications and responsibilities and the size of the center. The aggregate
compensation of the medical directors and other physicians under contract with
the Company is generally fixed in advance for periods of one year or more by
written agreement, is set to reflect the fair market value of the services
rendered and does not take into account the volume or value of patients
referred to the Company's facilities. Because in all cases the medical
directors and the other physicians under contract with the Company refer
patients to the Company's centers, the federal Anti-Kickback Law could be found
to apply. However, the Company believes that its contractual arrangements with
these physicians are in material compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Law.
The Company seeks to comply with the requirements of the personal services and
management contract safe harbor when entering into agreements with its medical
directors and other physicians. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions--NANI-IL and NANI-IN."

  Acute Inpatient Dialysis Services. Under the Company's acute inpatient
dialysis service arrangements, the Company agrees to provide a hospital with
supervised emergency and acute dialysis services, including qualified nursing
and technical personnel, technical services, supplies, and, in many cases,
equipment. Because physicians under contract with the Company, or who have an
ownership interest in the Company and/or its affiliates, may refer patients to
hospitals with which the Company has an acute dialysis service arrangement, the
federal Anti-Kickback Law could be found to apply, However, the Company
believes that its contractual arrangements with hospitals for acute inpatient
dialysis services are in material compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback
Law. In all instances, the Company seeks to comply with the requirements of the
personal services and management contract and equipment lease safe harbors when
entering into agreements or contracts for acute inpatient dialysis services.

  The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") was enacted in
August 1996 and substantively changed federal fraud and abuse laws by expanding
their reach to all federal health care programs, establishing new bases for
exclusions and mandating minimum exclusion terms, creating an additional
exception to the anti-kickback penalties for risk-sharing arrangements,
requiring the Secretary of HHS to issue advisory opinions, increasing civil
money penalties to $10,000 (formerly $2,000) per item or service and
assessments to three times (formerly twice) the amount claimed, creating a
specific health care offense and related health fraud crimes, and

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expanding investigative authority and sanctions applicable to health care
fraud. It also prohibits provider payments which could be deemed an inducement
to patient selection of a provider.

  In addition to establishing minimum periods of exclusion from government
health programs, the statute authorizes exclusion of an individual with a
direct or indirect ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity if the
individual "knows or should know" of the activity leading to the conviction or
exclusion of the entity or where the individual is an officer or managing
employee of the entity. Significantly, the law expands criminal sanctions for
health care fraud involving any governmental or private health benefit program,
including freezing of assets and forfeiture of property traceable to commission
of a health care offense.

  Balanced Budget Act of 1997. In August 1997, President Clinton signed the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 ("BBA") which contains sweeping adjustments to both
the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as further expansion of the fraud
and abuse laws. Specifically, the BBA created a civil monetary penalty for
violations of the federal anti-kickback statute whereby violations will result
in damages equal to three times the amount involved as well as a penalty of
$50,000 per violation. In addition, the new provisions expanded the exclusion
requirements so that any person or entity convicted of three health care
offenses is automatically excluded from federally funded health care programs
for life. Individuals or entities convicted of two offenses are subject to
mandatory exclusion of 10 years, while any provider or supplier convicted of
any felony may be denied entry into the Medicare program by the Secretary of
HHS if deemed to be detrimental to the best interests of the Medicare program
or its beneficiaries.

  The BBA also provides that any person or entity that arranges or contracts
with an individual or entity that has been excluded from a federally funded
health care program will be subject to civil monetary penalties if the
individual or entity "knows or should have known" of the sanction. In addition,
the BBA requires HCFA to issue advisory opinions in response to inquiries as to
whether physician referrals for designated health services are prohibited by
the Stark law (hereinafter described).

  Finally, the BBA creates a Medicare+Choice Program that is designed to
provide a variety of options to Medicare beneficiaries, almost all of whom may
enroll in a Medicare+Choice Plan. The options include provider sponsored
organizations, coordinated care plans, HMOs with and without point of service
options involving out-of-network providers, and medical savings accounts
offered as a demonstration project.

 Stark Law

  The federal prohibition against self-referral amendments to the Social
Security Act (commonly known as the "Stark" provisions) restricts physician
referrals for certain "designated health services" to entities with which a
physician or an immediate family member has a "financial relationship." The
Stark law was enacted by Congress in two parts, and is commonly referred to
individually as "Stark I" and "Stark II." The Stark I legislation, which became
effective in 1992, was only applicable to clinical laboratory services. The
Stark II legislation, which became effective January 1, 1995, expanded the
self-referral prohibition from only clinical laboratory services to all
"designated health services." Under the Stark provisions, an entity is
prohibited from claiming payment under the Medicare or Medicaid programs for
services rendered pursuant to a prohibited referral and is liable for the
refund of amounts received pursuant to prohibited claims. The Stark provisions
also set forth certain reporting requirements that require entities providing
services to Medicare beneficiaries to report certain ownership arrangements to
the Secretary of HHS. In addition to being obligated to refund any payments
received in violation of the Stark provisions, entities can also incur civil
penalties of up to $15,000 per improper claim, $10,000 per day for each day
that the entities fail to comply with the reporting obligations, and can be
excluded from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

  A "financial relationship" under Stark is defined as an ownership or
investment interest in an entity by a physician (or an immediate family
member), or a compensation arrangement between a physician (or an immediate
family member) and an entity. The Company has entered into compensation
agreements with its medical directors or their respective professional
corporations for the services such physicians provide as

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medical directors. Additionally, a number of physicians own shares of the
Company or its joint ventures, and options to purchase shares of stock in the
Company. Accordingly, physicians that have entered into such arrangements with
the Company, including its medical directors, may be deemed to have a
"financial relationship" with the Company for purposes of Stark.

  For purposes of Stark, "designated health services" include, among other
things: clinical laboratory services; parenteral and enteral nutrients,
equipment and supplies; prosthetics, orthotics, prosthetic devices and
supplies; physical and occupational therapy services; outpatient prescription
drugs; durable medical equipment and supplies; radiology services (including
MRI, CAT scans and ultrasound services); radiation therapy services and
supplies; home health services; and inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
Dialysis is not a designated health service under Stark. However, the
definition of "designated health services" includes items and services that are
components of dialysis or that may be provided to a patient in connection with
dialysis, if such items and services are considered separately rather than
collectively as dialysis. Under the final Stark I regulations published in
August 1995, HCFA provided an exception from Stark I for clinical laboratory
services reimbursed under the Medicare "composite rate" for dialysis. The
Company believes it likely that, when final Stark II regulations are published,
they will contain a similar exception for the various dialysis related items
that fall within the definition of "designated health services," but that are
reimbursed under the composite rate for dialysis. However, there can be no
assurance that HCFA will adopt such a position.

  On January 9, 1998, HCFA issued proposed Stark II regulations (the "1998
Proposed Regulations"). The 1998 Proposed Regulations provide that EPO and
other outpatient drugs used in connection with dialysis treatments, and home
health services and supplies used in home dialysis services are not considered
"designated health services" for purposes of Stark II. There can be no
assurance, however, that final Stark II regulations will adopt such a position.
With respect to the other items and services provided by the Company that are
likely to be deemed to be "designated health services" subject to the Stark II
prohibition, the language of the Stark II amendments and the Stark I final
regulations suggest that the Company will not be permitted to offer, or seek
reimbursement for, such services in the absence of a Stark II exception.

  Because physicians under contract with the Company may refer patients to
hospitals with which the Company has a Contract Services arrangement, Stark II
may be interpreted to apply to the Company's Contract Services arrangements
with hospitals. However, Stark II contains exceptions for certain equipment
rental, personal services and fair market value arrangements and the Company
believes that most of its Contract Services arrangements are in material
compliance with the requirements of such exceptions to Stark II. Moreover, the
1998 Proposed Regulations exclude from the definition of "inpatient hospital
services" acute dialysis services furnished by a physician-owned contractor
when the hospital is not certified to provide ESRD services. There can be no
assurance, however, that final Stark II regulations will adopt such a position.

  Stark II contains exceptions for ownership and compensation arrangements that
meet certain specific criteria set forth in the statute or in forthcoming
regulations. With respect to ownership, certain qualifying in-office physician
and ancillary services provided by or under the supervision of physicians in a
single group practice are exempt from both ownership and compensation
arrangement restrictions. With respect to compensation arrangements, the
exceptions available for certain qualifying arrangements include the following
areas: (i) bona fide employment relationships; (ii) personal service
arrangements; (iii) space and equipment leasing arrangements; (iv) certain
group practice arrangements with a hospital that were in existence prior to
December 1989; and (v) purchases by physicians of laboratory services, or other
items and services at fair market value. In order to be exempt from the Stark
II self-referral prohibition, it is necessary to meet all of the criteria of a
particular exception for each financial relationship existing between an entity
and a referring physician. Based on the existing regulations and the 1998
Proposed Regulations, the Company believes that many of its financial
relationships with referring physicians will not be subject to the Stark self-
referral prohibitions. Further, to the extent that some of the Company's
financial arrangements are subject to Stark, the Company believes that all such
financial arrangements meet the criteria for an exception under either the
existing regulations or the 1998 Proposed Regulations.


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  However, because of its broad language, Stark II may be interpreted to apply
to certain of the Company's operations. Consequently, Stark II may require the
Company to restructure certain existing compensation agreements with its
medical directors, or, in the alternative, to refuse to accept referrals for
designated health services from certain physicians. Moreover, since Stark II
prohibits Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement of items or services provided
pursuant to a prohibited referral, and imposes substantial civil monetary
penalties on entities which present or cause to be presented claims for
reimbursement in such cases, the Company could be required to repay amounts
reimbursed for items and services that HCFA determines to have been furnished
in violation of Stark II, and could be subject to substantial civil monetary
penalties, either or both of which could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's operations and financial results and condition. The Company believes
that if Stark II is interpreted to apply to the Company's operations, it is
likely that the Company will be able on a prospective basis to bring its
financial relationships with referring physicians into material compliance with
the provisions of Stark II, including relevant exceptions. However, prospective
compliance would not affect amounts or penalties determined to be owed for past
conduct, and there can be no assurance that such prospective compliance, if
possible, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

  The Company's certificate of incorporation (the "Certificate") has certain
provisions which are designed to comply with the requirements of the Stark Law.
The Certificate provides that if the holder of the Company's stock or an
immediate family member of the holder is a physician, then the stock will
represent no investment or ownership interest in any entity to which such
physician has made or is in a position to make referrals for designated health
services. The Certificate also contains dividend and transfer policies which
are designed to cure potential violations of the Stark Law which would occur
should a physician with an investment or ownership interest in the Company make
referrals to an entity and indirectly derive financial gain from such
activities. The transfer policies have the additional function of subjecting
future holders of the Company's stock to the same restrictions being imposed
upon current holders.

 Other Regulation

  False Claims. The Company is also subject to federal and state laws
prohibiting an individual or entity from knowingly and willfully presenting
claims for payment (by Medicare, Medicaid and certain other third-party payors)
that contain false or fraudulent information. These laws provide for both
criminal and civil penalties. Furthermore, providers found to have submitted
claims which they knew or should have known were false or fraudulent, or for
items or services that were not provided, may be excluded from Medicare and
Medicaid participation, required to repay previously collected amounts, and/or
subject to substantial civil monetary penalties, resulting in the possibility
of substantial financial penalties for small billing errors repeated over a
large number of claims, as each individual error may be deemed to be a separate
violation of the False Claims Act. Although false claim violations are
generally subject to investigation and prosecution by the applicable
governmental agency, violations of the federal False Claim Act can also be the
subject of Qui Tam (or whistle blower) litigation. In Qui Tam situations,
certain individuals with knowledge of False Claim Act violations can bring
suit, on behalf of the federal government, for such violations. As a "reward"
for bringing successful Qui Tam cases, Qui Tam plaintiffs are entitled to a
significant percentage of any penalties ultimately recovered by the federal
government as a result of the violations prosecuted in the Qui Tam action. The
number of health care Qui Tam cases is growing, and these cases increasingly
involve arguments that a violation of the Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws could
constitute a false claim under the federal False Claims Act, and thus subject
health care providers to Qui Tam actions for alleged Anti-Kickback and Stark
Law violations.

  Although dialysis centers are generally reimbursed by Medicare based on
prospective composite rates, the submission of Medicare cost reports and
requests for payment by dialysis centers are covered by these laws. The Company
believes that it has procedures to ensure the accurate completion of cost
reports and requests for payment. However, there can be no assurance that cost
reports or requests for payment filed by the Company will be materially
accurate or will not be subject to challenge under these laws. Furthermore,
there can be no assurance that cost reports or payment requests previously
submitted by any of the entities that the Company

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has acquired will not be challenged under these laws. Any such challenges,
including any related sanctions which might be assessed, could have a material
adverse effect on the Company.

  State Anti-Kickback Provisions. Many states have enacted statutes prohibiting
health care providers from providing kickbacks or other forms of remuneration
to individuals, including physicians, who induce, or refer patients, to the
provider. Many of these laws have proscriptions similar to the Anti-Kickback
Law, but apply more broadly to all patients, and not just those entitled to
reimbursement under Medicare, Medicaid or other federal health care programs.
The Company has no reason to believe that any of its arrangements with
physicians are not in material compliance with such state laws. However, given
the recent enactment of such state laws, there is an absence of definitive
interpretive guidance in many areas and there can be no assurance that one or
more of the practices of the Company or any of its acquired entities might not
be subject to challenge under such state laws. If one or more of such state
laws is interpreted to apply to the Company and the Company is determined to be
liable for violations of such state laws, the application of such state laws
could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

  State Self-Referral Provisions. Numerous states have enacted statutes
prohibiting physicians from holding financial interests in various types of
medical centers or providers to which they refer patients. Many of these laws
have proscriptions similar to the Stark law, but apply more broadly to all
patients, and not just those entitled to reimbursement under the Medicare and
Medicaid programs. The Company has no reason to believe that any of its
arrangements with physicians are not in material compliance with such state
laws. However, given the recent enactment of such state laws, there is an
absence of definitive interpretive guidance in many areas and there can be no
assurance that one or more of the practices of the Company or any of its
acquired entities might not be subject to challenge under such state laws. If
one or more of such state laws is interpreted to apply to the Company and the
Company is determined to be liable for violations of such state laws, the
application of such state laws could have a material adverse effect on the
Company.

  State Laws Regarding Provision of Medicine and Insurance. Although the
Company currently has a number of arrangements with insurance companies and
HMOs, these relationships do not account for a significant portion of the
Company's revenues. Notwithstanding these current arrangements, as the managed
care environment evolves, or if there is a legislative change requiring
Medicare ESRD beneficiaries to obtain their care through a managed care
arrangement, such as an HMO, the Company may be forced to revise its current
operations, structure and/or practices to adapt to such an environment. Such
changes may include the development of quasi-managed care entities that could
deliver both dialysis treatment and related physician services through an
integrated system that would share in the financial risk of the integrated
services it provides. However, because the laws of many states prohibit
physicians from splitting fees with non-physicians and prohibit non-physician
entities from practicing medicine, the Company's ability to structure such
arrangements may be severely restricted, if not prohibited. Further, because
most states also have laws regulating insurance companies and HMOs as well as
the ability to enter into certain types of risk spreading and risk sharing
arrangements, the Company may also be restricted in its ability to develop
quasi-managed care entities and/or enter into risk sharing types of
arrangements with payors. As a result of these regulatory constraints, the
Company may not be able to quickly respond or adapt to a rapidly changing
marketplace. If the Company is not able to quickly respond to such changes, it
may have a material adverse effect on the Company. Further, if the Company is
able to respond to such changes by restructuring its operations and/or
practices, the Company may be subject to new intense regulatory oversight which
may also have a material adverse effect on the Company.

  Health Care Reform. Members of Congress from both parties and the executive
branch are continuing to consider many health care proposals, some of which are
comprehensive and far-reaching in nature. As noted above, the Medicare+Choice
Program was developed as part of the amendments in the BBA. This program is
designed to expand the options for Medicare beneficiaries and may have a
significant impact on the manner in which health care is delivered in the
future. Several states are also currently considering health care proposals.
The Company is unable to predict what additional action, if any, the federal
government or any state may ultimately take with respect to health care reform
or when any such action will be taken. Health care reform

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may bring radical changes in the financing and regulation of the health care
industry, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

  Other Regulations. The Company's operations are subject to various state
hazardous waste disposal laws. Those laws, as currently in effect, do not
classify most of the waste produced during the provision of dialysis services
to be hazardous, although disposal of non-hazardous medical waste is also
subject to regulation. OSHA regulations require employers of workers who are
occupationally subject to blood or other potentially infectious materials to
provide those workers with certain prescribed protections against blood-borne
pathogens. These regulatory requirements apply to all health care centers,
including dialysis centers, and require employers to make a determination as to
which employees may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious
materials and to have in effect a written exposure control plan. In addition,
employers are required to provide hepatitis B vaccinations, personal protective
equipment, infection control training, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up,
waste disposal techniques and procedures, and engineering and work practice
controls. Employers are also required to comply with certain record-keeping
requirements. The Company believes that it is in material compliance with the
foregoing laws and regulations.

  Some states have established certificate of need ("CON") programs regulating
the establishment or expansion of health care centers, including dialysis
centers. In those states where CON laws apply to dialysis centers, the Company
is required to go through a regulatory process that generally requires the
identification and documentation of "need" for dialysis services, prior to
being able to establish or expand its dialysis operations. The existence of CON
laws and their application by regulatory agencies could have a material impact
on the Company's ability to expand its dialysis operations in those states with
CON requirements.

  There can be no assurance that in the future the Company's business
arrangements, past or present, will not be the subject of an investigation or
prosecution by a federal or state governmental authority. Such investigation
could result in any, or any combination, of the penalties discussed above
depending upon the agency involved and such investigation and prosecution. None
of the Company's business arrangements with physicians, vendors, patients or
others have been the subject of investigation by any governmental authority.
The Company monitors legislative developments and would seek to restructure a
business arrangement if the Company determined that one or more of its business
relationships placed it in material noncompliance with applicable law. The
Company believes that in the near future the health care service industry will
continue to be subject to substantial regulation at the federal and state
levels, the scope and effect of which cannot be predicted by the Company. Any
loss by the Company of its various federal certifications, its authorization to
participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs or its licenses under the
laws of any state or other governmental authority from which a substantial
portion of its revenues are derived would have a material adverse effect on its
operating and financial results.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

  The Company operates 68 dialysis centers, five of which are located in owned
facilities and the remainder of which are located in leased facilities. Such
facilities range from approximately 3,000 to 15,000 square feet. These leases
generally have terms of 10 years and typically contain renewal options. The
Company owns 13,800 square feet of office space in Oak Park, Illinois which is
used for its corporate headquarters. In addition, the Company leases
approximately 28,000 square feet of space in Bellwood, Illinois which houses
corporate training, purchasing, biomedical, billing, facilities management and
medical records. The Company also leases space for its regional offices in
Tucson, Arizona; Panama City, Florida; Dearborn, Michigan; and Westchester,
Illinois. The regional offices range in size from 230 square feet to
approximately 4,600 square feet under leases with expiration dates through
March 31, 2003.

  The Company considers its physical properties to be in good operating
condition and suitable for the purposes for which they are being used.


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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  The Company is subject to claims and suits in the ordinary course of
business, including those arising from patient treatment. The Company believes
it will be covered by malpractice insurance with respect to these claims and
does not believe that the ultimate resolution of pending proceedings will have
a material adverse effect on the Company. However, claims against the Company,
regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, could require management to
devote time to matters unrelated to the operation of the Company's business,
and may also have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to attract
patients or expand its business.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

  No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1999.

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

  There is no established public trading market for the common stock of the
Company.

  During fiscal 1999, the Company made no sales of its unregistered securities.

  On May 5, 1998, the Company sold (the "Initial Offering") its $100 million 9
3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, Series A (the "Private Notes"). On
October 2, 1998, the Company delivered in exchange (the "Exchange") for the
Private Notes its $100 million 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008,
Series B (the "Notes"). The net proceeds to the Company from the Initial
Offering were $95.2 million, after deducting the initial purchaser's discount
and offering expenses. The Company used $48.4 million of the net proceeds to
repay indebtedness under the Company's prior credit facility (the "Prior Credit
Facility") that bore interest at a weighted average rate of 8.99% per annum as
of June 30, 1998 and was to mature in May 2000. $7.2 million of the net
proceeds were used to repay loans made to the Company by certain of its
shareholders. $5.1 million of these loans bore interest at the prime rate plus
1% per annum and matured at various times throughout 1998. $2.1 million of
these loans bore interest at the prime rate plus 1% per annum and matured on
November 29, 2000. The Company used $19.2 million of net proceeds to acquire a
management services agreement and $4.7 million to acquire land and buildings.
The Company used approximately $10.0 million to acquire controlling interests
in four dialysis facilities. Additionally, the Company used the remaining $5.7
million of the net proceeds for working capital purposes.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

  The selected financial data for the Predessor represent the financial
position and results of operations of West Suburban Kidney Center, S.C. In
October 1995, the Predecessor and six affiliated companies were combined to
create the Company. These financial data should be read in conjunction with
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto
included elsewhere in this Report.



                             Predecessor            The Company
                             ----------- -------------------------------------
                                    Fiscal year ended September 30,
                             -------------------------------------------------
                                1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
                             ----------- -------  --------  --------  --------
                                             (in thousands)
                                                       
Statement of Operations
 Data:
 Net revenues...............   $47,276   $83,171  $113,808  $147,475  $184,918
 Patient care costs.........    33,454    58,854    81,913   102,644   131,634
 General and administrative
  expenses..................    10,577    13,494    14,855    23,286    24,328
 Special Charges............       --        --        --        --     22,959
 Provision for bad debts ...       754     2,523       714     2,727     7,360
 Depreciation and
  amortization..............     1,271     3,401     4,940     6,927    10,479
                               -------   -------  --------  --------  --------
 Income (loss) from
  operations................     1,220     4,899    11,386    11,891   (11,842)
 Interest expense, net......      (368)     (276)   (2,148)   (5,932)  (11,084)
 Equity in earnings of
  affiliates................       --        --        --      1,784       586
 Minority interests in
  earnings..................       --       (810)   (1,601)     (516)     (843)
 Gain on curtailment of
  pension benefits..........       --      3,044       --        --        --
 Other income, net..........       --         39       279       --        --
                               -------   -------  --------  --------  --------
 Income (loss) before income
  taxes and cumulative
  effect of change in
  accounting................       852     6,896     7,916     7,227   (23,183)
 Income tax expense
  (benefit).................       325     2,800     3,689     3,541    (6,827)
                               -------   -------  --------  --------  --------
 Income (loss) before
  cumulative effect of
  change in accounting......       527     4,096     4,227     3,686   (16,356)
 Cumulative effect of change
  in accounting.............       --        --        --        --        615
                               -------   -------  --------  --------  --------
 Net income (loss)..........   $   527   $ 4,096  $  4,227  $  3,686  $(16,971)
                               =======   =======  ========  ========  ========
Balance Sheet Data:
 Working capital............   $ 6,911   $ 8,514  $ 20,412  $ 36,965  $ 34,611
 Total assets...............    20,937    64,711   102,208   196,395   196,273
 Long-term liabilities......     5,146    23,366    51,632   111,333   123,790
 Stockholders' equity.......     7,434    28,873    32,999    58,256    41,285


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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS

  The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the more
detailed information contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements and
notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Report.

Overview

  Everest is a leading provider of dialysis and other blood treatment services.
Founded in 1968 and principally owned by nephrologists, the Company has a long-
standing focus on developing strong relationships with physicians to provide
high-quality patient care. The Company is the nation's sixth-largest provider
of chronic dialysis outpatient services and serves approximately 6,400 patients
through 68 facilities in 12 states. Everest also contracts with 81 hospitals in
9 states to provide a broad range of other extracorporeal blood treatment
services, including inpatient acute dialysis, perfusion, apheresis and auto-
transfusion (together, "Contract Services"). Pursuant to management contracts,
Everest provides management services to (i) a physician practice group
comprised of 28 nephrologists, primarily in the Chicago and northwest Indiana
areas, and (ii) certain minority-owned or unaffiliated dialysis facilities. For
fiscal 1999, the Company derived 86.9% of its net revenues from chronic and
acute dialysis services, 11.7% from Contract Services and 1.4% from management
services.

Sources of Revenues

  The Company's net revenues from chronic and acute dialysis services are
derived from: (i) in-center dialysis and home dialysis services including drugs
and supplies and acute dialysis services performed in hospitals; and (ii)
contracts with hospital-based programs. The majority of the Company's in-center
and home dialysis services are paid for under the Medicare ESRD program in
accordance with rates established by HCFA. Additional payments are provided by
other third-party payors (particularly by employer group health plans during
the first thirty months of treatment), generally at rates higher than those
reimbursed by Medicare. Everest is currently seeking to expand the portion of
its revenues attributable to non-government payors by entering into contracts
with managed care companies and other private payors. Because dialysis is an
ongoing, life-sustaining therapy used to treat a chronic condition, utilization
of the Company's chronic dialysis services is generally predictable and not
subject to seasonal or economic fluctuations. ESRD patients may receive up to
156 dialysis treatments per year; however, due to hospitalization and no shows
the Company's average number of treatments per patient per year is 136. Unless
the patient moves to another dialysis facility, receives a kidney transplant or
dies, the revenues generated per patient per year can be estimated with
reasonable accuracy. See "Business--Sources of Revenue Reimbursement."

  The Company's Contract Services revenues are derived from perfusion,
apheresis and auto-transfusion services provided to hospitalized patients
pursuant to contracts with hospitals. Rates paid for such services are
negotiated with individual hospitals. Because extracorporeal blood treatment
services are required for patients undergoing major surgical procedures,
utilization of the Company's Contract Services is not subject to seasonal or
economic fluctuations.

  The Company's revenues also include fees paid under management services
contracts. Management service fee revenue is recognized when earned. Management
service fees are based on contracted rates. The contracted rates are estimates
based upon the cost of services provided such as billing, accounting, technical
support, cash management and facilities management.

Acquisitions

  During fiscal 1998, the Company acquired additional equity in three entities
in which it previously held a minority interest: (i) Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo,
L.L.C. ("HDA LLC"), which owns one outpatient and home dialysis facility
located in Amarillo, Texas (the Company's interest was increased from 30.0% to
100.0%); (ii) Home Dialysis of Mount Auburn, Inc., which owns one home dialysis
facility located in Cincinnati, Ohio (the

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Company's interest was increased from 50.0% to 80.5%); and (iii) Dialysis
Specialists of South Texas, L.L.C. ("DSST"), which owns three outpatient and
home dialysis facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas (the Company's interest was
increased from 33.3% to 100.0%). In addition, effective April 1, 1998, the
Company acquired 100.0% of North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc. ("North
Buckner"), which owns one outpatient dialysis facility in Dallas, Texas. These
acquisitions represented approximately 550 patients in the aggregate. Effective
March 1, 1998, the Company acquired 70% of Perfusion Resource Association,
L.L.C., a Contract Services business with two hospitals under contract. In May
1998, the Company developed and opened one outpatient dialysis facility located
in Bronx, New York.

  Pursuant to a Management Agreement with Montefiore Medical Center ("MMC"),
New York Dialysis Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
("NYDM"), has been managing four dialysis facilities located in the Bronx, New
York (the "Facilities"). Under the original Management Agreement, NYDM had a
right of first refusal to purchase the Facilities and the right to operate them
(and in effect terminate the Management Agreement) in the event that MMC
received and proposed to accept a bona fide offer for the purchase of one or
all of the Facilities. After having been informed by MMC of the receipt of such
an offer earlier this year, NYDM exercised its right of first refusal and, as a
result, in July 1998, the parties entered into an Agreement to Amend and Not-
to-Compete (the "Agreement to Amend") and Amendment No. 3 to the Management
Agreement (the "Amendment"). Pursuant to the Agreement to Amend, NYDM paid an
amount equal to $19,216,000 to MMC in consideration for MMC's covenant not-to-
compete and other undertakings, including MMC's agreement to enter into the
Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Agreement to Amend and
the Amendment, MMC entered into a Medical Asset Purchase Agreement (the
"Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which it agreed to sell the Facilities'
medical assets to Everest Dialysis Services, Inc. ("EDS"), a corporation formed
for this purpose under the laws of the State of New York, and which is owned by
Craig Moore and Paul Balter, M.D., owners of the Company. The parties have made
the filings necessary to obtain the approval of the New York Public Health
Council required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated under
the Purchase Agreement and the subsequent operation of the Facilities by EDS.
If the parties are unable to obtain such approval, at the option of NYDM,
either NYDM and MMC will enter into a forty-year Administrative Services
Agreement or MMC will be required to make certain payments to NYDM in exchange
for the transfer by NYDM of the Facilities' non-medical assets to MMC. (See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Results of Operations.")

  During Fiscal 1999, the Company acquired additional equity in five entities
in which it previously held a minority interest: (i) Dialysis Specialists of
Topeka, Inc., which owns one outpatient and home dialysis facility in Topeka,
Kansas (the Company's interest was increased from 25% to 75%); (ii) Dialysis
Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd. ("DSCCL"), which owns one outpatient
and home dialysis facility in Norwood, Ohio (the Company's interest was
increased from 37.9% to 100.0%); (iii) Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc.
("Fairfield"), which owns one outpatient and home dialysis facility in
Fairfield, Ohio (the Company's interest was increased from 50.0% to 100.0%);
(iv) Home Dialysis of Columbus, Inc ("Columbus"), which owns two outpatient and
home dialysis facilities in Columbus, Ohio (the Company's interest was
increased from 49.0% to 100.0%); (v) Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc., which
owns one outpatient and home dialysis facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma (the
Company's interest was increased from 33.33% to 100.0%). Additionally, during
Fiscal 1999 the Company acquired a 100.0% interest in Englewood Dialysis
Facility L.L.C., which owns one outpatient and home dialysis facility in
Englewood, New Jersey (the Company previously had no equity interest in this
facility). These acquisitions represent 120 stations and approximately 639
patients in the aggregate.

  In November 1999, the Company acquired a 100.0% interest in Western New York
Artificial Kidney Center, Inc. through its Article 28 Company, which owns three
outpatient dialysis facilities in the Buffalo, New York area (the Company
previously had no equity interest in these facilities). This acquisition
represents 45 stations and approximately 241 patients in the aggregate.

  In December 1999, the Company acquired a 100.0% interest in St. Clare
Dialysis Center located in Dover, New Jersey (the Company previously had no
equity interests in these facilities). This acquisition represents 12 stations
and approximately 65 patients.


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  Acquisitions of dialysis and Contract Services providers have been recorded
under purchase accounting with the purchase price being principally allocated
to fixed assets, accounts receivable and inventory based on respective
estimated fair market values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the
purchase price over the fair value of identifiable assets (including
identifiable intangible assets) is allocated to goodwill, which is amortized
over 25 years. The results of these acquisitions have been included in the
results of operations from their respective acquisition dates. The Company
regularly evaluates the potential acquisition of, and holds discussions with,
various potential acquisition candidates; as a general rule, the Company does
not intend to publicly announce such acquisitions until a definitive agreement
has been reached.

De Novos

  During Fiscal 1999, the Company commenced operations in three De Novo
facilities: (1) Madiera Dialysis Center, which is comprised of one outpatient
dialysis facility in Madiera, Ohio; (2) Corpus Christi Central Dialysis Center,
which is comprised of one outpatient and home dialysis facility in Corpus
Christi, Texas (3) Terrell Dialysis Center, which is comprised of one
outpatient dialysis facility in Terrell, Texas. These De Novos represent 33
stations and approximately 74 patients in the aggregate.

Reorganization

  In November 1997, in order to simplify its ownership structure and better
position the Company for future growth, the shareholders of the Company entered
into a series of related transactions. Prior to such transactions, the Founding
Directors, who collectively owned approximately 70% of the equity in the
Company, held their equity interest through a limited liability company.
Following these transactions, the Founding Directors now directly hold
approximately 55% of the equity in the Company, and collectively own all of the
membership interests in Peak Liquidating, which in turn owns approximately 15%
of the equity in the Company. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions" and "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management."

Consolidations

  Effective as of June 30, 1999, in a transaction consummated by the Company to
simplify tax reporting, Northwest Indiana Dialysis Center, Inc. and Lake Avenue
Dialysis Center, Inc., were merged with and into Ohio Valley Dialysis Center,
Inc. ("Ohio Valley"), in a statutory merger with Ohio Valley being the
surviving entity, and the name of Ohio Valley was changed to Everest Healthcare
Indiana, Inc.

  Effective as of September 30, 1999, in a transaction consummated by the
Company to simplify tax reporting, Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati,
Ltd., Home Dialysis of Columbus, Inc., and Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc. were
merged with and into Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc. ("Fairfield"), in a
statutory merger with Fairfield being the surviving entity, and the name of
Fairfield was changed to Everest Healthcare Ohio, Inc.

  Effective as of October 31, 1999, in a series of transactions consummated by
the Company to simplify tax reporting, Dialysis Specialists of South Texas,
L.L.C., Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, L.L.C., Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists,
L.L.C. and Dialysis Specialists of Corpus Christi, L.L.C., were merged with and
into North Buckner Dialysis Center Inc. ("North Buckner") in a statutory merger
with North Buckner being the surviving entity, and the assets of North Buckner
were contributed to Everest Healthcare Texas, L.P. ("New LP"), a newly formed
limited partnership. New LP is owned by North Buckner (its 1% general partner)
and Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp. (its 99% limited partner) a newly
formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of North Buckner.

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Results of Operations

  The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the Company's
results of operations:



                                             Fiscal years ended
                                               September 30,
                                         ----------------------------
                                           1997      1998      1999
                                         --------  --------  --------
                                                   (in thousands)
                                                            
Net revenues............................ $113,808  $147,475  $184,918
Patient care costs......................   81,913   102,644   131,634
General and administrative expenses.....   14,855    23,286    24,328
Special charges.........................      --        --     22,959
Provision for bad debts.................      714     2,727     7,360
Depreciation and amortization...........    4,940     6,927    10,479
                                         --------  --------  --------
Income (loss) from operations...........   11,386    11,891   (11,842)
Interest expense, net...................   (2,148)   (5,932)  (11,084)
Equity in earnings of affiliates........      --      1,784       586
Minority interests in earnings..........   (1,601)     (516)     (843)
Other income, net ......................      279       --        --
                                         --------  --------  --------
Income (loss) before income taxes and
 cumulative effect of change in
 accounting.............................    7,916     7,227   (23,183)
Income tax expense (benefit)............    3,689     3,541    (6,827)
                                         --------  --------  --------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect
 of change in accounting................    4,227     3,686   (16,356)
Cumulative effect of change in
 accounting.............................      --        --        615
                                         --------  --------  --------
Net income (loss)....................... $  4,227  $  3,686  $(16,971)
                                         ========  ========  ========


  The following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain statement of
operations items expressed as a percentage of net revenues for such periods:



                                           Fiscal years ended September 30,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1997        1998        1999
                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                          
Net revenues.............................       100.0%      100.0%      100.0%
Patient care costs.......................        72.0        69.6        71.2
General and administrative expenses......        13.0        15.8        13.2
Special charges..........................         --          --         12.4
Provision for bad debts..................         0.7         1.9         4.0
Depreciation and amortization............         4.3         4.7         5.6
                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
Income (loss) from operations............        10.0         8.0        (6.4)
Interest expense, net....................        (1.9)       (4.0)       (6.0)
Equity in earnings of affiliates.........         --          1.2         0.3
Minority interests in earnings...........        (1.4)       (0.3)       (0.4)
Other income, net........................         0.2         --          --
                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
Income (loss) before income taxes and
 cumulative effect of change in
 accounting..............................         6.9         4.9       (12.5)
Income tax expense (benefit).............         3.2         2.4        (3.6)
                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of
 change in accounting....................         3.7         2.5        (8.9)
Cumulative effect of change in
 accounting..............................         --          --          0.3
                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
Net income (loss)........................         3.7%        2.5%       (9.2)%
                                           ==========  ==========  ==========


Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1999 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September
30, 1998

  Net Revenues. Net revenues increased $37.4 million or 25.4% to $184.9 million
for fiscal 1999 from $147.5 million for fiscal 1998. Approximately $11.8
million of the increase was attributable to an increase in the number of
treatments at existing dialysis facilities, a shift in revenues by payor and an
increase in the average net revenue per treatment to approximately $236 for
fiscal 1999 from $229 for fiscal 1998. Of the remaining $25.6 million of the
increase, approximately $20.6 million resulted from the acquisition of 12

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dialysis facilities in fiscal 1999 and fiscal 1998 and the acquisition of
Contract Services businesses in fiscal 1998. Approximately $3.2 million was
attributable to revenues generated pursuant to de novo facilities opened by the
Company in fiscal 1998 and 1999 and approximately $2.4 million was attributable
to same store growth in the contract services business.

  Patient Care Costs. Patient care costs consist of costs directly related to
the care of patients, including direct and indirect labor, drugs and other
medical supplies and operational costs of the facilities. Patient care costs
have been adjusted to also reflect the indirect costs of supporting the
facilities such as bio-med and staff education. Patient care costs increased
$29.0 million or 28.3% to $131.6 million for fiscal 1999 from $102.6 million
for fiscal 1998. Approximately $9.7 million of the increase was attributable to
the increase in the number of treatments at the existing dialysis facilities.
Of the remaining increase, $15.5 million is from the opening of de novo
facilities in fiscal 1998 and 1999 and the acquisition of 12 facilities in
fiscal 1999 and fiscal 1998, and approximately $2.5 million was attributable to
the acquisition of Contract Services businesses in fiscal 1998.

  General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses
increased $1.0 million or 4.3% to $24.3 million for fiscal 1999 from $23.3
million for fiscal 1998. The increase was attributable to the growth of the
corporate infrastructure, including the expansion of information systems,
increased professional fees and increased administrative labor costs.

  Special Charges. The Company recorded approximately $23.0 million of charges
during fiscal 1999. These amounts have been expensed as special charges and
include $22.4 million in impairment of long-lived assets and $600 in severance
costs.

  The impairment of long-lived assets included (i) a $20.5 million write down
of goodwill and other intangible assets, (ii) a $1.4 million write-off of
advances to, and other assets of, certain of the Company's joint ventures and
(iii) the write-down of $500 of fixed assets to fair value. The write-off of
goodwill and other intangible assets was the result of a deterioration in the
profitability and cash flows of certain acquired operations. The deterioration
was due, in part, to continued contractual adjustments and other reductions in
anticipated revenues. As a result of this deterioration, the Company evaluated
the long-lived assets of effected businesses for impairment to determine the
amount of the assets that were not recoverable. As a result of this evaluation,
the Company recorded a write down of these assets based upon the amount by
which the carrying value of the assets exceeded their fair values as determined
on a discounted cash flows basis. Certain of the Company's joint ventures
encountered similar deterioration in the current fiscal year. As a result, the
Company recorded a write-off of certain advances to and other assets of these
companies.

  The severance costs to two executives of the Company related to amounts that
were due under the individuals' employment contract upon separating from the
Company.

  Provision for Bad Debts. Provision for bad debts increased $4.7 million or
174.1% to $7.4 million for fiscal 1999 from $2.7 for fiscal 1998. The increase
was due to a deterioration of the Company's days sales outstanding of patient
receivables as well as an overall increase in patient receivables due to
increased treatments.

  Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased
approximately $3.6 million or 52.2% to $10.5 million for fiscal 1999 from $6.9
million for fiscal 1998. The increase was due to increased amortization of
goodwill as a result of business acquisitions (including the purchase of
minority interests) and to increased depreciation expense as a result of fixed
asset purchases and denovo developments.

  Income from Operations. Income from operations decreased $23.7 million or
200% to a loss of $11.8 million for fiscal 1999 from income of $11.9 million
for fiscal 1998. Accordingly, income from operations as a percentage of net
revenues decreased to (6.4)% for fiscal 1999 as compared to 8.0% for fiscal
1998 due to the factors discussed above.

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  Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net increased $5.2 million or 88.1%
to $11.1 million for fiscal 1999 from $5.9 million for fiscal 1998. The
increase was primarily attributable to a full year of interest expense
recognized on the Senior Subordinated Notes in fiscal 1999 versus only five
months of interest expense recognized in fiscal 1998.

  Equity in Earnings of Affiliates. Equity in earnings of affiliates represents
the Company's portion of earnings in unconsolidated joint ventures. The Company
recognized equity in earnings of affiliates of approximately $586 in fiscal
1999, and $1.8 million in fiscal 1998. This decrease is primarily due to the
Company's acquisition of the interest not previously owned in four joint
ventures during fiscal 1999, which were previously minority owned, and the
increase from minority ownership (25%) to majority ownership (75%) in one other
entity.

  Minority Interests in Earnings. Minority interests in earnings represents the
proportionate equity interests of other partners in the Company's entities that
are not wholly owned. The minority interests in earnings increased
approximately $327 to $843 in fiscal 1999 as compared to $516 in fiscal 1998.

  Income Taxes. Income taxes decreased approximately $10.3 million to a tax
benefit of $6.8 million in fiscal 1999 from a tax expense of $3.5 million in
fiscal 1998 as a result of the factors discussed above.

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1998 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September
30, 1997

  Net Revenues. Net revenues increased $33.7 million or 29.6% to $147.5 million
for fiscal 1998 from $113.8 million for fiscal 1997. Approximately $18.4
million of the increase was attributable to an increase in the number of
treatments at existing dialysis facilities, a shift in revenues by payor and an
increase in the average net revenue per treatment to approximately $229 for
fiscal 1998 from $220 for fiscal 1997. The shift in revenues by payor and the
increase in the net revenue per treatment were associated with the commercial
price increase that went into effect in July 1997. This was offset by an
increase in the contractual allowance of approximately $3.0 million. The
contractual allowance represents the Company's estimate of potential
adjustments to invoiced amounts. Of the remaining $18.3 million of the
increase, approximately $4.8 million resulted from the acquisition of Contract
Services businesses in fiscal 1997 and $13.5 million was attributable to the
opening of de novo facilities in fiscal 1997 and 1998 and the acquisition of
six facilities in fiscal 1998.

  Patient Care Costs. Patient care costs consist of costs directly related to
the care of patients, including direct and indirect labor, drugs and other
medical supplies and operational costs of the facilities. Patient care costs
have been adjusted to reflect the indirect costs of supporting the facilities
such as bio-med and staff education. Patient care costs increased $20.7 million
or 25.3% to $102.6 million for fiscal 1998 from $81.9 million for fiscal 1997.
Approximately $7.4 million of the increase was attributable to the increase in
the number of treatments at the existing dialysis facilities. Of the remaining
increase, $8.8 million is from the opening of de novo facilities in fiscal 1997
and 1998 and the acquisition of six facilities in fiscal 1998, and
approximately $4.5 million was attributable to the acquisition of Contract
Services businesses in fiscal 1997.

  General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses
increased $8.4 million or 56.4% to $23.3 million for fiscal 1998 from $14.9
million for fiscal 1997. The increase was attributable to the growth of the
corporate infrastructure, including the expansion of information systems,
increased professional fees and increased administrative labor costs.

  Provision for Bad Debts. Provision for bad debts increased $2.0 million or
285.7% to $2.7 million for fiscal 1998 from $714 for fiscal 1997. The increase
was due to provisions established for specific receivables as a result of price
increases which may not be collectible from uninsured patients. The price
increases were applicable to commercial insurance carriers and went into effect
beginning July 1997.

  Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased
approximately $2.0 million or 40.8% to $6.9 million for fiscal 1998 from $4.9
million for fiscal 1997. The increase was due to increased amortization of
goodwill as a result of business acquisitions (including the purchase of
minority interests) and to increased depreciation expense as a result of fixed
asset purchases.

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  Income from Operations. Income from operations increased $500 or 4.4% to
$11.9 million for fiscal 1998 from $11.4 million for fiscal 1997. Income from
operations as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 8.0% for fiscal 1998 as
compared to 10.0% for fiscal 1997 due to the factors discussed above.

  Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net increased $3.8 million or 181.0%
to $5.9 million for fiscal 1998 from $2.1 million for fiscal 1997. The increase
was primarily attributable to an increase in the average debt outstanding of
approximately $48.6 million to $74.1 million in fiscal 1998 as compared to
$25.5 million in fiscal 1997. The increase is due to the issuance of Senior
Subordinated Notes May 5, 1998.

  Equity in Earnings of Affiliates. Equity in earnings of affiliates represents
the Company's portion of earnings in unconsolidated joint ventures. The Company
recognized equity in earnings of affiliates of approximately $1.8 million in
fiscal 1998. In fiscal 1997, the joint venture entities were start up in nature
and as such, the Company did not recognize any earnings. Whereas, in fiscal
1998, the operations matured and started to produce income.

  Minority Interests in Earnings. In November 1997, the Company acquired the
minority interests in Everest, and therefore, there is no minority interest
expense relating to minority interests in Everest subsequent to the
acquisition. Accordingly, minority interest expense decreased $1.1 million or
68.8% to $516 for fiscal 1998 from $1.6 million in fiscal 1997.

  Income Taxes. Income taxes remained constant at approximately $3.6 million
for fiscal 1998 and fiscal 1997. This was mainly due to an increase in the
effective tax rate to approximately 49% for fiscal 1998 as compared to 46.6%
for fiscal 1997 due to an increase in non-deductible goodwill amortization
expense associated with acquisitions.

Year 2000 Compliance by the Company and Others

  Year 2000 compliance concerns the ability of certain computerized information
systems to properly recognize date-sensitive information, such as invoices for
the Company's services, as the year 2000 approaches. Systems that do not
recognize such information could generate erroneous data or cause systems to
fail. The Company is at risk both for its own Year 2000 compliance and for the
Year 2000 compliance of those with whom it does business, particularly third
party payors.

  The Company has established a Year 2000 Task Force to study and address Year
2000 issues. The Task Force consists of Karen Graminga-Warren, Director of
Technology and Chief Information Officer, and representatives from all major
areas of the Company. The task force meets weekly. The Company has hired four
consultants that devote full time attention to Year 2000 issues. The Year 2000
Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultants has also been retained as an
advisor for Year 2000 issues.

  The Task Force has formulated and implemented a plan with six stages, as
follows: (i) awareness, (ii) inventory, (iii) impact analysis, (iv)
remediation, (v) testing and (vi) implementation.

  "Awareness" involves the education of our employees and is an ongoing process
that will continue past January 2000. "Inventory" involves taking stock of our
systems, a process that is underway and progressing through each unit and
corporate office. "Impact analysis" involves determining which items are not
Year 2000 compliant and how they will affect the Company's business.
"Remediation" is the process of determining what to do with non-compliant
items. Options are to fix the problem, replace the item with new software or
equipment or retire the item. "Testing" involves verifying that the fixed or
replaced item is now Year 2000 compliant. "Implementation" is the process of
placing the tested item into production. All phases were completed as of
December 29, 1999.

  Contingency planning is completed for dialysis units and corporate offices.
The Company's plan includes patient education, the establishment of a disaster
committee, list of units and when they are dialyzing, a plan to have all units
checked on January 1, 2000 for operational readiness and a plan to insure that
all units alert local

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utilities to their medical status. The Corporate office will be checked at
12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2000 for status. A Year 2000 help desk will be manned
from January 1, 2000 to January 5, 2000. The help desk will have a listing of
all critical employee numbers, vendors numbers, utilities numbers and scenarios
to follow. Each dialysis unit must perform a series of tests as indicated on a
standard checklist and fax the results of such tests to the Year 2000 help desk
for evaluation no later than 11:00 am January 1, 2000. Units that have not
forwarded such information to the help desk within the allotted time will be
contacted to ensure that all tests were performed and to ensure the results of
such tests are adequate. Each unit has been supplied a primary and secondary
contact person for the purpose of assisting the units in the testing and to
forward the results of such testing.

  The Company has five major information technology systems, the present
compliance of which is described below:

    1. Client tracking system. This system is Year 2000 compliant.

    2. Accounting package. This system is Year 2000 compliant.

    3. Interim accounting package for Contract Services. This package is Year
  2000 compliant.

    4. Physician billing. The Company installed a new billing system which is
  Year 2000 compliant.

    5. Facilities billing. This system is Year 2000 compliant.

  These systems would have been upgraded or replaced to support Company growth
irrespective of the Year 2000 issue. The process of upgrading or replacing
these systems was not accelerated by Year 2000 considerations.

  The Company has completed a full review of the Year 2000 compliance of its
non-information technology systems (i.e., embedded technology such as micro-
controllers).

  The total amount the Company has expended on Year 2000 issues are as follows:

                                                            
      Consultants................................................... $  900,000
      Hardware......................................................    300,000
      Software......................................................    100,000
      Bio-Med Embedded Technology...................................    100,000
                                                                     ----------
          Total..................................................... $1,400,000
                                                                     ==========

      

Approximately 90% of the Year 2000 budget was spent through the fourth quarter
of fiscal 1999. The Company has and is funding Year 2000 expenditures through
its working capital.

  Management believes that the most significant risk to the Company of Year
2000 issues is the effect such issues may have on third-party payors, such as
Medicare. HCFA has imposed certain Year 2000 readiness obligations on
providers, including the Company. Although the Company is compliant with those
obligations, news reports have indicated that various agencies of the federal
government may have difficulty becoming fully Year 2000 compliant before the
year 2000. A consideration of worst case scenarios and contingency plans to
deal with those scenarios have been determined by the Task Force. Such plans
include transmission of Medicare billings in paper form as opposed to
electronic form which could result in processing delays and, hence, remittance
delays.

  There can be no assurance that Year 2000 issues will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial
condition.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

  The Company requires capital primarily for the acquisition and development of
dialysis centers and Contract Services businesses, the purchase of property and
equipment for existing centers and to finance

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working capital requirements. At September 30, 1999, the Company's working
capital was $34.6 million as compared to $36.9 million at September 30, 1998.

  The Company's net cash provided by operating activities was $4.9 million for
the twelve months ended September 30, 1999. Cash provided by operating
activities consists of net income increased by non-cash expenses such as
depreciation, amortization and the provision for bad debts and adjusted by the
changes in components of working capital, primarily receivables, payables and
accrued expenses. The Company's net cash used in investing activities was $26.5
million for the twelve months ended September 30, 1999. The Company's principal
sources and uses of cash consist of investing activities related to purchases
of new equipment and leasehold improvements for existing dialysis centers, the
purchase of majority interests in five dialysis centers and the purchase of one
independent dialysis facility and a decrease in net advances due from
affiliated entities. Net cash provided by financing activities was
approximately $12.4 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 1999. The
primary sources and uses of cash from financing activities were net borrowings
or repayments under the Prior Credit Facility.

  The Company does not have any current material commitments for capital
expenditures.

  On June 30, 1999, the Company refinanced its Prior Credit Facility with
Harris Trust and Savings Bank as agent bank, the same commercial bank that
provided the Prior Credit Facility. The new Credit Facility consists of three
separate facilities: (i) the $35.0 million Revolving Credit Facility maturing
on June 30, 2002; (ii) $65.0 million Acquisition Credit Facility maturing on
June 15, 2005, which includes the requirement to convert all of the borrowings
outstanding thereunder on each of June 30, 2000, 2001 and 2002 to one or more
seven-year term loans with balloon payments due on June 15, 2005 (the "Term
Loans"); and (iii) the $40.0 million Year 2000 Credit Facility, available from
January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000, to finance government related accounts
receivable which are unpaid due to difficulties related to the year 2000. The
total amount drawn under the Credit Facility may not exceed $140.0 million. The
Credit Facility contains operating and financial covenants, including, without
limitation, requirements to maintain leverage and debt service coverage ratios
and minimum tangible net worth. In addition, the Credit Facility includes
customary covenants relating to the delivery of financial statements, reports,
notices and other information, access to information and properties,
maintenance of insurance, payment of taxes, maintenance of assets, nature of
business, corporate existence and rights, compliance with applicable laws,
including environmental laws, transactions with affiliates, use of proceeds,
limitation on indebtedness, limitations on liens, limitations on certain
mergers and sales of assets, limitations on stock repurchases, and limitation
on debt payments and other distributions including prepayment or redemption of
the Company's Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. The Credit Facility contains
certain events of default after expiration of applicable grace periods,
including defaults relating to: (i) nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or
other amounts; (ii) violation of covenants; (iii) material inaccuracy of
representations and warranties; (iv) bankruptcy; (v) material judgments; (vi)
certain ERISA liabilities; and (vii) actual or asserted invalidity of any loan
documents.

  Effective as of October 8, 1999 and December 21, 1999, the new Credit
Facility was amended. In addition to approving certain acquisitions by the
Company, the October amendment permits the Company to capitalize and provide
working capital to certain affiliates of the Company which own or operate a
segment of the business in jurisdictions where, pursuant to the laws of such
jurisdictions, the Company itself is not qualified to own or operate such
segments of the business. The December amendment modified the cash leverage
ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio and definition of EBITDA under the Credit
Facility in connection with the charge recognized by the Company in fiscal 1999
of approximately $23 million, which charge was taken in connection with the
write down by the Company of goodwill and other intangible assets. See, "--
Results of Operations--Special Charges." In connection with the December
amendment, the Company paid Harris Trust and Savings Bank a fee of $525,000.

  In November 1996, the Company issued notes in the aggregate principal amount
of $7.0 million as part of the purchase price for its acquisition of The
Extracorporeal Alliance. The notes bear interest at a variable rate equal to
the five-year Treasury note rate plus three percent and mature on October 31,
2002.

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  A significant component of the Company's growth strategy is the acquisition
and development of dialysis centers and the acquisition of Contract Services
businesses. The Company believes that the existing cash and funds from
operations, together with funds available under the New Credit Facility, will
be sufficient to meet the Company's acquisition, development, expansion,
capital expenditure and working capital needs for at least the next twelve
months. In order to finance certain strategic acquisition opportunities, the
Company may from time to time incur additional short and long-term bank
indebtedness and may issue equity or debt securities, the availability and
terms of which will depend on market and other conditions. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in implementing its growth
strategy or that adequate sources of capital will be available in the future as
needed on terms acceptable to the Company.

Impact of Inflation

  A substantial portion of the Company's net revenues is subject to
reimbursement rates that are regulated by the federal government and do not
automatically adjust for inflation. The Company is unable to increase the
amount it receives for the services provided by its dialysis businesses that
are reimbursed under the Medicare composite rate. Increased operating costs due
to inflation, such as labor and supply costs, without a corresponding increase
in reimbursement rates, may adversely affect the Company's earnings in the
future. However, part of the Company's growth strategy is to acquire additional
Contract Services businesses which are not directly dependent on reimbursement
from government agencies. The Company believes that the effect of inflation is
further mitigated by a recent change in current governmental health care laws
that extends the coordination of benefits period for ESRD patients who are
covered by an employer group health plan from 18 to 21 months to 30 to 33
months before Medicare becomes the primary payor. In addition, the Balanced
Budget Refinement Act of 1999 would update the composite rate for payment by
1.2% for renal dialysis services furnished in 2000 and an additional 1.2% for
such services furnished in 2001.

Recent Developments

  Effective June 28, 1999 John B. Bourke resigned as the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company. Effective October 15, 1999 Mr. Bourke ceased to be
employed by the Company. See "Executive Compensation--Employment Agreements"
for a discussion of the Company's severance arrangement with Mr. Bourke.
Mr. Bourke was replaced by Lawrence D. Damron.

  Effective October 31, 1999 certain of the Company's subsidiaries which
operate facilities in the State of Texas were consolidated and reorganized. See
"--Consolidations."

  In October 1999 and December 1999 the Company amended and restated its credit
facility. See "--Liquidity and Capital Resources" for a discussion of the
material terms of these amendments.

  Effective November 5, 1999 Nicki M. Norris resigned as the Executive Vice
President and General Manager of the Company. See "Executive Compensation--
Employment Agreements" for a discussion of the Company's severance arrangement
with Ms. Norris. Ms. Norris was replaced by Paul Zabetakis, M.D., whose title
with the Company is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Dialysis Services.

  The Company and Paul Zabetakis, M.D. entered into an Employment Agreement
effective November 15, 1998. Pursuant to an Option Agreement dated November 15,
1999 Dr. Zabetakis was granted an option to purchase 60,000 shares of the
Company's common stock at a purchase price of $13.05 per share. The option was
granted under the Company's 1999 Stock Award Plan. 25% of the total options
granted under such agreement shall become vested and exercisable on each of the
first four anniversaries of the grant date.

  In November and December 1999, respectively, the Company acquired a 100%
interest in Western New York Artificial Kidney Center, Inc. and St. Clare
Dialysis Center. See "--Acquisitions."

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

  The Company does not engage in hedging or other market structure derivative
trading activities. Additionally, the Company's debt obligations are primarily
fixed-rate in nature and, as such, are not sensitive to changes in interest
rates. The Company does not believe that its market risk financial instruments
on September 30, 1999 would have a material effect on future operations or cash
flow.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

  The financial statements and schedule of the Company are annexed to this
Report. An index to such materials appears on page F-1.

ITEM 9. CHANGE IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

  Not applicable.

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                                    PART III

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

  The directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows:



Name                      Age                                Position
- - ----                      ---                                --------
                        
Craig W. Moore..........   55 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
Arthur M. Morris, M.D...   60 President and Director
Martin P. Fox...........   45 Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Director
Michael J. Carbon,
 M.D....................   59 Senior Vice President and Director
Paul Zabetakis, M.D.....   52 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dialysis Services
James E. Becks..........   49 Chief Executive Officer, Contract Services
Lawrence D. Damron......   53 Chief Financial Officer
Paul Balter, M.D........   60 Chief Medical Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
Thomas D. Creel.........   52 Vice President of Business Development-Northern U.S. and Director
Alan M. Berry...........   55 Director
George Dunea, M.D.......   66 Director
Ashutosh Gupta, M.D.....   52 Director
Douglas Mufuka, M.D.....   59 Director


  Mr. Moore is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. He has served in those capacities since 1995. Mr. Moore joined
Everest in 1986 as an Executive Vice President. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Business and Finance from Adrian College and completed the Institute for
Management at Northwestern University in 1976. He has worked for U.S. Steel
Corporation, American Hospital Supply Corporation and Baxter Healthcare
Corporation in a variety of management assignments including Division President
of American Micro-Surgery Specialties. He served four years in the U.S. Navy as
a line officer. Mr. Moore is a member of the Board of Directors of Biologic
Systems Corporation.

  Dr. Morris is the President and a director of the Company. Dr. Morris joined
Everest in 1971. He received his medical degree from the State University of
New York at Buffalo in 1965 and completed a Fellowship in Renal Disease at
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago in 1971. Dr. Morris was board
certified in Internal Medicine in 1971 and in Nephrology in 1972. He has been
on the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois since
1973. From 1979 to 1981, he served as Chairman of the ESRD Network 15. In 1984
Dr. Morris was appointed by Governor Thompson to serve on the State of Illinois
Renal Disease Advisory Council, on which he continues to serve. Dr. Morris is a
Fellow in the American College of Physicians, has been a member of the board of
trustees at West Suburban Hospital Medical Center since 1990. He has been in
private practice since 1971.

  Mr. Fox is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and a director
of the Company. Mr. Fox joined Everest in 1996. He is a graduate of Northern
Arizona University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and is a
Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Fox has over ten years of management
experience in the dialysis industry. He began his career in the dialysis
industry as the Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Kidney Institute and
later, beginning in 1992, was named Chief Executive Officer of HDA. Mr. Fox is
a former treasurer of the National Renal Administrators Association.

  Dr. Carbon is the Senior Vice President and a director of the Company. Dr.
Carbon joined Everest in 1979. Dr. Carbon received his M.D. from the University
of Illinois in 1965. He completed his fellowship in both Internal Medicine in
1970 and Nephrology in 1971 from the University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Dr. Carbon served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1966 to 1968. Dr. Carbon
has been in private practice since 1971 specializing in nephrology and
hypertensive disease. Dr. Carbon has been a board member of

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Central DuPage Hospital since 1994 and formerly served as president of the
hospital's medical staff. He is chief operating officer of NANI-IL and NANI-IN
and medical director of the Company's Contract Services business.

  Dr. Zabetakis is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
the Company's Dialysis Services business with responsibility for operations of
the chronic dialysis centers. Dr. Zabetakis joined Everest in this capacity in
November of 1999. Previously, he had served various other roles with the
Company including Vice-Chairman--Quality Improvement Committee, Medical
Director--Peritoneal Dialysis, and Medical Director for Renal Disease
Management Services. Dr. Zabetakis received his undergraduate degree from
Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania and received his
Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in
Memphis. Dr. Zabetakis completed his Fellowship in Nephrology at Yale
University School of Medicine. Dr. Zabetakis also has been a practicing
physician in Nephrology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City where he was
also the Associate Chief of Nephrology and the Director of Home Peritoneal
Dialysis.

  Mr. Becks is Chief Executive Officer of the Company's Contract Services
business and has served in that capacity since 1996. Mr. Becks joined Everest
in 1989. Mr. Becks is a registered nurse and a graduate of Northwestern
University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. Mr. Becks served in
the U.S. Navy following which he worked for American V. Mueller, a division of
American Hospital Supply Corp., in a variety of sales, marketing, and
management assignments including Vice President of Business Development. Mr.
Becks was previously (from 1989 to 1996) a General Manager of the Company's
Continental Healthcare affiliate.

  Mr. Damron is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Damron joined
the Company in June 1999. Mr. Damron received his Bachelor of Arts degree in
economics from the University of Cincinnati and his Masters of Arts degree in
international relations from University of Southern California. Mr. Damron
received his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University and is
also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Damron served as senior accountant at
Price Waterhouse from 1975 to 1980 when he left to join American Hospital
Supply Corporation. Mr. Damron had a number of successively more responsible
positions at American Hospital Supply Corporation, which was acquired by Baxter
International in 1985. Mr. Damron spent 12 years in a number of key management
positions at Baxter International including his last position as Treasurer of
Baxter. Mr. Damron most recently held the position of Senior Vice President,
Finance and Treasurer at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare.

  Dr. Balter is the Chief Medical Officer, Secretary/Treasurer and a director
of the Company. He also serves as chairman of the Company's Corporate Quality
Improvement Committee. Dr. Balter joined Everest in 1971. Dr. Balter received
his M.D. from Yale University in 1965 and completed his renal fellowship there
in 1969. He served as a nephrologist in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971, and
served in the only hemodialysis unit in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. Dr. Balter
was board certified in Internal Medicine in 1972 and in Nephrology in 1974.
Dr. Balter specializes in systems applications of quality assurance. He has
been in private practice since 1971.

  Mr. Creel has been a member of the board of directors of Everest since 1997.
Mr. Creel received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South
Florida. Following two years in the U.S. Army, Mr. Creel began his sales career
in health care with Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Co. He later joined Baxter
Healthcare Renal Division where he became Vice President of Sales and Service--
U.S. He was one of the founders of Home Dialysis of America, Inc., where he
served since 1992 as Managing Director of Business Development and Operations.
Since June of 1996, Mr. Creel has been the Vice President of Business
Development--North for Everest.

  Mr. Berry has been a member of the board of directors of Everest since 1996.
Mr. Berry received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1966 from the University
of Wisconsin and a Juris Doctor degree in 1969 from Boston University. Mr.
Berry is a Partner in the law firm of Katten Muchin Zavis in Chicago, Illinois,
which he joined in 1974. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois.

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Mr. Berry also serves on the board of directors of each of Abrix Group, Health
Care Management Consultants and MedOpSys.

  Dr. Dunea has been a member of the board of directors of Everest since 1990.
He received his medical degree from University of Sydney Medical School in 1957
and completed nephrology fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic in 1965 and at
Presbyterian St. Luke's and University of Illinois Hospitals in 1966. Dr. Dunea
was board certified in Internal Medicine in 1973 and in Nephrology in 1974.
Since 1969 he has served as the Chairman of the Department of Nephrology-
Hypertension at the Cook County Hospital, a Professor of Clinical Medicine at
the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine and the
Scientific Director of the Hektoen Institute. In addition to an extensive
background of scientific publications including articles, book chapters and
books, Dr. Dunea serves as the editor of Kidney and the coordinating editor of
International Journal of Artificial Organs. Dr. Dunea is a Fellow in the Royal
College of Physicians (London and Edinburgh) and the Royal Society of Medicine
(London).

  Dr. Gupta has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since
1987. Dr. Gupta received his medical degree at the University of Delhi in
Delhi, India in 1970, and completed his nephrology fellowship at the University
of Chicago in 1978. Dr. Gupta was board certified in Internal Medicine in 1981
and in Nephrology in 1988. His professional memberships include the American
Society of Nephrology, the International Society of Nephrology and the American
Medical Association. He has been in private practice in Internal Medicine and
Nephrology since 1978. Dr. Gupta is a fellow of the American College of
Physicians and serves as an associate editor of Kidney.

  Dr. Mufuka has been a member of the board of directors of Everest since 1987.
He received his medical degree from the State University of New York in
Syracuse, New York in 1973 and completed his Nephrology Fellowship at
Northwestern University Medical Center in 1978. Dr. Mufuka is board certified
in Internal Medicine. His professional memberships include the American Society
of Nephrology, International Society of Nephrology, the American Medical
Association and the American College of Physicians. In addition, Dr. Mufuka is
a current director of WSKC Dialysis Services, Inc. He has been in private
practice since 1978.

  There is no family relationship among any of the officers and directors.

  Messrs. Creel and Fox are each entitled to a seat on the Board of Directors
pursuant to a Shareholders Agreement. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions--Shareholders Agreements."

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

  The following table sets forth information with respect to the cash
compensation paid by the Company for services rendered during the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 to the chief executive officer and the
four other most highly compensated executive officers (the "Named Executive
Officers") of the Company:

       Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Years Ended September 30



                                                           Annual          Long Term
                                                        Compensation      Compensation
                                                      ------------------- ------------
                                                                           Securities
                                                                           Underlying   All Other
          Name and Principal Position            Year  Salary      Bonus  Options (#)  Compensation
          ---------------------------            ---- --------    ------- -----------  ------------
                                                                        
Craig W. Moore,
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer..........  1999 $430,000(1) $   --        --       $13,104(2)
                                                 1998  416,000(1)  62,000       --        19,540(2)
                                                 1997  416,000(1)  34,984    50,584       20,283(2)
Nicki M. Norris,
 Executive Vice President and General Manager..  1999 $182,000    $   --        --       $12,982(3)
                                                 1998  177,000     75,600       --        18,221(3)
                                                 1997  168,000     75,600    23,500       17,622(3)
Lawrence D. Damron(4)
 Chief Financial Officer.......................  1999 $ 61,462    $   --     70,000      $   --
                                                 1998      --         --        --           --
                                                 1997      --         --        --           --
John B. Bourke,
 Chief Financial Officer.......................  1999 $197,000    $   --        --       $12,181(5)
                                                 1998  170,000     72,908       --        19,474(5)
                                                 1997  152,000     72,908    23,500       20,283(5)
Martin Fox,
 Executive Vice President and General Manager..  1999 $205,000(1) $   --        --       $13,104(6)
                                                 1998  205,000(1)  19,479       --        21,242(6)
                                                 1997  205,000(1)  19,479       --        20,217(6)
Thomas Creel,
 Vice President of Business Development--
 Northern U.S..................................  1999 $205,000(1) $   --        --       $13,056(7)
                                                 1998  205,000(1)  19,479       --        17,583(7)
                                                 1997  205,000(1)  19,479       --        17,147(7)

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(1) Does not include compensation for service as a director of the Company.
    Director compensation is set forth below.
(2) Includes profit sharing contributions of $8,104, $15,533 and $15,533 in
    fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively and 401(k) plan matching
    contributions of $5,000, $4,007 and $4,750 in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997,
    respectively.
(3) Includes profit sharing contributions of $8,104, $15,533 and $15,533 in
    fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively and 401(k) plan matching
    contributions of $4,879, $2,688 and $2,089 in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997,
    respectively. Ms. Norris resigned from the Company effective November 5,
    1999.
(4) Mr. Damron was hired by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer,
    effective June 28, 1999.

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(5) Includes profit sharing contributions of $8,104, $15,533 and $15,533 in
    fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively and 401(k) plan matching
    contributions of $4,077, $3,941 and $4,750 in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997,
    respectively. Mr. Bourke resigned from his position as the Company's Chief
    Financial Officer effective June 28, 1999. Effective October 15, 1999 Mr.
    Bourke ceased to be employed by the Company.
(6) Includes profit sharing contributions of $8,104, $15,533 and $15,533 in
    fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively and 401(k) plan matching
    contributions of $5,000, $5,709 and $4,684 in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997,
    respectively.
(7) Includes profit sharing contributions of $8,104, $15,533 and $15,533 in
    fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively and 401(k) plan matching
    contributions of $4,952, $2,050 and $1,614 in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997,
    respectively.

  Certain executive officers of the Company, including Drs. Morris, Carbon and
Balter, are compensated by NANI. The Company pays fees to NANI for medical
director and other services provided by these physicians and other NANI
employees. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions--NANI-IL and
NANI-IN."

Director Compensation

  The Company has quarterly directors' meetings and pays each of its 10
directors $8,000 per year. Certain directors also provide consulting services
to the Company through NANI. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions--NANI-IL and NANI-IN."

Employment Agreements

  The Company and Mr. Moore entered into an employment agreement effective
January 1, 1997 and continuing on a year-to-year basis thereafter, subject to
termination by either party on 48 hours' notice. The agreement provides for an
annual salary of $440,000 in addition to health insurance, disability insurance
and other standard benefits. If the agreement is terminated by the Company for
any reason or by Mr. Moore for any reason upon at least 45 days' prior notice,
Mr. Moore will be entitled to severance pay in the amount of $598,833, as well
as life, health and disability insurance and other benefits for nine months
after the termination date. The agreement contains restrictive covenants that
prohibit Mr. Moore from competing with the Company for a period of two years
following his termination of employment. Pursuant to Company policy, Mr. Moore
is entitled to a personal expense account, funded from a portion of his salary,
to be used for legitimate business expenses, provided that all monies not used
in the account at each year end will be returned to Mr. Moore.

  The Company and Mr. Damron entered into an employment agreement dated June
28, 1999. The contract covers a five-year period from the effective date,
subject to prior termination upon the employee's resignation or death (or, at
the option of the Company, upon the employee's permanent disability). The
agreement calls for a base salary at the rate of $235,000 per year (or a
greater amount as determined by the Board in its discretion), in addition to
bonus compensation, insurance and certain other benefits including a possible
success bonus of $400,000 if the Company is sold before September 30, 2002, and
if Mr. Damron is employed by the Company at such time. In connection with his
employment Mr. Damron also recieved options to purchase 70,000 shares of common
stock of the Company at an exercise price of $13.05 per share. The agreement
also provides for a two-year post termination covenant not to compete.

  In connection with Mr. Bourke's resignation from his position as the
Company's Chief Financial Officer effective June 28, 1998 and the cessation of
his employment with the Company effective as of October 15, 1999, Mr. Bourke
will receive severance pay substantially as set forth in his Employment
Agreement with the Company dated as of August 10, 1998. In addition, the
Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of 5,875 of Mr. Bourke's options
granted under the Stock Option Agreement between him and the Company dated
March 5, 1998, which options would otherwise have vested on February 5, 2000.
Pursuant to his Employment Agreement, Mr. Bourke will not be able to compete
with the business of the Company for two years from October 15, 1999.

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  In connection with Ms. Norris' resignation effective as of November 5, 1999,
Ms. Norris will receive severance pay substantially as set forth under her
Employment Agreement with the Company dated August 10, 1998. In addition, the
Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of 5,875 of Ms. Norris' options
granted under the Stock Option Agreement between her and the Company dated
March 5, 1998, which options would otherwise have vested on February 5, 2000.
Pursuant to her Employment Agreement, Ms. Norris will not be able to compete
with the business of the Company for two years from November 5, 1999.

  In connection with the acquisition of Home Dialysis of America, Inc. ("HDA"),
the Company entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Fox and Creel. Each
of these agreements was effective June 20, 1996 and provides for an initial
term of three years, subject to (i) an automatic two-year extension if certain
revenue goals are achieved, and (ii) two-year extensions from time to time at
the option of the Company. Messrs. Fox and Creel are each entitled to receive
an annual salary of $205,000 for the first five years. The agreements provide
for a 10% salary increase if the agreement is extended on the fifth anniversary
of its effective date and a 6% salary increase if the agreement is extended on
the seventh or any later anniversary of the effective date. The agreements also
provide that Messrs. Fox and Creel are entitled to participate in Everest's
general bonus plan as well as a special incentive plan pursuant to which the
former shareholders of HDA (including Messrs. Fox and Creel) in the aggregate
may be entitled to receive up to 2% of Everest's common stock. The agreements
provide for insurance and other benefits commensurate with those generally
provided to officers of the Company. If either of these agreements is
terminated: (i) by the Company without cause (as defined); (ii) due to the
employee's permanent disability; or (iii) by the employee for good reason (as
defined), the employee will be entitled to receive as severance (A) his base
salary for the greater of one year or the then remaining employment period and
(B) if the employment agreement is terminated after the sixth month of any
fiscal year, his prorated bonus for such partial fiscal year; provided,
however, that if the agreement is terminated prior to June 20, 1999 by the
Company without cause or by the employee for good reason, the employee will be
entitled to receive his base salary through June 19, 2001 as well as the
amount, if any, payable pursuant to clause (A) above. If an agreement expires
on the fifth anniversary of the effective date and the Company has not offered
the employee an extension, the employee will be entitled to his base salary for
one year following the expiration date, in addition to any bonus payable in
accordance with the preceding sentence. The agreements contain restrictive
covenants that prohibit Messrs. Fox and Creel from competing with the Company
for at least two years following termination of employment.

Stock Option Plans

  Pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock Award Plan (the "Plan"), the Company has
granted to certain employees and medical directors options to purchase shares
of the Company's common stock. As of September 30, 1999, options to purchase a
total of 526,500 shares of common stock had been granted and are outstanding
under the Plan at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, options to purchase a
total of 1,185,300 shares of common stock had been granted and are outstanding
under the Plan at an exercise price of $9.10 per share, and options to purchase
a total of 271,681 shares of common stock had been granted under the Plan at an
exercise price of $13.05 per share. Such options vest in four equal increments
on each of the first four anniversaries of their respective grant dates. Such
options expire after a ten-year period, or earlier if an employee is terminated
for cause or voluntarily terminates employment other than through retirement.
The options will become fully exercisable upon termination of employment by
reason of death, disability or retirement or upon a change of control of the
Company. In the case of an employee whose employment is terminated for a reason
other than cause, the Company may in its sole discretion purchase the option
for an amount equal to the aggregate per share fair market value minus the
aggregate per share exercise price.

Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year

  There were 70,000 stock options granted by the Company to the Named Executive
Officer plus 65,181 stock options granted to other employees during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999. In connection with the reorganization of the
Company, certain options granted in a prior period were reissued.

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                         Fiscal Year-End Option Values

  The following table contains information regarding the Named Executive
Officers' unexercised options as of September 30, 1999. None of the Named
Executive Officers exercised any options during the fiscal year ended September
30, 1999:



                         Number of Shares Underlying           Value of Unexercised in-the-
                          Unexercised Options as of            Money Options as of September
                         September 30, 1999 (#) (1)                    30, 1999 ($)
                         -------------------------------       ----------------------------------
Name                     Exercisable      Unexercisable         Exercisable        Unexercisable
- - ----                     -----------      -------------         -----------        -------------
                                                                      
Craig W. Moore(2).......          25,292            25,292                    --                   (8)
Nicki M. Norris(3)......          11,750            11,750(6)                 --                   (8)
Lawrence D. Damron(4)...             --             70,000                    --                   (8)
John B. Bourke(5).......          11,750            11,750(7)                 --                   (8)
Martin Fox..............             --                --                     --                  --
Thomas Creel............             --                --                     --                  --

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(1) These options were originally issued in February 1997 and were subsequently
    terminated and replaced by options with identical terms on February 5, 1998
    pursuant to the reorganization of the Company. See "Management's Discussion
    and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation--
    Reorganization" and "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions--Peak."
(2) The options shown for Mr. Moore represent the maximum number of options
    indirectly granted to him through Peak Liquidating. The actual number of
    options Mr. Moore is entitled to receive will vary depending on the
    valuation of certain assets of Peak Liquidating or Peak.
(3) Ms. Norris resigned from the Company effective November 5, 1999.
(4) Mr. Damron was hired by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer
    effective June 28, 1999.
(5) Mr. Bourke resigned from his position as the Company's Chief Financial
    Officer effective June 28, 1999. Mr. Bourke ceased to be employed by the
    Company effective October 15, 1999.
(6) Includes options to purchase 5,875 shares, which options were accelerated
    in connection with Ms. Norris' resignation after September 30, 1990. The
    remaining 5,875 options were cancelled in connection with her resignation.
(7) Includes options to purchase 5,875 shares, which options were accelerated
    in connection with Mr. Bourke's resignation after September 30, 1990. The
    remaining 5,875 options were cancelled in connection with his resignation.
(8) Everest is a privately held company. There is no market for its securities,
    and no valuation of Everest for the purpose of determining its value as of
    September 30, 1999 has been undertaken.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

  The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, consisting of Craig
Moore, Martin Fox and Doctors Morris, Carbon and Balter, recommends to the
Board the policies that govern the annual and long-term compensation of the
executive officers of the Company. Mr. Moore and Mr. Fox do not participate in
decisions affecting their own compensation.

  Compensation Policies Toward Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee
aims to provide competitive levels of compensation that relate compensation
with the Company's annual and long-term performance goals, reward above average
corporate performance, recognize individual initiative and achievements, and
assist the Company in attracting and retaining qualified executives. The
Compensation Committee attempts to achieve these objectives through a
combination of base salary, stock options, and cash bonus awards. In making its
determination, the Compensation Committee utilizes outside information to
obtain compensation information concerning comparable companies in the dialysis
and blood services industry.

  Base Salary. The base salaries for the Named Executive Officers were governed
by the terms of their respective employment agreements with the Company.

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  Incentive Stock Options. Stock options are granted to executive officers and
other employees of the Company as a means of providing long-term incentives.
The Compensation Committee believes that stock options encourage increased
performance by the Company's employees, including its officers, and align the
interests of the Company's employees with the interests of the Company's
stockholders. Mr. Lawrence Damron received 70,000 stock options in fiscal 1999.

  Cash Bonus Awards. The Compensation Committee considers on an annual basis
whether to pay cash bonuses to some or all of the Company's employees,
including the Company's executive officers.

  Chief Executive Officer's Compensation. The base salary for Mr. Moore
($416,000) for fiscal 1999 was governed by the terms of an employment agreement
effective January 1, 1997. See "--Employment Agreements." Mr. Moore received no
stock options or cash bonus during fiscal 1999.

                                          COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

                                          Arthur M. Morris, M.D.
                                          Paul Balter, M.D.
                                          Michael J. Carbon, M.D.
                                          Craig W. Moore
                                          Martin Fox

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

  The following table sets forth the number of shares of common stock
beneficially owned as of December 29, 1999 by: (i) each person who is known by
the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding common stock;
(ii) each director of the Company; (iii) each Named Executive Officer; and (iv)
all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The number of shares beneficially owned by a person and
the percentage ownership of that person includes shares of common stock subject
to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable
within 60 days of December 29, 1999.



                                                            Number of  Percent
                                                              Shares     of
      Name                                                    Owned     Total
      ----                                                  ---------  -------
                                                                 
      Peak Liquidating, L.L.C.(1)(2)(3)....................  2,792,075  20.5%
      Arthur M. Morris, M.D.(3)(4)(5)(6)...................  1,966,901  15.3
      Paul Balter, M.D.(3)(4)(5)...........................    824,226   6.4
      Michael J. Carbon, M.D.(3)(4)(5).....................    811,043   6.3
      George Dunea, M.D. Revocable Trust(3)(4)(5)..........    811,043   6.3
      Ashutosh Gupta, M.D.(3)(4)(5)........................    811,043   6.3
      Douglas Mufuka, M.D.(3)(4)(5)........................    811,043   6.3
      Fox-McCarthy Family Limited Partnership,
       L.L.P.(7)(8)........................................    797,500   6.2
      AJ BCA, Ltd.(7)(9)...................................    780,000   6.1
      Craig W. Moore(3)(4)(10).............................    615,201   4.8
      Thomas Creel(7)......................................    532,366   4.2
      Paul Zabetakis, M.D..................................    125,000     *
      James E. Becks(11)...................................     35,325     *
      Nicki M. Norris(12)(13)..............................     17,625     *
      John B. Bourke(12)(14)...............................     17,625     *
      Alan M. Berry(12)....................................        --    --
      Lawrence D. Damron...................................        --    --
      All executive officers and directors as a
       group(15)(16)....................................... 11,748,016  86.3

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*   Less than 1.0%.
 (1) The members of Peak Liquidating are Arthur M. Morris, M.D., Paul Balter,
     M.D., Michael J. Carbon, M.D., George Dunea, M.D. Revocable Trust,
     Ashutosh Gupta, M.D., Douglas Mufuka, M.D., and Craig W. Moore.
 (2) Includes options to purchase 792,075 shares which are exercisable within
     60 days of December 29, 1999.
 (3) Subject to the Shareholders Agreement dated as of November 30, 1997 and
     the Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of November 30, 1997. See "Certain
     Relationships and Related Transactions--Shareholders Agreements."
 (4) Does not include shares beneficially owned by Peak Liquidating, of which
     shares the members of Peak Liquidating share voting and dispositive
     control and may be deemed to be beneficial owners.
 (5) Does not include options to purchase shares indirectly granted through
     Peak Liquidating.

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 (6) Includes 1,000,000 shares held by KC Partners, a nominee of Dr. Morris and
     966,901 shares held by the Arthur M. Morris, M.D. Revocable Trust.
 (7) Subject to the Shareholders Agreement dated as of November 30, 1997. See
     "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions--Shareholders Agreements."
 (8) The Fox Revocable Trust (the "Fox Trust") is the general partner of Fox-
     McCarthy Family Limited Partnership, L.L.P. Martin P. Fox is a trustee of
     the Fox Trust.
 (9)AJ BCA, Ltd. is a nominee of Anthony Unruh.
(10) Includes 1,532 shares held by each of (i) Lauren Moore and (ii) Jeffrey
     Moore, and 612,137 shares held by Moore Investments, LLC.
(11) Includes options to purchase 35,325 shares which are exercisable within 60
     days of December 29, 1999.
(12) Excludes participations in value of Peak Liquidating to which such person
     may be entitled pursuant to an agreement with members of Peak Liquidating.
(13) Includes options to purchase 17,625 shares exercisable within 60 days of
     December 29, 1999. Ms. Norris resigned from the Company on November 5,
     1999.
(14) Includes options to purchase 17,625 shares exercisable within 60 days of
     December 29, 1999. Mr. Bourke resigned from his position as the Company's
     Chief Financial Officer effective June 28, 1999. Mr. Bourke ceased to be
     employed by the Company effective October 15, 1999.
(15) Includes shares held indirectly through Peak Liquidating.
(16) Includes options to purchase 862,650 which are exercisable within 60 days
     of December 29, 1999.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

  The Company is subject to various actual and potential conflicts of interest
arising out of its relationships and related transactions with the Company's
directors and officers and other entities controlled by them. While the Company
believes these transactions generally provide for financial terms that would be
obtainable from an unaffiliated third party, the agreements and transactions
described below were not the result of arm's-length negotiations.

  Peak. In November 1997, in order to simplify its ownership structure and
better position the Company for future growth, the shareholders of the Company
entered into a series of related transactions. See "Management's Discussion and
Analysis--Reorganization" and "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management." Peak sold Continental Healthcare, Ltd. ("Continental") to the
Company. See "--Continental Healthcare." The members of Peak (Arthur Morris,
Paul Balter, Michael Carbon, Douglas Mufuka, Ashutosh Gupta, George Dunea and
Craig W. Moore, referred to herein as the "Founding Directors") contributed
their membership interests in Peak to a new limited liability company, Peak
Liquidating, in exchange for all of its outstanding membership interests. Peak
Liquidating contributed all of its interest in Peak to a newly formed
corporation, Everest Healthcare II, Inc. ("EHII"), in exchange for common stock
of EHII. The shareholders of Everest Healthcare Services Corporation other than
Peak exchanged all of their shares for shares of EHII, and Peak Liquidating
distributed to its members approximately 55% of the outstanding common stock of
EHII. Peak was then liquidated. In March 1998, Everest Healthcare Services
Corporation was merged with and into EHII, which changed its name to "Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation."

  Peak Notes. Through 1995, the Founding Directors advanced funds to the
Company's predecessor evidenced by promissory notes which the Founding
Directors contributed to Peak in 1995. The Founding Directors also contributed
funds to Peak which were advanced to Everest. The aggregate principal amount of
these advances (the "Peak Notes") was $5,118,809. In connection with the 1997
reorganization, the Peak Notes (together with the note issued in connection
with the purchase of Continental described below) were distributed by Peak to
the Founding Directors individually (in the principal amount of (i) $767,822
each to Drs. Morris, Balter, Carbon, Dunea, Gupta and Mufuka, and (ii) $511,877
to Mr. Moore). The Peak Notes bore interest at the prime rate plus 1% per annum
and matured at various times throughout 1998. The Company repaid the Peak Notes
with a portion of the net proceeds of the Initial Offering. See "Market for
Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters."

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  NANI-IL and NANI-IN. Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana, P.C. ("NANI-
IN") and Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois, Ltd. ("NANI-IL" and,
together with NANI-IN, "NANI") are medical service corporations which employ
physicians and personnel to engage in the business of providing dialysis and
dialysis related services. The shareholders of NANI are the Founding Directors,
excluding Mr. Moore. On January 1, 1997, Mr. Moore, who was previously an
employee of NANI, became an employee of the Company.

  The Company and NANI-IL have entered into a medical director and
administrative services agreement (the "Administrative Services Agreement").
Under the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement, NANI-IL provides
services to the Company relating to the development and implementation of
medical policies and procedures, as well as medical director services to
certain chronic dialysis facilities operated by the Company and its
subsidiaries. The Company pays NANI-IL an annual consulting fee of $1,284,920,
plus an incentive amount for medical director services not greater than $80,080
(25% of the calculated value of the medical director component) in any year in
the event the medical directors cause the facilities for which they provide
medical director services to meet certain quality, utilization and other
performance measurements. Additionally, individual NANI physicians have their
Everest medical director fees paid directly to NANI. In fiscal 1999, the total
of the above fees paid to NANI-IL was $2,173,000.

  Pursuant to a management service agreement (the "Management Agreement"), the
Company provides certain administrative and accounting services to NANI-IL,
including services related to billing and collections. Under the terms of the
Management Agreement, NANI-IL pays the Company an annual fee of $825,000, plus
a fixed fee for each acute treatment billed and administered by the Company on
behalf of NANI-IL. In fiscal 1999, NANI-IL paid the Company $1,536,000 pursuant
to the terms of the Management Agreement.

  Each of the above-described agreements between the Company and NANI-IL is for
a period of five years, renewable for consecutive one-year periods thereafter.
After the initial five-year period which will end on October 1, 2002, the
agreements may be terminated upon 90 days' notice by either party. NANI-IL also
has an outstanding loan payable to the Company of approximately $6,811,000 plus
short-term working capital advances of approximately $720,000 outstanding as of
September 30, 1999. The loan payable bears interest at prime plus 1% and is due
on demand.

  Pursuant to a lease assigned to the Company in June 1998, the Company leases
2,284 square feet of office space to NANI-IL at an annual rent of $38,348,
payable monthly. The lease term expires in December 1999.

  Pursuant to a letter agreement originally dated October 1, 1995, as amended
and restated as of November 30, 1997, the Founding Directors have agreed that
as soon as practicable and as permitted by law, they will cause the business of
providing dialysis services to hospital patients to be sold by NANI-IL to the
Company at fair market value.

  Continental Healthcare. On November 30, 1997 Peak, which was wholly owned by
the Founding Directors, sold all of the stock of Continental to the Company for
a promissory note in the amount of $2,090,000 and cash in the amount of
$110,000. The Note was to mature on November 29, 2000 with interest to be paid
at the prime rate plus 1% per annum. The Company repaid such note with a
portion of the net proceeds of the Initial Offering. See "Market for
Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters." Continental owns
and leases dialysis equipment to the Company.

  ARE Partnership. The Founding Directors, together with Sandra Gadson and
Thomas Golubski, two shareholders of the Company, are also partners in ARE
Partnership, an Illinois general partnership ("ARE"). Prior to June 1998, ARE
owned real property and improvements which it leased to the Company and certain
of its subsidiaries, and which are used primarily for the corporate
headquarters and certain dialysis facilities. In fiscal 1998 the Company and
its subsidiaries paid ARE $491,519 under the leases. In June 1998, the Company
and its Subsidiaries purchased substantially all of ARE's assets, for an
aggregate purchase price of approximately $4,800,000. In July 1999, one of the
parcels of real property was sold by the Company for a loss of approximately
$70,000.

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  Three M&L Partnership. Three M&L Partnership, an Illinois general partnership
("3M&L"), owns various properties on which certain dialysis facilities of the
Company and its subsidiaries are located. The partners of 3M&L are Arthur
Morris, the President and a director of the Company, and Robert Muehrcke, a
shareholder of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the lease arrangements
with 3M&L, the Company and its subsidiaries, in fiscal 1999, collectively paid
3M&L $149,000. All leases are currently in month-to-month renewal periods.

  Security General. An Illinois general partnership, Security General
Partnership ("Security General") is owned collectively by the Founding
Directors and John Bourke, the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Security
General owns a 6.67% interest in Infinity Insurance, Ltd., ("Infinity") an
entity which provides property and casualty and workers compensation insurance
to the Company and its subsidiaries. The annual premiums paid by the Company
and its subsidiaries to Infinity in the last policy year were $1,233,000.

  Shareholders Agreements. The Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 30,
1997, by and among EHII, Peak Liquidating, the Founding Directors and Martin
Fox, individually, and as agent for the HDA shareholders, Thomas Creel, Paul
Zabetakis, M.D. and Anthony Unruh (collectively, the "HDA Shareholders"),
established certain rights and restrictions with respect to the management of
the Company and the voting and transfer of the Company's common stock. A five
member voting committee was established consisting of Craig Moore, Arthur
Morris, M.D., Michael Carbon, M.D. and Paul Balter, M.D., and one designee of
the HDA Shareholders, Martin Fox. The members of the Voting Committee, aside
from the designee of the HDA Shareholders, are obligated to vote in accordance
with any other agreements among the Founding Directors, including the Operating
Agreement of Peak Liquidating described below. Decisions of the Voting
Committee are binding upon the remaining shareholders signatory to the
agreement. The agreement also sets forth various share transfer restrictions.
Upon the termination of an HDA Shareholder's employment with the Company, each
share held by such HDA Shareholder is subject to repurchase by, in order of
priority, the other HDA Shareholders, Peak Liquidating, the Founding Directors
and the Company.

  Under a Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of November 30, 1997 by and among
the Founding Directors and the Company, and the Operating Agreement of Peak
Liquidating, the Founding Directors have agreed to vote their shares together
with respect to certain corporate transactions or events including mergers,
dispositions, a public offering, other issuances of securities, distributions,
indebtedness and liens, liquidation and related party transactions. The
approval of Dr. Morris is required for any sale of Peak Liquidating to a third
party, or any sale of the Company to a third party for consideration less than
a specified amount. In addition, the approval of Dr. Morris and two other
voting members is required for a merger or consolidation of the Company, a
disposition of more than 10% of its stock, a public offering and certain other
specified events.

  All shareholders of the Company, other than Paul Zabetakis, Anthony Unruh and
the Company's directors, are party to one or more restricted stock agreements
which grant the Company a right of first refusal with respect to any proposed
transfer of Company shares by such shareholders. Such restricted stock
agreements also grant the Company a repurchase right upon the occurrence of
certain events. Such restricted stock agreements also contain provisions
requiring the shareholder to cooperate and consent to any sale of the Company
to a third party.

  Thomas D. Creel. Pursuant to a redemption agreement effective as of October
19, 1999, the Company redeemed 65,134 shares of common stock formerly held by
Mr. Creel for an aggregate redemption price of approximately $850,000.

  Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd. Effective February 18, 1999,
the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Home Dialysis of America, Inc. ("HDA")
purchased 62.1% of the membership units of Dialysis Specialists of Central
Cincinnati, Ltd. ("DSCCL") for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$5.5 million. The transaction increased HDA's percentage ownership in DSCCL
from 37.9% to 100%. In connection with the transaction, 9.5% of the membership
units of DSCCL were purchased from S-F Holdings, Inc., which entity is wholly-
owned by a grantor trust, with Sandy Fritzsch as trustee and as sole
beneficiary, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $845,400. Ms.
Fritzsch is an employee of the Company.

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                                    PART IV

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ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

  (a) The financial statements and schedule (Schedule II; Valuation &
Qualifying Accounts) filed as part of this report are listed in the
accompanying Index to Financial Statements and Schedule.

  (b) The exhibits filed as a part of this report are listed in the
accompanying Index to Exhibits.

  (c) A report on Form 8-K was filed on July 28, 1999 reporting: (i) the hiring
of Lawrence D. Damron as Chief Financial Officer; (ii) the amendment and
restatement of the Credit Agreement; (iii) the consolidation of the Company's
Indiana entities; and (iv) the acquisition of Englewood Dialysis Facility,
L.L.C.

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                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 29th day of
December, 1999.

                                          Everest Healthcare Services
                                           Corporation

                                                   /s/ Craig W. Moore
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                      Craig W. Moore
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



             Signature                           Title                    Date
             ---------                           -----                    ----


                                                             
       /s/ Craig W. Moore            Chairman of the Board,        December 29, 1999
____________________________________  Chief Executive Officer
           Craig W. Moore             (principal executive
                                      officer)

      /s/ Arthur M. Morris           Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
       Arthur M. Morris, M.D.

        /s/ Martin P. Fox            Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
           Martin P. Fox

      /s/ Michael J. Carbon          Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
      Michael J. Carbon, M.D.

     /s/ Lawrence D. Damron          Chief Financial Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal financial
         Lawrence D. Damron           officer and accounting
                                      officer)

         /s/ Paul Balter             Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
         Paul Balter, M.D.

       /s/ Thomas D. Creel           Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
          Thomas D. Creel

        /s/ Alan M. Berry            Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
           Alan M. Berry

        /s/ George Dunea             Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
         George Dunea, M.D.

       /s/ Ashutosh Gupta            Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
        Ashutosh Gupta, M.D.
       /s/ Douglas Mufuka            Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
        Douglas Mufuka, M.D.


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                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 29th day of
December, 1999.

                                           Con-Med Supply Company, Inc.
                                           Continental Health Care, Ltd.
                                           Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc.
                                           Dupage Dialysis, Ltd. Everest
                                           Healthcare Indiana, Inc. Everest
                                           Healthcare Ohio, Inc. Everest
                                           Healthcare Texas Holding Corp.
                                           Everest Management, Inc. Everest
                                           New York Holdings, Inc. Everest One
                                           IPA, Inc. Everest Three IPA, Inc.
                                           Everest Two IPA, Inc. Home Dialysis
                                           of America, Inc. Mercy Dialysis
                                           Center, Inc. New York Dialysis
                                           Management, Inc. North Buckner
                                           Dialysis Center, Inc. WSKC Dialysis
                                           Services, Inc.

                                                   /s/ Craig W. Moore
                                           By: ________________________________
                                                       Craig W. Moore
                                                Chairman and Chief Executive
                                                           Officer

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



             Signature                           Title                    Date
             ---------                           -----                    ----


                                                             
       /s/ Craig W. Moore            Chairman of the Board, Chief  December 29, 1999
____________________________________  Executive Officer
           Craig W. Moore             (principal executive
                                      officer)

     /s/ Lawrence D. Damron          Chief Financial Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal financial
         Lawrence D. Damron           officer and accounting
                                      officer) and a Director


        /s/ Paul Balter              Director                      December 29, 1999
____________________________________
            Paul Balter



                                       45


                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 29th day of
December, 1999.

                                          Acute Extracorporeal Services,
                                           L.L.C.

                                                  /s/ Craig W. Moore
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                      Craig W. Moore
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



             Signature                           Title                    Date
             ---------                           -----                    ----


                                                             
       /s/ Craig W. Moore            Chief Executive Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal executive
           Craig W. Moore             officer)

     /s/ Lawrence D. Damron          Chief Financial Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal financial
         Lawrence D. Damron           officer and accounting
                                      officer)

Home Dialysis of America, Inc.


      /s/ Craig W. Moore           Sole Member                   December 29,
By:____________________________                                  1999
 Craig W. Moore  Chairman and
    Chief Executive Officer

                                       46


                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 29th day of
December, 1999.

                                              Everest Healthcare Texas, L.P.

                                                   /s/ Craig W. Moore
                                              By: _____________________________
                                                       Craig W. Moore
                                                   Chief Executive Officer

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



             Signature                           Title                    Date
             ---------                           -----                    ----


                                                             
       /s/ Craig W. Moore            Chief Executive Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal executive
           Craig W. Moore             officer)

     /s/ Lawrence D. Damron          Chief Financial Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal financial
         Lawrence D. Damron           officer and accounting
                                      officer)

North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.


      /s/ Craig W. Moore           General Partner               December 29,
By:____________________________                                  1999
 Craig W. Moore  Chairman and
    Chief Executive Officer

                                       47


                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 29th day of
December, 1999.

                                          Northern New Jersey Dialysis, L.L.C.

                                                   /s/ Craig W. Moore
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                       Craig W. Moore
                                                   Chief Executive Officer

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



             Signature                           Title                    Date
             ---------                           -----                    ----


                                                             
        /s/ Craig W. Moore           Chief Executive Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal executive
           Craig W. Moore             officer)

      /s/ Lawrence D. Damron         Chief Financial Officer       December 29, 1999
____________________________________  (principal financial
         Lawrence D. Damron           officer and accounting
                                      officer)




Everest Healthcare Services Corporation

    /s/ Craig W. Moore             Sole Member                   December 29,
By: ___________________________                                  1999
      Craig W. Moore
 Chairman and Chief Executive
            Officer

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



  EXHIBIT
    NO.
  -------

                                                                      
 **2.1     Plan and Agreement of Merger dated June 28, 1999 by and
           between Ohio Valley Dialysis Centers, Inc., Northwest Indiana
           Dialysis Centers, Inc. and Lake Avenue Dialysis Centers, Inc.
   2.2     Certificate of Merger and Agreement of Merger dated September
           30, 1999 by and between Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc., Home
           Dialysis of Columbus, Inc., Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc. and
           Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd.
   2.3     Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 31, 1999 by and
           between North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., Hemo Dialysis of
           Amarillo, LLC, Dialysis Specialists of South Texas, LLC,
           Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists, LLC and Dialysis
           Specialists of Corpus Christi, LLC.
  *3.1     Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
  *3.2     By-laws of the Company, as amended.
  *3.3     Articles of Incorporation of Con-Med Supply Company, Inc.
  *3.4     By-laws of Con-Med Supply Company, Inc.
  *3.5     Articles of Incorporation of Continental Health Care, Ltd.
  *3.6     By-laws of Continental Health Care, Ltd.
  *3.7     Articles of Incorporation of DuPage Dialysis, Ltd.
  *3.8     By-laws of DuPage Dialysis, Ltd.
  *3.9     Certificate of Incorporation of Everest Management, Inc.
  *3.10    By-laws of Everest Management, Inc.
  *3.11    Articles of Incorporation of Home Dialysis of America, Inc.
  *3.12    By-laws of Home Dialysis of America, Inc.
  *3.13    Articles of Incorporation of Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc.
  *3.14    By-laws of Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc.
  *3.15    Articles of Incorporation of Mercy Dialysis Center Inc.
  *3.16    By-laws of Mercy Dialysis Center Inc.
  *3.17    Articles of Incorporation of New York Dialysis Management,
           Inc.
  *3.18    By-laws of New York Dialysis Management, Inc.
  *3.19    Certificate of Incorporation of North Buckner Dialysis Center,
           Inc.
  *3.20    By-laws of North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.
  *3.21    Articles of Incorporation of Ohio Valley Dialysis Center,
           Inc.(1)
  *3.22    By-laws of Ohio Valley Dialysis Center, Inc.(1)
  *3.23    Articles of Incorporation of WSKC Dialysis Services, Inc.
  *3.24    By-laws of WSKC Dialysis Services, Inc.
  *3.25    Certificate of Incorporation of Everest New York Holdings,
           Inc.
  *3.26    By-laws of Everest New York Holdings, Inc.
  *3.27    Certificate of Incorporation of Everest One IPA, Inc.
  *3.28    By-laws of Everest One IPA, Inc.



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  EXHIBIT
    NO.
  -------

                                                                      
   +3.29   Certificate of Incorporation of Everest Two IPA, Inc.
   +3.30   By-laws of Everest Two IPA, Inc.
   +3.31   Certificate of Incorporation of Everest Three IPA, Inc.
   +3.32   By-laws of Everest Three IPA, Inc.
   +3.33   Certificate of Formation of Acute Extracorporeal Services,
           L.L.C.
 ***3.34   Articles of Incorporation of Home Dialysis of Fairfield,
           Inc.(2)
 ***3.35   Code of Regulations of Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc.(2)
 +++3.36   Certificate of Incorporation of Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa,
           Inc.
 +++3.37   By-laws of Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc.
 +++3.38   Certificate of Formation of Northern New Jersey Dialysis,
           L.L.C.
    3.39   Certificate of Incorporation of Everest Healthcare Texas
           Holding Corp.
    3.40   By-laws of Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp.
    3.41   Certificate of Limited Partnership of Everest Healthcare
           Texas, L.P.
    3.42   Limited Partnership Agreement of Everest Healthcare Texas,
           L.P.
   *4.1    Indenture dated as of May 5, 1998, among the Company, the
           Subsidiary Guarantors and American National Bank and Trust
           Company of Chicago, as Trustee.
   *4.2    Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 1998, among the Company,
           the Subsidiary Guarantors and BT Alex. Brown Incorporated.
   *4.3    Registration Rights Agreement dated May 5, 1998, among the
           Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and BT Alex. Brown
           Incorporated.
   *4.4    Form of Exchange Note (included in Exhibit 4.1).
   *4.5    Form of Guarantee (included in Exhibit 4.1).
   *4.6    Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May
           18, 1998, among the Company, Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
           and the Lenders identified therein.
   *4.7    Revolving Credit Note, between the Company and Harris Trust
           and Savings Bank.
   *4.8    Acquisition Financing Note, between the Company and Harris
           Trust and Savings Bank.
   *4.9    Supplemental Revolving Credit Note, between the Company and
           Harris Trust and Savings Bank.
   *4.10   Amended and Restated Security Agreement, by and among the
           Company, the Debtors (as defined therein) and Harris Trust and
           Savings Bank.
   *4.11   Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement, by and among the
           Guarantors (as defined therein) and Harris Trust and Savings
           Bank.
   *4.12   Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, by and among the
           Company, the Pledgors (as defined therein) and Harris Trust
           and Savings Bank.
 ***4.13   Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 18, 1998, between
           Everest New York Holdings, Inc. and American National Bank and
           Trust Company of Chicago, as trustees (the "Trustee").
 ***4.14   Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 18, 1998, between
           Everest One IPA, Inc., and the Trustee.
 ***4.15   Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1998, between
           Everest Two IPA, Inc. and the Trustee.



                                       50




  EXHIBIT
    NO.
  -------

                                                                      
 ***4.16   Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1998, between
           Everest Three IPA and the Trustee.
 ***4.17   Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1998, between
           Acute Extracorporeal Services, L.L.C. and the Trustee.
 ***4.18   Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 28, 1999, between
           Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd. and the
           Trustee.
 ***4.19   Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1999, between Home
           Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc. and the Trustee.
 ***4.20   Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1999, between Home
           Dialysis of Columbus, Inc. and the Trustee.
 ***4.21   Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit
           Agreement.
 +++4.22   Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 1999 between
           Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc. and the Trustee.
 +++4.23   Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1999 between
           Northern New Jersey Dialysis, L.L.C. and the Trustee.
 +++4.24   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

    4.25   Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 1999 between
           Everest Healthcare Texas, L.P., and American National Bank and
           Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee.
    4.26   Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 1999 between
           Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp. and American National
           Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee.
    4.27   First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
           as of October 8, 1999.
    4.28   Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
           dated as of December 21, 1999.
   *9      Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of November 30, 1997.
  *10.1    Employment Agreement with Craig W. Moore dated January 1,
           1997.
  *10.2    Employment Agreement with Martin Fox dated June 20, 1996.
  *10.3    Employment Agreement with Thomas Creel dated June 20, 1996.
  *10.4    Stock Award Plan dated January 15, 1997.
  *10.5    Peak Liquidating, L.L.C. Operating Agreement dated November
           30, 1997.
  *10.6    Administrative Services Agreement dated October 1, 1997,
           between the Company and NANI-IL.
  *10.7    Management Agreement dated October 1, 1997, between the
           Company and NANI-IL.
  *10.8    Shareholders Agreement dated as of November 30, 1997.
  *10.9    Form of Individual Restricted Stock Agreements.
  *10.10   Agreement to Provide Management Services for Dialysis
           Facilities.
  *10.11   Agreement to Amend and Not-to-Compete.
  *10.12   Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement to Provide Management
           Services for Dialysis Facilities.



                                       51




  EXHIBIT
    NO.
  -------

                                                                     
   *10.13  Medical Asset Purchase Agreement.
  ++10.14  Employment and Non-Competition Agreement with John B. Bourke
           dated August 10, 1998.
  ++10.15  Employment and Non-Competition Agreement with James E. Becks
           dated August 10, 1998.
  ++10.16  Employment and Non-Competition Agreement with Nicki M. Norris
           dated August 10, 1998.
  ++10.17  1998 Stock Award Plan.
 +++10.18  Employment Agreement of Lawrence D. Damron.
    10.19  Employment Agreement effective November 15, 1999 by and
           between Paul Zabetakis, M.D. and the Company.
    12     Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
    21     Subsidairies of the Company.
    27     Financial Data Schedule.


- - --------
*Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to
    the registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-57191,
    and incorporated herein by reference.
**Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
    10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1999.
***Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
    10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1999.
+Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-
    Q for the period ended December 31, 1998.
++Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
    for the period ended September 30, 1998.
+++Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed
    July 28, 1999.
(1) The name of Ohio Valley Dialysis Center, Inc. has been changed to Everest
    Healthcare Indiana, Inc.
(2) The name of Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc. has been changed to Everest
    Healthcare Ohio, Inc.

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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                 Years Ended September 30, 1997, 1998 and 1999

                                                                          
Report of Independent Auditors.............................................. F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets................................................. F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations....................................... F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity............................. F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows....................................... F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................................. F-7



                                      F-1


                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Board of Directors
Everest Healthcare Services Corporation

  We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of September
30, 1998 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended September 30, 1999. Our audits also included the financial statement
schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial statements and
schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on
our audits.

  We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

  In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position
of Everest Healthcare Services Corporation and subsidiaries at September 30,
1998 and 1999, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1999, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion,
the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.

  Effective October 1, 1998, the Company adopted the provisions of AICPA
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-5 "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up
Activities," (SOP 98-5). The effect of the adoption of SOP 98-5 was to record a
charge for the cumulative effect of change in accounting of $615,000.

Chicago, Illinois
December 22, 1999

                                      F-2


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                 (in thousands except share and per share data)



                                                               September 30,
                                                             -----------------
                                                               1998     1999
                                                             -------- --------
ASSETS
- - ------
                                                                
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents................................. $ 12,526 $  3,381
  Patient accounts receivable, less allowance of $8,781 and
   $11,119..................................................   39,174   47,411
  Refundable income taxes...................................    2,417    3,008
  Other receivables.........................................    2,971    3,006
  Medical supplies inventories..............................    2,812    3,542
  Deferred income taxes.....................................    3,152    5,150
  Prepaid expenses and other................................      719      311
                                                             -------- --------
    Total current assets....................................   63,771   65,809
Property and equipment, net.................................   27,735   31,665
Goodwill, net...............................................   58,815   73,448
Deferred financing costs, net...............................    6,112    6,563
Other intangible assets, net................................   20,335    2,671
Investments in and advances to affiliated companies.........   18,333    8,902
Deferred income taxes.......................................      --     5,998
Other assets................................................    1,294    1,217
                                                             -------- --------
                                                             $196,395 $196,273
                                                             ======== ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- - ------------------------------------
                                                                
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable.......................................... $  8,845  $12,824
  Accrued liabilities.......................................   16,849   17,206
  Current portion of long-term debt.........................      606      801
  Current portion of capital lease obligations..............      506      367
                                                             -------- --------
    Total current liabilities...............................   26,806   31,198
Long term debt, less current portion .......................  108,147  121,653
Capital lease obligations, less current portion.............      311      402
Deferred income taxes.......................................    1,500      --
Minority interests..........................................    1,375    1,735
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares
   authorized; 12,884,720 shares issued and outstanding.....       13       13
  Additional paid-in capital................................   55,171   55,171
  Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)...................    3,072  (13,899)
                                                             -------- --------
    Total stockholders' equity..............................   58,256   41,285
                                                             -------- --------
                                                             $196,395 $196,273
                                                             ======== ========


                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-3


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 (in thousands except share and per share data)



                                                  Years ended September 30,
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                    1997      1998      1999
                                                  --------  --------  --------
                                                             
Net revenues....................................  $113,808  $147,475  $184,918
Operating expenses:
  Patient care costs............................    81,913   102,644   131,634
  General and administrative....................    14,855    23,286    24,328
  Special charges...............................       --        --     22,959
  Provision for bad debts.......................       714     2,727     7,360
  Depreciation and amortization.................     4,940     6,927    10,479
                                                  --------  --------  --------
    Total operating expenses....................   102,422   135,584   196,760
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Income (loss) from operations...................    11,386    11,891   (11,842)
Nonoperating income (expense):
  Interest expense..............................    (2,961)   (7,884)  (12,567)
  Interest income...............................       813     1,952     1,483
  Equity in earnings of affiliates..............       --      1,784       586
  Minority interests in earnings................    (1,601)     (516)     (843)
  Other.........................................       279       --        --
                                                  --------  --------  --------
                                                    (3,470)   (4,664)  (11,341)
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative
 effect of change in accounting.................     7,916     7,227   (23,183)
Income tax expense (benefit)....................     3,689     3,541    (6,827)
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change
 in accounting..................................     4,227     3,686   (16,356)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting ......       --        --        615
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Net income (loss)...............................  $  4,227  $  3,686  $(16,971)
                                                  ========  ========  ========



                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-4


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                 (in thousands except share and per share data)



                                                 Retained
                                    Additional   Earnings
                             Common  Paid-In   (Accumulated  Equity
                             Stock   Capital     Deficit)   Interests   Total
                             ------ ---------- ------------ ---------  -------
                                                        
Balance at October 1,
 1996......................   $--    $   --      $    --    $ 28,873   $28,873
Distributions to members...    --        --           --        (102)     (102)
Net income.................    --        --           --       4,227     4,227
                              ----   -------     --------   --------   -------
Balance at September 30,
 1997......................    --        --           --      32,998    32,998
Distributions to members...    --        --           --      (7,808)   (7,808)
Net income October 1, 1997
 to
 November 30, 1997.........    --        --           --         614       614
Reorganization.............      9    25,795          --     (25,804)      --
Acquisition of minority
 interests.................      4    26,606          --         --     26,610
Issuance of common stock
 for acquisitions..........    --      2,770          --         --      2,770
Net income December 1, 1997
 to September 30, 1998.....    --        --         3,072        --      3,072
                              ----   -------     --------   --------   -------
Balance at September 30,
 1998......................     13    55,171        3,072        --     58,256
Net loss...................    --        --       (16,971)       --    (16,971)
                              ----   -------     --------   --------   -------
Balance at September 30,
 1999......................   $ 13   $55,171     $(13,899)  $    --    $41,285
                              ====   =======     ========   ========   =======



                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-5


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 (in thousands except share and per share data)



                                                 Years ended September 30,
                                                -----------------------------
                                                  1997      1998       1999
                                                --------  ---------  --------
                                                            
Operating activities
Net income (loss).............................. $  4,227  $   3,686  $(16,971)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
 net cash provided by operating activities:
  Provision for bad debts......................      714      2,727     7,360
  Depreciation and amortization................    4,940      6,927    10,479
  Special charges..............................      --         --     22,959
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting....      --         --        615
  Deferred income taxes........................      531     (1,760)  (10,163)
  Equity in earnings of affiliates.............      --      (1,784)     (586)
  Minority interests in earnings...............    1,601        516       843
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities
   (net of effect of acquisitions):
    Patient and other accounts receivable......  (14,321)   (13,550)   (1,981)
    Medical supply inventories, prepaid
     expenses, and other assets................   (1,554)       (33)   (8,159)
    Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and
     other liabilities.........................    6,515     10,575       541
                                                --------  ---------  --------
Net cash provided by operating activities......    2,653      7,304     4,937
Investing activities
Capital expenditures...........................   (7,757)   (12,164)   (6,888)
Acquisition of intangible assets...............      --     (19,507)      --
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash
 acquired......................................   (5,042)   (17,371)  (26,158)
(Increase) decrease in amounts due from
 affiliates....................................   (4,771)    (3,954)    6,569
                                                --------  ---------  --------
Net cash used in investing activities..........  (17,570)   (52,996)  (26,477)
Financing activities
Proceeds from long term debt...................   69,261    191,531    60,316
Payments on long term debt.....................  (50,846)  (129,194)  (46,954)
Payments on capital lease obligations..........      (38)      (766)     (516)
Deferred financing costs.......................     (901)    (5,210)     (451)
Distributions to members.......................     (102)      (600)      --
                                                --------  ---------  --------
Net cash provided by financing activities......   17,374     55,761    12,395
                                                --------  ---------  --------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents...................................    2,457     10,069    (9,145)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
 year..........................................      --       2,457    12,526
                                                --------  ---------  --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year....... $  2,457  $  12,526  $  3,381
                                                ========  =========  ========


                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-6


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                       September 30, 1997, 1998 and 1999
              (in thousands, except for share and per share data)

1. Basis of Presentation and Reorganization

  Peak Healthcare, L.L.C. (Peak) was formed, as a limited liability company, on
October 1, 1995. Effective November 30, 1997, Peak was reorganized whereby the
following transactions occurred simultaneously. The members of Peak contributed
all of their interests in Peak for an equal number of membership interests in
Peak Liquidating, L.L.C. (Peak Liquidating), a newly formed limited liability
company. The operating agreement and number and classes of interests of Peak
Liquidating were identical to Peak. Upon the exchange, Peak Liquidating, the
sole member of Peak, contributed its interests in Peak for shares of common
stock of Everest Healthcare II, Inc, (Everest II) a newly-formed subchapter C
Corporation. The number of shares of common stock of Everest II received by
Peak Liquidating was equal to the number of shares of Everest held by Peak. The
number and class of authorized shares of Everest II upon formation was
identical to that of Everest. Following the exchange, Peak was liquidated. Upon
the consummation of these transactions, Everest II issued shares of common
stock, representing approximately 30% of the shares of the Company, to the
minority interest holders in Everest in exchange for their shares of Everest
common stock. The acquisition of minority interest was treated as a purchase in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and goodwill of
approximately $12,400 was recognized. Upon the consummation of these
transactions, Everest became a wholly owned subsidiary of Everest II. In March
1998, Everest was merged into Everest II. Upon the merger, Everest II (the
surviving entity) changed its name to Everest Healthcare Services Corporation.
All references hereinafter to Everest or the Company refer to Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation, its subsidiaries and its predecessors.

2. Nature of Business

  The Company provides dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney
failure, also known as end-stage renal disease ("ESRD"). As of September 30,
1999, the Company provided dialysis and ancillary services to approximately
6,100 patients through 64 outpatient dialysis centers in 12 states. In addition
to its outpatient dialysis center operations, the Company provides acute
dialysis services through contractual relationships with 30 hospitals in four
states. The Company also operates a business providing extracorporeal services
through contractual relationships with 81 hospitals in 9 states.

3. Significant Accounting Policies

 Basis of Consolidation

  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions
of Everest Healthcare Services Corporation and its subsidiaries. All
intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The
Company also performs certain administrative services under management
agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated entities. The Company does not have
a controlling financial interest in the entities for which it has management
contracts and, as such, the Company does not consolidate these entities.

 Cash and Cash Equivalents

  The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities
of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 Medical Supplies Inventories

  Medical supplies inventories consist of drugs, supplies, and parts used in
treatments and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined
principally on a first in, first out (FIFO) basis.

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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


 Property and Equipment

  Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated on the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Medical
equipment and furniture and fixtures are depreciated over five to seven years.
Buildings are depreciated over 40 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized
over the respective lease terms or the service lives of the improvements,
whichever is shorter. Depreciation and amortization expense was $3,485, $4,213,
and $6,610 for the years ended September 30, 1997, 1998, and 1999,
respectively.

 Goodwill

  Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair
value of the net assets acquired in the Company's business combinations. The
amounts are being amortized over the estimated remaining economic lives of 25
years. Accumulated amortization of goodwill amounted to approximately $4,334
and $7,032 at September 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively.

 Other Intangible Assets

  Other intangible assets is comprised primarily of a management service
agreement and covenants not to compete. The management service agreement is
being amortized over a period of 25 years. The covenants not to compete are
being amortized over the periods of the agreements (See Note 9). Accumulated
amortization of the covenants not to compete was approximately $13 and $224 at
September 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively.

 Deferred Financing Costs

  The costs of obtaining financing are capitalized and are being amortized as
interest expense over the term of the related financing. Accumulated
amortization was $386 and $893 as of September 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively.

 Income Taxes

  Deferred taxes have been recognized for the tax consequences of temporary
differences by applying the enacted statutory income tax rates applicable to
future years of differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
and the tax bases of the existing assets and liabilities. Deferred taxes have
been recognized for the timing of these differences for financial reporting and
income tax reporting purposes.

 Stock Options

  The Company accounts for stock options in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees"
(APB 25). In accordance with APB 25, compensation expense is recognized based
upon the excess of fair value of the underlying stock over the option exercise
price on the measurement date, the date at which both the exercise price and
the number of shares to be issued are known. The Company has elected to
continue to measure compensation expense under the provisions of APB 25;
however, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" (SFAS 123), an estimate of the
fair value of the stock options has been made by the Company to determine the
pro forma effect on earnings had the provisions of SFAS 123 been applied in the
financial statements (see Note 14).

 Revenue Recognition

  Net revenue is recorded at the estimated net realizable amount from Medicare,
Medicaid, commercial insurers and other third-party payors for services
rendered. The Medicare and Medicaid programs reimburse the

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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

company at amounts that are different from the Company's established rates.
Contractual adjustments under these programs represent the difference between
the amounts billed for these services and the amounts that are reimbursable by
third-party payors. A summary of the basis for reimbursement with these payors
follows:

  Medicare. The Company is reimbursed by the Medicare program predominantly on
a prospective payment system for dialysis services. Under the prospective
payment system, each facility receives a composite rate per treatment that is
adjusted to account for geographic differences in the cost of labor. Drugs and
other ancillary services are reimbursed on a fee for service basis.

  Medicaid. Medicaid is a state administered program with reimbursements
varying by state. The Medicaid programs administered in each state, in which
the Company operates, reimburse the Company predominantly on a prospective
payment system for dialysis services rendered.

  Other Payors. Other payments from patients, commercial insurers and other
third-party payors are received pursuant to a variety of reimbursement
arrangements, which are generally higher than those payments received from the
Medicare and Medicaid programs.

  Reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid at established rates approximated
66.0%, 55.1% and 57.2% of net revenues for the years ended September 30, 1997,
1998 and 1999, respectively.

 Use of Estimates

  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying
notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 Fair Value of Financial Instruments

  The carrying amounts reported in the Company's balance sheets for variable-
rate long-term debt approximate fair value, as the underlying long-term debt
instruments are comprised of notes that are repriced on a short-term basis. The
carrying amounts of the amounts due to and from affiliated companies bear
interest at prime plus 1% and approximate fair value. The fair value of the
Company's 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B was $93 million at
September 30, 1999 based upon trading in the public debt market.

 Long-Lived Assets

  The Company evaluates its long-lived assets (including goodwill) on an
ongoing basis. Identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the
related asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and
used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future
undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the asset is
determined to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount
by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value as determined
on a discounted cash flows basis.

 Concentration of Credit Risk

  The Company derives a significant portion of its revenues from Medicare and
Medicaid (or comparable state benefits) and as such, a significant portion of
patient accounts receivable is from those payors. The Company is reimbursed for
dialysis services primarily at fixed rates established in advance under the
Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program. All of the states in which the
Company operates provide Medicaid or

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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

comparable benefits to qualified recipients. The Medicare and Medicaid programs
are subject to statutory and regulatory changes, administrative rulings,
interpretation of policy and government funding restrictions, all of which may
have the effect of decreasing program payments. The Company believes that risks
associated with the Medicare and Medicaid programs are related to future
revenues and that the concentration of credit risk within current patient
accounts receivable is limited.

  At September 30, 1998 and 1999, the Company maintained cash deposits with
certain financial institutions which were in excess of federally insured
limits.

 New Accounting Standards

  Effective October 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Position 98-5,
"Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities (SOP 98-5)." SOP 98-5 requires
that costs related to start up activities be expensed as incurred. Prior to
adoption of SOP 98-5, the Company capitalized certain external costs related to
the establishment of new dialysis facilities. The effect of adoption of SOP 98-
5 was to record a charge for the cumulative effect of an accounting change of
$615, to expense costs that had been previously capitalized. There were no
income tax implications to the write-off as these amounts are not deductible
for income tax purposes.

  In March, 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use". The provisions of
SOP 98-1 establish guidance on accounting for the costs incurred related to
internal use software. The provisions of SOP 98-1 specifically address the
accounting for the costs related to designing, developing, obtaining and
modifying and/or implementing internal use software. SOP 98-1 requires that
companies capitalize qualifying costs incurred during the application
development stage. All other costs incurred in connection with an internal use
software project are to be expensed as incurred. Application of the provisions
of SOP 98-1 will be required for fiscal year 2000. The Company believes that
the adoption of SOP 98-1 will not have a material impact on its results of
operations.

 Reclassifications

  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years' financial statements
to conform to the 1999 presentation.

4. Net Revenues

  The Company provides dialysis and perfusion services to certain patients
under government-sponsored programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as
other insurance reimbursement arrangements. Provision has been made in the
financial statements for the estimated contractual adjustment, representing the
difference between the Company's standard charges for services and the
estimated payments from the various third-party payors. Gross and net patient
service revenues for the years ended September 30 include the following:



                                                       1997     1998     1999
                                                     -------- -------- --------
                                                              
      Medicare/Medicaid............................. $ 75,113 $ 81,406 $105,840
      Other payors..................................  121,212   77,328  103,289
                                                     -------- -------- --------
      Gross revenues................................  196,325  158,734  209,129
      Contractual allowances........................   84,747   14,144   26,736
                                                     -------- -------- --------
      Net patient revenues..........................  111,578  144,590  182,393
      Management fee revenues.......................    2,230    2,885    2,525
                                                     -------- -------- --------
      Total net revenues............................ $113,808 $147,475 $184,918
                                                     ======== ======== ========



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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


5. Investments In and Advances to Affiliated Companies

  The Company uses the equity method of accounting for its investments in the
common stock of various companies. Investments in these companies at September
30, 1998, and 1999, amounted to approximately $1,690, and $868 respectively.
Additionally, the Company had approximately $16,643 and $8,034 of advances due
from affiliates as of September 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively (see Note 15).
The percentages of ownership in these companies range from 10% to 50%.
Aggregate balance sheet information of these companies at September 30 is as
follows:



                                                                  1998    1999
                                                                 ------- ------
                                                                   
      Current assets............................................ $11,543 $3,674
      Noncurrent assets.........................................   4,250  1,285
      Current liabilities.......................................   9,929  1,062
      Noncurrent liabilities....................................   2,429  2,106


  Aggregate statement of income information of these companies is as follows
for the year ended September 30:



                                                        1997     1998    1999
                                                       -------  ------- -------
                                                               
      Net revenues.................................... $19,994  $24,063 $10,341
      Income (loss) from operations...................    (220)   4,466   2,924
      Net income (loss)...............................     (29)   3,473     869


6. Business Combinations

  Effective September 1, 1997, the Extracorporeal Alliance, LLC (Alliance), an
80% owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired a 51% interest in Tri-State
Perfusion, LLC (Tri-State). Alliance acquired its interest in Tri-State, a
newly formed joint venture, in exchange for the use of its expertise in
performing perfusion services as well as to provide additional service
capabilities. In accordance with the purchase agreement, Alliance must remit
annually to the prior owners the first $323,000 of net income through September
30, 2002.

  In January 1998, the Company acquired the remaining outstanding equity
interests in Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, LLC (Amarillo), an outpatient and home
dialysis facility located in Amarillo, Texas. Prior to the acquisition, the
Company owned a 30% interest in Amarillo and accounted for the investment under
the equity method of accounting. The purchase price of the acquisition,
including costs of the transaction, was approximately $2,900. Goodwill
recognized in the acquisition was approximately $2,500.

  In January 1998, the Company increased its investment in Home Dialysis of
Mount Auburn, Inc. (Mount Auburn), a home dialysis facility located in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in exchange for the issuance of 52,399 shares of common stock
of Everest Healthcare Services Corporation with a fair value of approximately
$377. Through the purchase, the Company increased its investment in Mount
Auburn from 50% to 80.5% and recognized goodwill of $266. Prior to the
acquisition, the Mount Auburn investment was accounted for under the equity
method of accounting.

  In February 1998, the Company acquired the remaining outstanding equity
interests in Dialysis Specialist of South Texas, LLC (South Texas), which owns
and operates three outpatient and home dialysis facilities in Corpus Christi,
Texas. Prior to the acquisition, the Company owned a 33% interest in South
Texas and

                                      F-11


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

accounted for the investment under the equity method of accounting. The
purchase price of the acquisition was $7,600, including costs of the
transaction. The consideration for the purchase was financed through the
issuance of 179,300 shares of common stock of Everest Healthcare Services
Corporation with a fair value of approximately $1,300 and cash of approximately
$6,300. Goodwill recognized in the acquisition was approximately $7,100.

  In March 1998 Alliance acquired a 70% interest in Perfusion Resource
Association LLC (PRA), a contract services provider located in Tampa, Florida.
The purchase price of the acquisition, including costs of the transaction, was
approximately $1,400. Goodwill recognized in the acquisition was approximately
$1,300.

  In April 1998, the Company acquired North Buckner Dialysis Center, a dialysis
service provider located in Dallas, Texas. The purchase price of the
acquisition was approximately $5,100, including costs of the transaction. The
consideration for the purchase price of the acquisition was financed through
the issuance of 153,021 shares of common stock of Everest Healthcare Services
Corporation with a fair value of approximately $1,100 and cash of $4,000.
Goodwill recognized in the acquisition was approximately $4,100.

  In February 1999, the Company acquired the remaining outstanding equity
interest in Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd. (Central
Cincinnati), an outpatient dialysis facility located in Norwood, Ohio. Prior to
the acquisition, the Company owned a 37.9% interest in Central Cincinnati and
accounted for the investment under the equity method of accounting. The
purchase price, including costs of the transaction, was approximately $5,600.
Goodwill recognized in the acquisition was approximately $4,800.

  In February 1999, the Company increased its investment in Dialysis
Specialists of Topeka, Inc. (Topeka) from 25% to 75%. Topeka is an outpatient
dialysis facility located in Topeka, Kansas. Prior to the acquisition, the
Topeka investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The
purchase price, including costs of the transaction, was approximately $1,300.
Goodwill recognized in the acquisition was approximately $600.

  In March 1999, the Company acquired the remaining outstanding equity interest
in Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc. (Fairfield), a home dialysis facility
located in Fairfield, Ohio. Prior to the acquisition, the Company owned a 50%
interest in Fairfield and accounted for the investment under the equity method
of accounting. The purchase price, including costs of the transaction, was
approximately $2,800. Goodwill recognized in the acquisition was approximately
$1,900.

  In March 1999, the Company acquired the remaining outstanding equity interest
in Home Dialysis of Columbus, Inc. (Columbus), an outpatient dialysis facility
and a home dialysis facility located in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to the
acquisition, the Company owned a 49% interest in Columbus and accounted for the
investment under the equity method of accounting. The purchase price, including
costs of the transaction, was approximately $500. Goodwill recognized in the
acquisition was approximately $500.

  In May 1999, the Company acquired the remaining outstanding equity interest
in the Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc. (Tulsa), an outpatient dialysis
facility located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to this transaction, the Company
owned a 33% interest in Tulsa, and accounted for the investment under the
equity method of accounting. The purchase price, including the costs of the
transaction, was approximately $4,400. Goodwill recognized in the acquisition
was approximately $3,600.

  In July 1999, the Company purchased certain assets and operations of
Englewood Dialysis Facility, LLC an outpatient dialysis facility located in
Englewood, New Jersey. The purchase price, including costs of the transaction,
was approximately $10,000. This transaction was accounted for as a purchase
which resulted in the recording of goodwill of approximately $7,000 and
covenant not to compete of $931.

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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


  These acquisitions have been accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting. Accordingly, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value
of identifiable assets (including identifiable intangible assets) is allocated
to goodwill and other identifiable intangibles. The consolidated financial
statements include the operating results of each business from the respective
dates of acquisition.

7. Leases and Related Party Transactions

 Capital Leases

  Property under capital leases included within property and equipment at
September 30 are as follows:



                                                                   1998   1999
                                                                  ------ ------
                                                                   
      Furniture and fixtures..................................... $1,423 $  605
      Medical equipment..........................................  6,914  3,576
                                                                  ------ ------
                                                                   8,337  4,181
      Less: Accumulated depreciation.............................  5,880  2,899
                                                                  ------ ------
                                                                  $2,457 $1,282
                                                                  ====== ======


  Interest rates on the capital lease obligations ranged from 8.0% to 14.0%.
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases with initial or remaining
terms of one year or more consisted of the following at September 30, 1999:

                                                                  
      2000................................................................ $367
      2001................................................................  242
      2002................................................................  167
      2003................................................................   55
                                                                           ----
      Total minimum lease payments........................................  831
      Amounts representing interest.......................................   62
                                                                           ----
      Present value of minimum lease payments.............................  769
      Less: Current portion...............................................  367
                                                                           ----
                                                                           $402
                                                                           ====

      

 Operating Leases

  Prior to June 1998, the Company leased land and building space under
operating leases for some of its dialysis centers and its corporate offices
from ARE Partnership and Three M&L Partnership, related parties with common
ownership. In June 1998, the Company purchased the land and buildings from ARE
Partnership. For the years ended September 30, 1997 and 1998, rents of
approximately $952 and $616, respectively, were paid to these related parties.
For the year ended September 30, 1999, rents of approximately $149 were paid to
Three M&L Partnership, which leases are in month-to-month renewal periods.

  Additionally, the Company leases land and building space under operating
leases from unaffiliated entities for certain of its dialysis facilities. For
the years ended September 30, 1997, 1998, and 1999, approximately $2,072,
$5,067, and $4,286, respectively, were recorded as rent expense for such
leases. Expiration dates for these leases continue through 2009.


                                      F-13


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

  Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with
terms in excess of one year are as follows:

                                                                
      2000.............................................................. $ 4,590
      2001..............................................................   4,021
      2002..............................................................   3,676
      2003..............................................................   3,481
      2004..............................................................   3,299
      2005 and thereafter...............................................  11,733
                                                                         -------
                                                                         $30,800
                                                                         =======

      

8. Property and Equipment

  Property and equipment consist of the following at September 30:



                                                              1998    1999
                                                             ------- -------
                                                                    
      Leasehold improvements................................ $12,818 $20,116
      Medical equipment.....................................  16,263  18,654
      Furniture and fixtures................................   8,652  10,804
      Software..............................................   1,092   2,386
      Building..............................................   4,892   4,082
      Land..................................................     328     216
      Construction-in-progress..............................   2,536   1,235
                                                             ------- -------
      Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization.......  46,581  57,493
                                                              18,846  25,828
                                                             ------- -------
                                                             $27,735 $31,665
                                                             ======= =======


9. Other Intangible Assets

  Other intangibles consist of the following at September 30:



                                                                  1998    1999
                                                                 ------- ------
                                                                   
      Management service agreement.............................. $17,598 $  --
      Covenants not to compete..................................   1,909  2,632
      Other.....................................................     828     39
                                                                 ------- ------
                                                                 $20,335 $2,671
                                                                 ======= ======


 Management Service Agreement

  Pursuant to a management service agreement, New York Dialysis Management,
Inc. (NYDM), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, had been managing
dialysis facilities located in the Bronx, New York for Montefiore Medical
Center (MMC). In July, 1998, the Company exercised its right to purchase MMC's
license to operate in the state of New York for a purchase price of $19,500
including transaction costs of $291. The operating license was purchased by
Everest Dialysis Services, Inc. (EDS), a newly-formed corporation formed for
this purpose under the laws of the State of New York. EDS is affiliated with
the Company as it is owned by two of the Company's stockholders. The Company
entered into a management service agreement with EDS to operate the facilities
for a period of 40 years and which allows the Company to retain the earnings
from the operation of the facilities. In addition to the operating license, the
Company also received a covenant not to

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                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

compete from MMC. The purchase price was allocated $17,598 and $1,909 to the
management service agreement and covenant not to compete, respectively. During
fiscal 1999, the Company wrote down the amount allocated to the management
service agreement due to impairment of such asset (See Note 12).

10. Accrued Expenses

  Accrued expenses consist of the following at September 30:



                                                                 1998    1999
                                                                ------- -------
                                                                  
      Compensation and benefits................................ $ 8,089 $ 7,374
      Reimbursements to third party payors.....................   2,256   3,221
      Interest.................................................   3,955   4,063
      Professional fees........................................   1,752     753
      Other....................................................     797   1,795
                                                                ------- -------
                                                                $16,849 $17,206
                                                                ======= =======


11. Long-Term Debt

  Long-term debt consists of the following at September 30:



                                                               1998     1999
                                                             -------- --------
                                                                
      9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2008, Series B... $100,000 $100,000
      Acquisition funding facility..........................      --    13,916
      Acquisition term notes................................    7,000    7,000
      Installment notes payable.............................    1,753    1,538
                                                             -------- --------
                                                              108,753  122,454
      Less: Current maturities..............................      606      801
                                                             -------- --------
                                                             $108,147 $121,653
                                                             ======== ========


 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, Series B

  On May 5, 1998, the Company completed a private placement issuance of
$100,000 in principal amount of 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the
Offering). The Offering was made to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to
Rule 144A of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Effective September
2, 1998 the Company registered the senior subordinated notes with the SEC. Upon
the effectiveness of the registration, the Company exchanged 9 3/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2008, Series B for the notes sold in the Offering.

  The 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B (the Notes) mature on May 1,
2008. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears each November 1 and May 1,
commencing November 1, 1998. On or after May 1, 2003, the Notes may be redeemed
at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at specified redemption
prices plus accrued and unpaid interest:



                                                                      Redemption
      Year                                                              Price
      ----                                                            ----------
                                                                   
      2003...........................................................  104.875%
      2004...........................................................  103.250%
      2005...........................................................  101.625%
      2006 and thereafter............................................  100.000%



                                      F-15


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

  In addition, at any time on or prior to May 1, 2001, the Company may, subject
to certain requirements, redeem up to $35,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more public equity offerings, at a
price equal to 109.75% of the principal amount to be redeemed plus accrued and
unpaid interest. In the event of a change in control, the Company would be
required to offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101.0% of the
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

  The Notes are general obligations of the Company, subordinated in right of
payment to all existing and future senior debt and are guaranteed by the
Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries (the Guarantor Subsidiaries). Each of the
Guarantor Subsidiaries' guarantees of the Notes are full, unconditional, and
joint and several. The Company may incur additional indebtedness, including
borrowings under its Credit Facility (see below), subject to certain
limitations. See Note 20 for financial information as of September 30, 1997,
1998 and 1999.

  The indenture under which the Notes were issued contains certain covenants
that were met at September 30, 1999.

 Credit Facilities

  On June 30, 1999, the Company refinanced its prior credit facility (the
"Prior Credit Facility"). The new credit facility (the "Credit Facility")
consists of three separate facilities; a revolving credit facility, an
acquisition credit facility and a Year 2000 credit facility.

  The revolving credit facility of $35,000, including letters of credit of up
to $650, matures on June 30, 2002 (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The
borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility are limited to 75% of eligible
accounts receivable and up to 50% of eligible inventory. Interest is payable at
the Company's option of either the higher of the bank's prime rate (8.25% at
September 30, 1999) or the Federal Funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, plus 0.00%-1.00%,
or the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) (5.90% at September 30, 1999) plus
2.00-2.75%. Commitment fees of 0.50% of the unused portion of the Revolving
Credit Facility are payable quarterly. No amounts were drawn on the revolving
credit facility at September 30, 1999.

  The acquisition credit facility of $65,000 matures on June 15, 2005 (the
"Acquisition Credit Facility"). Under the Acquisition Credit Facility, all of
the borrowings outstanding thereunder on each of June 30, 2000, 2001 and 2002
must be converted to one or more seven-year term loans with balloon payments
due on June 15, 2005. Interest is payable at the Company's option of either the
higher of the bank's prime rate or the Federal Funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, plus
0.25%-1.25%, or LIBOR plus 2.25%-3.00%. Commitment fees of 0.75% of the unused
portion of the Acquisition Credit Facility are payable quarterly. At September
30, 1999, the Company had outstanding approximately $13,900 under the
acquisition credit facility.

  The Year 2000 credit facility of $40,000 is available from January 1, 2000
through June 30, 2000 (the "Year 2000 Credit Facility"). The purpose of the
Year 2000 Credit Facility is to finance government related accounts receivable
which are unpaid due to difficulties related to the year 2000. Interest is
payable at the Company's option of either the higher of the bank's prime rate
or the Federal Funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, plus 0.00%-1.00%, or LIBOR plus
2.00%-2.75%. Commitment fees of 0.50% of the unused portion of the Year 2000
Credit Facility are payable quarterly.

  The Credit Facilities contain covenants, which among other things require the
Company to maintain certain financial ratios and minimum levels of net worth.
As of September 30, 1999, the Company was in technical default under the
Company's Credit Facility. As of December 22, 1999, the Company obtained the
necessary amendments and waivers to cure the defaults on its Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility, including any interest rate hedging transactions, are
collateralized by a lien on all of the assets of the Company.

                                      F-16


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


 Acquisition Term Notes

  In connection with the acquisition of Alliance (Note 7), the Company incurred
$7,000 in notes payable to the former owners of Alliance. These notes mature on
October 31, 2002, and bear interest at the 5-year Treasury Note rate (6.0% as
of September 30, 1999) (as determined on November 1 of each year) plus 3.0%.
Interest is payable monthly.

 Installment Notes Payable

  The Company has entered into various installment notes payable which are
payable to a vendor of medical equipment through September 2002, and bear
interest at 9.5% per annum. The notes are collateralized by medical equipment.

Annual Maturities

Maturities of long term debt at September 30, 1999, are as follows:

                                                               
      2000............................................................. $    801
      2001.............................................................      634
      2002.............................................................      103
      2003.............................................................    7,000
      2004.............................................................      --
      2005 and thereafter..............................................  113,916
                                                                        --------
                                                                        $122,454
                                                                        ========

      

12. Special Charges

  The Company recorded approximately $23,000 of charges during fiscal 1999.
These amounts have been expensed as special charges and include $22,400 in
impairment of long-lived assets and $600 in severance costs.

  The impairment of long-lived assets included (i) a $20,500 writedown of
goodwill and other intangible assets, (ii) a $1,400 write-off of advances to,
and other assets of, certain of the Company's joint ventures and (iii) the
writedown of $500 of fixed assets to fair value. The write-off of goodwill and
other intangible assets was the result of a deterioration in the profitability
and cash flows of certain acquired operations. The deterioration was due, in
part, to continued contractual adjustments and other reductions in anticipated
revenues. As a result of this deterioration, the Company evaluated the long-
lived assets that were not recoverable. As a result of this evaluation, the
Company recorded a write down of these assets based upon the amount by which
the carrying value of the assets exceeded their fair values as determined on a
discounted cash flow basis. Certain of the Company's joint ventures encountered
similar deterioration in the current fiscal year. As a result, the Company
recorded a write-off of certain advances to and other assets of these
companies.

The severance costs to two executives of the Company related to amounts that
were due under the individuals' employment contract upon separating from the
Company.

                                      F-17


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


13. Income Taxes

  Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences
between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components
of deferred income taxes at September 30 were as follows:


                                                                1998     1999
                                                               -------  -------
                                                                  
      Allowance for uncollectible accounts.................... $ 2,347  $ 4,709
      Tax deductible goodwill amortization....................     --     6,496
      Accrued vacation........................................     792      965
      Net operating loss carryforwards........................      29       29
      Other...................................................     --       170
                                                               -------  -------
      Total deferred tax assets...............................   3,168   12,369
                                                               -------  -------

      Patient accounts receivable basis difference............  (1,384)    (959)
      Other...................................................    (132)     --
                                                               -------  -------
      Total deferred tax liabilities..........................  (1,516)    (959)
                                                               -------  -------
      Net deferred tax asset.................................. $ 1,652  $11,410
                                                               =======  =======


  Income taxes consist of the following at September 30:



                                                          1997   1998    1999
                                                         ------ ------  -------
                                                               
      Current:
        Federal......................................... $2,555 $4,120  $ 2,580
        State...........................................    603  1,181      756
      Deferred..........................................    531 (1,760) (10,163)
                                                         ------ ------  -------
                                                         $3,689 $3,541  $(6,827)
                                                         ====== ======  =======


  Federal income taxes at the statutory rate are reconciled with the Company's
income tax provision at September 30 as follows:



                                                             1997  1998  1999
                                                             ----  ----  -----
                                                                
      Federal statutory rate................................ 34.0% 34.0% (34.0)%
      State income taxes, net of federal benefit............  5.0   7.0   (4.3)
      Nondeductible goodwill amortization...................  5.5  10.1    9.4
      Other, net............................................  2.1  (2.1)   0.2
                                                             ----  ----  -----
                                                             46.6% 49.0% (28.7)%
                                                             ====  ====  =====


                                      F-18


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


14. Stock Options

  The Company has stock options outstanding as follows:



                                                                      Exercise
                                                           Options     Price
                                                          ---------  ----------
                                                               
      Balance at September 30, 1996......................   526,500  $     7.50
      Granted............................................ 1,229,600        9.10
                                                          ---------
      Balance at September 30, 1997...................... 1,756,100   7.50-9.10
      Granted............................................   140,000       13.05
      Forfeitures........................................   (31,200)       9.10
                                                          ---------
      Balance at September 30, 1998...................... 1,864,900  7.50-13.05
      Granted............................................   135,181       13.05
      Forfeitures........................................   (16,600) 9.10-13.05
                                                          ---------
      Balance at September 30, 1999...................... 1,983,481
                                                          =========


  Included in the stock options outstanding are 526,500 stock options issued on
October 1, 1995 and 354,100 stock options issued in 1997 to the CEO of the
Company. In connection with the reorganization on November 30, 1997, these
880,600 stock options were assigned to Peak Liquidating, LLC (a shareholder of
the Company) and, as such, have been reflected as outstanding in all periods
subsequent to their original grant. The 526,500 options were issued upon the
formation of the Company and are currently exercisable. The remaining 1,456,981
options outstanding were issued under the Everest Healthcare Services
Corporation 1996 Stock Award Plan (the 1996 Plan). The 1996 Plan permits the
granting of stock options to certain key executive, managerial, and
administrative employees of the Company to purchase shares of the Company's
common stock. The stock options awarded vest ratably over a four year period in
25% increments. The stock options awarded expire ten years from the date of
grant. Of the stock options outstanding under the 1996 Plan, 602,000 are
exercisable at September 30, 1999.

  In connection with the Company's reorganization, the Company cancelled all
stock options outstanding and subsequently reissued them under the Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation 1998 Stock Award Plan (the 1998 Plan). The 1998
Plan contains the same provisions as the 1996 Plan and the reissuance of stock
options had no effect on the options previously issued.

  The Company accounts for its stock options in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees"
(APB25), as permitted in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" (SFAS 123). Had
the provisions of SFAS 123 been used in the calculation of compensation expense
(calculated using the minimum value method for nonpublic companies), pro forma
net income would have been approximately $211 and $254 lower than the net
income reported in the statement of operations for the years ended September
30, 1998 and 1999, respectively.

                                      F-19


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


15. Related Party Transactions

  The Company provides administrative and purchasing services to several of its
unconsolidated affiliates, all of which are owned, or substantially owned, by
the majority equity holders of the Company. Fees charged to affiliates for
services were approximately $1,295, $1,939, and $998 during the years ended
September 30, 1997, 1998, and 1999, respectively, and are included in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations. In addition, the Company
provides advances to certain affiliates. Amounts due from unconsolidated
affiliates at September 30 were as follows:



                                                                 1998    1999
                                                                ------- -------
                                                                  
      Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois, Ltd.......... $ 8,409 $ 7,526
      Unconsolidated Joint Ventures............................   8,209     483
      Others...................................................      25      25
                                                                ------- -------
                                                                $16,643 $ 8,034
                                                                ======= =======


  Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois, Ltd., an unconsolidated affiliate
substantially owned by the majority equity holders of the Company, provides
management and physician supervisory services to the Company's outpatient
maintenance dialysis operations. Total fees incurred for such services amounted
to approximately $1,883, $1,536, and $1,536 during the years ended September
30, 1997, 1998, and 1999, respectively, and are included in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations.

  The Company earned interest on outstanding balances due from unconsolidated
affiliates of approximately $1,368, $1,261, and $904 during the years ended
September 30, 1997, 1998, and 1999, respectively.

16. Significant Vendor

  For the years ended September 30, 1997 and 1998, purchases from two vendors
accounted for 49% and 46% of total purchases, respectively. For the year ended
September 30, 1999, purchases from one vendor accounted for 40% of total
purchases.

17. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

  The following table provides supplemental cash flow data in addition to the
information provided in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years
ended September 30:



                                                           1997   1998    1999
                                                          ------ ------- ------
                                                                
Cash paid for:
  Income taxes..........................................  $2,068 $ 7,176 $3,263
  Interest..............................................   2,706   4,246 12,459
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Fair value of common stock issued in business
 acquisitions...........................................     --    2,770    --
Debt issued for acquisition of business.................   7,000     --     --
Fair value of common stock issued in connection with the
 acquisition of minority interests......................     --   26,610    --
Distribution of notes receivable to members.............     --    7,209    --


                                      F-20


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


18. Reportable Segments

  The Company has two reportable segments: Dialysis Services and Contract
Services. The Company's Dialysis Services segment consists of 68 outpatient
dialysis treatment centers which primarily provide outpatient chronic dialysis
treatments and 30 hospital based treatment centers that provide acute dialysis
treatments. The Company's Contract Services segment provides perfusion,
apheresis, and autotransfusion treatments in 81 hospitals.

  The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based upon profit
or loss before income taxes and extraordinary items. The reportable segment's
accounting policies are the same as those described in the summary of
significant accounting policies (see Note 3). The Company's reportable segments
are independent operating divisions that are managed separately. All
intercompany costs are eliminated.



                                                            Contract
                                                  Dialysis  Services   Total
                                                  --------  --------  --------
                                                             
As of and for the year ended September 30, 1999:
Revenues........................................  $163,228  $21,690   $184,918
Interest expense................................         4      755        759
Depreciation and amortization...................     7,989      786      8,775
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
 subsidiaries...................................       586      --         586
Special charges.................................    20,827      --      20,827
Segment profit (loss)...........................    (6,120)     779     (5,341)
Segment assets..................................   141,659   18,855    160,514
Investments in and advances to affiliated
 entities.......................................       868    1,239      2,107
Expenditures for long-lived assets..............    30,952      430     31,382
As of and for the year ended September 30, 1998:
Revenues........................................  $129,017  $18,458   $147,475
Interest expense................................       246      790      1,036
Depreciation and amortization...................     5,170      602      5,772
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
 subsidiaries...................................     1,784      --       1,784
Segment profit (loss)...........................    14,788      (66)    14,722
Segment assets..................................   122,765   18,935    141,700
Investments in and advances to affiliated
 entities.......................................     1,690      --       1,690
Expenditures for long-lived assets..............    42,547    1,695     44,242
As of and for the year ended September 30, 1997:
Revenues........................................  $100,097  $13,711   $113,808
Interest expense................................       787      723      1,510
Depreciation and amortization...................     3,890      545      4,435
Segment profit (loss)...........................    11,536     (186)    11,350
Segment assets..................................    87,599   21,297    108,896
Investments in and advances to affiliated
 entities.......................................       827      --         827
Expenditures for long-lived assets..............     7,215    5,041     12,256


  A reconciliation of the reportable segments to consolidated income (loss)
before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting and
consolidated assets are as follows:



                                       F-21


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)




                                                     1997      1998      1999
                                                   --------  --------  --------
                                                              
Profit (loss):
Total profit (loss) for reportable segments......  $ 11,350  $ 14,722  $ (5,341)
Unallocated amounts:
Elimination of corporate administrative expense..     8,025    14,486    15,345
Interest expense.................................    (1,451)   (6,848)  (11,808)
Depreciation and amortization....................      (505)   (1,155)   (1,704)
Special charges..................................       --        --     (2,132)
Interest income..................................       813     1,952     1,483
Corporate expenses...............................   (10,316)  (15,930)  (19,026)
                                                   --------  --------  --------
    Income (loss) before income taxes and
     cumulative effect of change in accounting...  $  7,916  $  7,227  $(23,183)
                                                   ========  ========  ========
Assets:
Total assets for reportable segments.............  $108,896  $141,700  $160,514
Elimination of intercompany accounts.............   (43,966)  (41,796)  (37,040)
Unallocated assets...............................    37,827    96,491    72,799
                                                   --------  --------  --------
    Consolidated assets..........................  $102,757  $196,395  $196,273
                                                   ========  ========  ========


  Other significant items as disclosed within the reportable segments are
reconciled to the consolidated totals as follows:

                                                          
Other Significant Items:


                                               Segment
                                               Totals  Adjustments Consolidated
                                               ------- ----------- ------------
                                                          
For the year ended September 30, 1999
  Interest expense............................ $   759   $11,808     $12,567
  Depreciation and amortization...............   8,775     1,704      10,479
  Special charges.............................  20,827     2,132      22,959
  Interest income.............................     --      1,483       1,483
  Investments in and advances to affiliated
   entities...................................   2,107     6,795       8,902
  Expenditures for long-lived assets..........  31,382     1,664      33,046
For the year ended September 30, 1998
  Interest expense............................ $ 1,036   $ 6,848     $ 7,884
  Depreciation and amortization...............   5,772     1,155       6,927
  Interest income.............................     --      1,952       1,952
  Investments in and advances to affiliated
   entities...................................   1,690    16,643      18,333
  Expenditures for long-lived assets..........  44,242     4,800      49,042
For the year ended September 30, 1997
  Interest expense............................ $ 1,510   $ 1,451     $ 2,961
  Depreciation and amortization...............   4,435       505       4,940
  Interest income.............................     --        813         813
  Investments in and advances to affiliated
   entities...................................     827       --          827
  Expenditures for long-lived assets..........  12,257       542      12,799


19. Other Financial Information

  The Company is a holding company with no independent assets or operations.
Therefore, the Company relies primarily upon payment from its subsidiaries for
the funds necessary to meet its obligations, including the payment of interest.
The ability of the subsidiaries to fund the obligations is subject to
significant restrictions, will be dependent upon the earnings of the
subsidiaries, and will be subject to applicable laws and approval by the
subsidiaries. Full separate statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries have not
been presented as the guarantors are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.
Management does not believe that inclusion of such financial statements would
be material to investors. The guarantees of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are
full, unconditional, and joint and several.

                                      F-22


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


  The following sets forth the financial data at September 30, 1999 and for the
year then ended:



                                                    Non-
                          Parent    Guarantor    Guarantor
                         Company   Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
                         --------  ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                           
Statement of Operations
 Data
Net revenues............ $    --     $149,203     $35,715      $    --      $184,918
Patient care costs......      --      105,075      26,559           --       131,634
General and
 administrative
 expenses...............   19,703       2,439       2,186           --        24,328
Special charges.........    2,132      20,548         279           --        22,959
Provision for bad
 debts..................      --        6,176       1,184           --         7,360
Depreciation and
 amortization...........    2,600       6,496       1,383           --        10,479
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Income (loss) from
 operations.............  (24,435)      8,469       4,124           --       (11,842)
Interest income
 (expense), net.........  (10,328)        271      (1,027)          --       (11,084)
Equity in earnings of
 affiliate..............      --          586         --            --           586
Minority interests in
 earnings...............     (153)       (286)       (404)          --          (843)
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Income (loss) before
 income taxes expense
 and cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting.............  (34,916)      9,040       2,693           --       (23,183)
Income tax expense
 (benefit)..............  (14,030)      5,875       1,328           --        (6,827)
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Income (loss) before
 cumulative effect of
 change in accounting...  (20,886)      3,165       1,365           --       (16,356)
Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting...      341         126         148           --           615
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Net income (loss)....... $(21,227)   $  3,039     $ 1,217      $    --      $(16,971)
                         ========    ========     =======      ========     ========
Balance Sheet Data
Assets:
 Cash (overdraft) and
  cash equivalents...... $    (55)   $    828     $ 2,608      $    --      $  3,381
 Patient accounts and
  other receivables ....   10,891      36,226       7,174          (866)      53,425
 Other current assets...      192       7,579       1,232           --         9,003
 Property and equipment,
  net...................    5,598      23,499       2,568           --        31,665
 Goodwill, net..........   12,596      46,164      14,688           --        73,448
 Investments in and
  advances to affiliated
  companies.............   73,703       4,474       1,056       (70,331)       8,902
 Other assets...........   13,293       1,884       1,272           --        16,449
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
 Total assets........... $116,218    $120,654     $30,598      $(71,197)    $196,273
                         ========    ========     =======      ========     ========
Liabilities and
 Stockholders' Equity
 (Deficit)
 Current liabilities.... $ 10,201    $ 16,156     $ 5,761      $   (920)    $ 31,198
 Long-term liabilities..  114,336      (4,130)     13,584           --       123,790
 Total stockholders'
  equity (deficit)......   (8,319)    108,628      11,253       (70,277)      41,285
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
 Total liabilities and
  stockholders' equity
  (deficit)............. $116,218    $120,654     $30,598      $(71,197)    $196,273
                         ========    ========     =======      ========     ========


                                      F-23


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)



                                                     Non-
                           Parent    Guarantor    Guarantor
                          Company   Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
                          --------  ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                            
Statement of Cash Flows
 Data
Operating activities:
Net income (loss).......  $(21,227)   $ 3,039       $1,217        $--        $(16,971)
Adjustments to reconcile
 net income (loss) to
 net cash provided by
 (used in) operating
 activities:
 Provision for bad
  debts.................       --       6,176        1,184         --           7,360
 Depreciation and
  amortization..........     2,600      6,496        1,383         --          10,479
 Special Charges........     2,132     20,548          279         --          22,959
 Cumulative effect of
  accounting change.....       341        126          148         --             615
 Deferred income taxes..   (10,163)       --           --          --         (10,163)
 Equity in earnings of
  subsidiaries..........       --        (586)         --          --            (586)
 Minority interests in
  earnings..............       153        286          404         --             843
 Net change in operating
  assets and liabilities
  (net of effect of
  acquisitions).........   (26,689)    19,285       (2,195)        --          (9,599)
                          --------    -------       ------        ----       --------
 Net cash provided by
  (used in) operating
  activities............   (52,853)    55,370        2,420         --           4,937
Investing activities:
 Additions to property
  and equipment.........    (1,828)    (3,661)      (1,399)        --          (6,888)
 Acquisition of
  businesses, net of
  cash acquired.........       --     (25,408)        (750)        --         (26,158)
 (Increase) decrease in
  amounts due from
  affiliates............    30,430    (24,643)         782         --           6,569
                          --------    -------       ------        ----       --------
 Net cash provided by
  (used in) investing
  activities............    28,602    (53,712)      (1,367)        --         (26,477)
Financing activities:
 Proceeds from notes
  payable...............    60,316        --           --          --          60,316
 Payments on notes
  payable...............   (46,400)      (554)         --          --         (46,954)
 Other..................      (451)      (516)         --          --            (967)
                          --------    -------       ------        ----       --------
 Net cash provided by
  (used in) financing
  activities............    13,465     (1,070)         --          --          12,395
                          --------    -------       ------        ----       --------
Increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash
 equivalents............   (10,786)       588        1,053         --          (9,145)
Cash (overdraft) and
 cash equivalents at
 beginning of year......    10,731        240        1,555         --          12,526
                          --------    -------       ------        ----       --------
Cash (overdraft) and
 cash equivalents at end
 of year................  $    (55)   $   828       $2,608        $--        $  3,381
                          ========    =======       ======        ====       ========


                                      F-24


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


  The following sets forth the financial data at September 30, 1998 and for the
year then ended:



                                                    Non-
                          Parent    Guarantor    Guarantor
                         Company   Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
                         --------  ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                           
Statement of Operations
 Data
Net revenues............ $    --     $118,926     $28,549      $    --      $147,475
Patient care costs......      --       81,141      21,503           --       102,644
General and
 administrative
 expenses...............    4,509      15,985       2,792           --        23,286
Provision for bad
 debts..................      --        2,462         265           --         2,727
Depreciation and
 amortization...........      595       5,184       1,148           --         6,927
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Income (loss) from
 operations.............   (5,104)     14,154       2,841           --        11,891
Interest expense, net...   (3,727)     (1,025)     (1,180)          --        (5,932)
Equity in earnings of
 affiliates.............      --        1,784         --            --         1,784
Minority interests in
 earnings...............     (315)       (237)         36           --          (516)
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Income (loss) before
 income tax expense.....   (9,146)     14,676       1,697           --         7,227
Income tax expense......      --        3,368         173           --         3,541
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Net income (loss)....... $ (9,146)   $ 11,308     $ 1,524      $    --      $  3,686
                         ========    ========     =======      ========     ========
Balance Sheet Data
Assets:
Cash and cash
 equivalents............ $ 10,731    $    240     $ 1,555      $    --      $ 12,526
Patient accounts and
 other receivables......       50      37,971       7,299          (758)      44,562
Other current assets....      --        5,598       1,085           --         6,683
Property and equipment,
 net....................    5,128      20,241       2,366           --        27,735
Goodwill, net...........   13,149      31,320      14,346           --        58,815
Investments in and
 advances to affiliated
 companies..............   83,588       1,690         --        (66,945)      18,333
Other assets............    5,646      20,973       1,647          (525)      27,741
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Total assets............ $118,292    $118,033     $28,298      $(68,228)    $196,395
                         ========    ========     =======      ========     ========
Liabilities and
 Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities..... $  5,384    $ 18,474     $ 3,706      $   (758)    $ 26,806
Long-term liabilities...  100,000      17,854      14,759       (21,280)     111,333
Total stockholders'
 equity.................   12,908      81,705       9,833       (46,190)      58,256
                         --------    --------     -------      --------     --------
Total liabilities and
 stockholders' equity... $118,292    $118,033     $28,298      $(68,228)    $196,395
                         ========    ========     =======      ========     ========


                                      F-25


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)



                                                      Non-
                           Parent     Guarantor    Guarantor
                           Company   Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
                          ---------  ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                             
Statement of Cash Flows
 Data
Operating activities:
Net income (loss).......  $  (9,146)   $ 11,308     $ 1,524        $--       $   3,686
Adjustments to reconcile
 net income (loss) to
 net cash provided by
 (used in) operating
 activities:
Provision for bad
 debts..................        --        2,462         265         --           2,727
Depreciation and
 amortization...........        595       5,184       1,148         --           6,927
Deferred income taxes...        --       (1,760)        --          --          (1,760)
Equity in earnings of
 affiliates.............        --       (1,784)        --          --          (1,784)
Minority interests in
 (earnings) loss........        315         237         (36)        --             516
Net change in operating
 assets and liabilities
 (net of effect of
 acquisitions)..........     (1,702)        667      (1,973)        --          (3,008)
                          ---------    --------     -------        ----      ---------
Net cash provided by
 (used in) operating
 activities.............     (9,938)     16,314         928         --           7,304
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures....     (4,834)     (6,633)       (697)        --         (12,164)
Acquisition of
 intangible assets......        --      (19,507)        --          --         (19,507)
Acquisition of
 businesses, net of cash
 acquired...............        --      (17,371)        --          --         (17,371)
Increase (decrease) in
 amounts due from
 affiliates.............    (32,112)     28,158         --          --          (3,954)
                          ---------    --------     -------        ----      ---------
Net cash used in
 investing activities...    (36,946)    (15,353)       (697)        --         (52,996)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long term
 debt...................    191,531         --          --          --         191,531
Payments on long term
 debt...................   (128,922)       (272)        --          --        (129,194)
Other...................     (5,810)       (766)        --          --          (6,576)
                          ---------    --------     -------        ----      ---------
Net cash provided by
 (used in) financing
 activities.............     56,799      (1,038)        --          --          55,761
                          ---------    --------     -------        ----      ---------
Increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash
 equivalents............      9,915         (77)        231         --          10,069
Cash and cash
 equivalents at
 beginning of year......        816         317       1,324         --           2,457
                          ---------    --------     -------        ----      ---------
Cash and cash
 equivalents at end of
 year...................  $  10,731    $    240     $ 1,555        $--       $  12,526
                          =========    ========     =======        ====      =========


                                      F-26


                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


  The following sets forth the financial data at September 30, 1997 and for the
year then ended:



                                                   Non-
                          Parent   Guarantor    Guarantor
                          Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
                          ------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                          
Statement of Operations
 Data
Net revenues............   $--      $94,991      $19,116       $(299)      $113,808
Patient care costs......    --       66,377       15,536         --          81,913
General and
 administrative
 expenses...............    --       13,494        1,361         --          14,855
Provision for bad
 debts..................    --          578          136         --             714
Depreciation and
 amortization...........    --        4,159          781         --           4,940
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
Income from operations..    --       10,383        1,302        (299)        11,386
Interest (expense)
 income, net............    424      (2,200)        (671)        299         (2,148)
Minority interests in
 earnings...............    --       (1,601)         --          --          (1,601)
Other income, net.......    --          279          --          --             279
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
Income before income tax
 expense................    424       6,861          631         --           7,916
Income tax expense......    --        3,689          --          --           3,689
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
Net income .............   $424     $ 3,172      $   631       $ --        $  4,227
                           ====     =======      =======       =====       ========
Statement of Cash Flows
 Data
Operating activities:
  Net income ...........   $424     $ 3,172      $   631       $ --        $  4,227
  Adjustments to
   reconcile net income
   to net cash provided
   by operating
   activities:
    Provision for bad
     debts..............    --          578          136         --             714
    Depreciation and
     amortization.......    --        4,159          781         --           4,940
    Deferred income
     taxes..............    --          531          --          --             531
    Minority interests
     in earnings........    --        1,601          --          --           1,601
    Net change in
     operating assets
     and liabilities
     (net of effect of
     acquisition).......    392      (9,528)        (224)        --          (9,360)
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
    Net cash provided by
     operating
     activities.........    816         513        1,324         --           2,653
Investing activities:
  Additions to property
   and equipment........    --       (7,757)         --          --          (7,757)
  Acquisition of
   businesses, net of
   cash acquired........    --       (5,042)         --          --          (5,042)
  Increase in amounts
   due from affiliates..    --       (4,771)         --          --          (4,771)
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
  Net cash used in
   investing
   activities...........    --      (17,570)         --          --         (17,570)
Financing activities:
  Proceeds from long
   term debt............    --       69,261          --          --          69,261
  Payments on long term
   debt.................    --      (50,846)         --          --         (50,846)
  Other.................    --       (1,041)         --          --          (1,041)
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
  Net cash provided by
   financing
   activities...........    --       17,374          --          --          17,374
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
Increase in cash and
 cash equivalents.......    816         317        1,324         --           2,457
Cash and cash
 equivalents at
 beginning of year......    --          --           --          --             --
                           ----     -------      -------       -----       --------
Cash and cash
 equivalents at end of
 year...................   $816     $   317      $ 1,324       $ --        $  2,457
                           ====     =======      =======       =====       ========


                                      F-27


                                                                     SCHEDULE II

                        Valuation & Qualifying Accounts
                    Everest Healthcare Services Corporation

                                 (in thousands)



                                   Balance                               Balance
                                     at     Charged Charged              at End
                                  Beginning   to    to Other               of
                                  of Period Expense Accounts  Recoveries Period
                                  --------- ------- --------  ---------- -------
                                                          
Year ended September 30, 1997
Deducted from asset accounts:
  Allowance for patient accounts
   receivable....................  $3,014   $  714  $           $  937   $ 2,791
                                   ------   ------  -------     ------   -------
    Total........................  $3,014   $  714  $           $  937   $ 2,791
                                   ======   ======  =======     ======   =======
Year ended September 30, 1998
Deducted from asset accounts:
  Allowance for patient accounts
   receivable....................  $2,791   $2,727  $ 5,558     $2,295   $ 8,781
                                   ------   ------  -------     ------   -------
    Total........................  $2,791   $2,727  $ 5,558     $2,295   $ 8,781
                                   ======   ======  =======     ======   =======
Year ended September 30, 1999
Deducted from asset accounts:
  Allowance for patient accounts
   receivable....................  $8,781   $7,360  $(5,022)    $  --    $11,119
                                   ------   ------  -------     ------   -------
    Total........................  $8,781   $7,360  $(5,022)    $  --    $11,119
                                   ======   ======  =======     ======   =======


                                       1

EX-2.2

                                                                     EXHIBIT 2.2

Prescribed by                                               Approved________
Bob Taft, Secretary of State                                Date____________
30 East Broad Street, 14th Floor                            Fee_____________
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0418
Form MER (July 1994)
                             CERTIFICATE OF MERGER

     In accordance with the requirements of Ohio law, the undersigned
corporations, limited liability companies and/or limited partnerships, desiring
to effect a merger, set forth the following facts:

1.   SURVIVING ENTITY

     A.   The name of the entity surviving the merger is:

        Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc.
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------

     --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (if the surviving entity is an Ohio limited partnership or qualified
     foreign limited partnership, its registration number must be provided)

     B.   Name change: As a result of this merger, the name of the surviving
          entity has been changed to the following: Everest Healthcare Ohio,
                                                    ------------------------
          Inc. __________________________________________________ (complete only
          ----
          if the name of surviving entity is changing through the merger)

     C.   The surviving entity is a: (Please check the appropriate box and fill
          in the appropriate blanks)

     [X]  Domestic (Ohio) corporation

     [_]  Foreign (Non-Ohio) corporation incorporated under the laws of the
          state/ country of ______________ and licensed to transact business in
          the state of Ohio.

     [_]  Foreign (Non-Ohio) corporation incorporated under the laws of the
          state/country of _______________, and NOT licensed to transact
          business in the state of Ohio.

     [_]  Domestic (Ohio) limited liability company

     [_]  Foreign (Non-Ohio) limited liability company organized under the laws
          of the state/country of ________________, and registered to do
          business in the state of Ohio.

     [_]  Foreign (Non-Ohio) limited liability company organized under the laws
          of the state/country of ____________________, and NOT registered to do
          business in the state of Ohio.

     [_]  Domestic (Ohio) limited partnership, registration number _____________

     [_]  Foreign (Non-Ohio) limited partnership organized under the laws of the
          state/country of ______ and registered to do business in the state of
          Ohio, under registration number ________________

     [_]  Foreign (Non-Ohio) limited partnership organized under the laws of the
          state/country of ___________________, and NOT registered to do
          business in the state of Ohio.


II.  Merging Entities

     The name, type of entity, and state/country of incorporation or
organization, respectively, of each entity, other than the survivor, which is a
party to the merger are as follows: (if insufficient space to cover this item,
please attach a separate sheet listing the merging entities; Ohio registered or
foreign qualified limited partnerships must include registration number)



Name                                               State/ Country of Organization        Type of Entity
                                                                                   
Home Dialysis of Columbus, Inc.                               Ohio                       corporation
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd.              Ohio                       limited liability company
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc.                                 Ohio                       corporation
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


III. Merger Agreement on File

     The name and mailing address of the person or entity from whom/which
eligible persons may obtain a copy of the agreement of merger upon written
request:



     Name                                                     Address
                                                           
  Mr. Craig W. Moore                                          101 N. Scoville
- - ----------------------                                        ---------------------------------------
                                                              (street and number)

                                                              Oak Park, IL 60302
                                                              ------------------------------------------------
                                                              (city, village or township)  (state)  (zip code)


IV.  Effective Date of Merger

     This merger is to be effective:

     On September 30, 1999 (if a date is specified, the date must be a date on
or after the date of filing, the effective date of the merger cannot be earlier
than the date of filing; if no date is specified, the date of filing will be the
effective date of the merger).

V.   Merger Authorized

     The laws of the state or country under which each constituent entity
exists, permits this merger.

     This merger was adopted, approved and authorized by each of the constituent
entities in compliance with the laws of the state under which it is organized,
and the persons signing this certificate on behalf of each of the constituent
entities are duly authorized to do so.


VI.    Statutory Agent

       The name and address of the surviving entity's statutory agent upon whom
any process, notice or demand may be served is:

       Name                       Address

Not required
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (complete street address)

                    ___________________________________________________
                         (city, village or township)  (zip code)

(This item MUST be completed if the surviving entity is a foreign entity which
is not licensed, registered or otherwise authorized to conduct or transact
business in the State of Ohio)

       Acceptance of Agent

       The undersigned, named herein as the statutory agent for the above
referenced surviving entity, hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of
statutory agent for said entity.

                    Not required
                    ---------------------------------------------------
                    Signature of Agent

(The acceptance of agent must be completed by domestic surviving entities if
through this merger the statutory agent for the surviving entity has changed, or
the named agent differs in any way from the name reflected on the Secretary of
State's records.)

VII.   Statement of Merger

       Upon filing, or upon such later date as specified herein, the merging
entity/entities listed herein shall merge into the listed surviving entity.

VIII.  Amendments

       The articles of incorporation, articles of organization or certificate of
limited partnership (strike the inapplicable terms) of the surviving domestic
entity herein, are amended as set forth in the attached "Exhibit A"

       (Please note that any amendments to articles of incorporation, articles
of organization or to a certificate of limited partnership MUST be attached if
the surviving entity is a DOMESTIC corporation, limited liability company, or
limited partnership.)


IX.  Qualification or Licensure of Foreign Surviving Entity: THIS SECTION IX NOT
                                                             -------------------
APPLICABLE.
- - ----------

     A.  The listed surviving foreign corporation, limited liability company, or
limited partnership desires to transact business in Ohio as a foreign
corporation, foreign limited liability company, or foreign limited partnership,
and hereby appoints the following as its statutory agent upon whom process,
notice or demand against the entity may be served in the State of Ohio. The name
and complete address of the statutory agent is:

______________________________________________________________
(name)                     (street and number)

___________________________, Ohio ____________________________
(city, village or township)          (zip code)

     The subject surviving foreign corporation, limited liability company or
limited partnership irrevocably consents to service of process on the statutory
agent listed above as long as the authority of the agent continues, and to
service of process upon the Secretary of State if the agent cannot be found, if
the corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership fails to
designate another agent when required to do so, or if the corporation's, limited
liability company's, or limited partnership's license or registration to do
business in Ohio expires or is canceled.

     B.  The qualifying entity also states as follows: (complete only if
applicable)

               1.   Foreign Qualifying Limited Liability Company (If the
                    qualifying entity is a foreign limited liability company,
                    the following information must be completed)

                    a.   The name of the limited liability company in its state
                         of organization/registration is _______________________
                         _______________________________________________________

                    b.   The name under which the limited liability company
                         desires to transact business in Ohio is
                         _______________________________________________________

                    c.   The limited liability company was organized or
                         registered on ______________________ under the laws of
                                       month    day      year
                         the state/country of
                         ________________________________

                    d.   The address to which interested persons may direct
                         request for copies of the articles of organization,
                         operating agreement, bylaws, or other charter documents
                         of the company is: ____________________________________

                         _______________________________________________________

               2.   Foreign Qualifying Limited Partnership (If the qualifying
                    entity is a foreign limited partnership, the following
                    information must be completed)

                    a.   The name of limited partnership is ____________________
                         _______________________________________________________


                    b.   The limited partnership was formed on _________________
                                                               month   day  year
                         under the laws of the state/country of ________________

                    c.   The address of the office of the limited partnership in
                         its state/country of organization is __________________
                         _______________________________________________________

                    d.   The limited partnership's principal office address is
                         _______________________________________________________

                    e.   The names and business or residence addresses of the
                         GENERAL partners of the partnership are as follows:

                         Name            Address

                         _______________________________________________________

                         _______________________________________________________

                         _______________________________________________________

                         (If insufficient space to cover this item, please
                         attach a separate sheet listing the general partners
                         and their respective addresses)

                    f.   The address of the office where a list of the names and
                         business or residence addresses of the limited partners
                         and their respective capital contributions is to be
                         maintained is:

                         _______________________________________________________

                         _______________________________________________________

                         The limited partnership hereby certifies that it shall
                         maintain said records until the registration of the
                         limited partnership in Ohio is canceled or withdrawn.


     The undersigned constituent entities have caused this certificate of merger
to be signed by its duly authorized officers, partners and representatives on
the date(s) stated below.

                                                  
Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc.
- - ------------------------------------------------     ________________________________________________
exact name of entity                                 exact name of entity

By: Craig W. Moore                                   By: /s/ Craig W. Moore
   ---------------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------------
Its: President and Chief Executive Officer           Its:____________________________________________
    --------------------------------------------

Date: September 30, 1999                             Date:____________________
     -------------------

Home Dialysis of Columbus, Inc.
- - ------------------------------------------------     ________________________________________________
exact name of entity                                 exact name of entity

By: Craig W. Moore                                   By: /s/ Craig W. Moore
    --------------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------------
Its: President and Chief Executive Officer           Its:____________________________________________
    --------------------------------------------

Date: September 30, 1999                             Date:____________________
     -------------------

Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd.
- - ------------------------------------------------     ________________________________________________
exact name of entity                                 exact name of entity

By: Craig W. Moore                                   By: /s/ Craig W. Moore
   ---------------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------------
Its: Authorized Signatory                            Its:____________________________________________
    --------------------------------------------

Date: September 30, 1999                             Date:____________________
     -------------------


Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc.
- - ------------------------------------------------     ________________________________________________
exact name of entity                                 exact name of entity

By: Craig W. Moore                                   By: /s/ Craig W. Moore
   ---------------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------------
Its: President and Chief Executive Officer           Its:____________________________________________
    --------------------------------------------


Date: September 30, 1999                             Date:____________________
     -------------------


________________________________________________     ________________________________________________
exact name of entity                                 exact name of entity

By:_____________________________________________     By:_____________________________________________
Its:____________________________________________     Its:____________________________________________

Date:_________________                               Date:____________________



(Please note that the chairman of the board. the president, vice president,
secretary or an assistant secretary must sign on behalf of each constituent
corporation, and at least one general partner must sign on behalf of each
constituent limited partnership; If insufficient space for signature, a separate
sheet should be attached containing such signatures)


                                                                       Exhibit A
                                                                       ---------

     The first article of the Articles of Incorporation of Home Dialysis of
Fairfield, Inc. is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:


          First:  The name of said corporation shall be:

                  Everest Healthcare Ohio, Inc.


                                                                       Exhibit B
                                                                       ---------

                              AGREEMENT OF MERGER
                              -------------------

     This Agreement of Merger (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this
30/th/ day of September, 1999, (the "Effective Date") by and between Home
Dialysis of Columbus, Inc., an Ohio corporation, Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc.,
an Ohio corporation, and Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd., an
Ohio limited liability company (collectively, the "Constituent Entities") and
Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Surviving
Corporation").

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto deem that the purposes and objectives of the
Constituent Entities and the Surviving Corporation may be effectively achieved
and promoted within a single corporate structure; and

     WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this objective, the parties now desire to
merge the Constituent Entities with and into the Surviving Corporation (the
"Merger") on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Ohio General Corporation Law (the "OGCL")
as they may be amended from time to time.

     NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                                   ---------

                                Terms of Merger
                                ---------------

     The Constituent Entities shall be merged into the Surviving Corporation in
a statutory merger in accordance with OGCL (S)(S) 1701.78, 1701.781 and the
terms of this Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE II
                                  ----------

                               Effect of Merger
                               ----------------

     Upon the Effective Date:

     (1) the Constituent Entities and the Surviving Corporation shall be a
single corporation;


     (2)  the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges,
immunities and franchises of each of the Constituent Entities, and all property,
real, personal and mixed, and debts due on whatever account, and every other
interest belonging to or due to each of the Constituent Entities shall be deemed
to be transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation, without further
act, deed or transfer;

     (3)  the Surviving Corporation shall thenceforth be responsible for and
subject to all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of each of the
Constituent Entities in the same manner as if the Surviving Corporation had
itself incurred them;

     (4)  any claim, existing action, or proceeding pending by or against any of
the Constituent Entities may be prosecuted to judgment by the Surviving
Corporation; and

     (5)  neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of
either of the Constituent Entities shall be impaired by the Merger.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                  -----------

                     Manner and Basis of Converting Shares
                     -------------------------------------

     The manner and basis of converting the outstanding shares of the capital
stock and membership interests of the Constituent Entities into the shares or
other securities of the Surviving Corporation shall be as follows: upon the
Effective Date, all of the shares of the capital stock and membership interests
of the Constituent Entities shall then be immediately canceled and shall cease
to exist and the outstanding shares of the Surviving Corporation shall remain in
effect.

                                  ARTICLE IV
                                  ----------

Articles of Incorporation, Code of Regulations and Directors and Officers of the
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Surviving Corporation
                             ---------------------

     The Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations (collectively, the
"Charter Documents") of Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc. in effect on the
Effective Date shall be the Charter Documents of the Surviving Corporation in
effect on the Effective Date, and they shall thereafter continue to be the
Charter Documents of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended or changed in
accordance with their internal provisions and those of the OGCL.

     The directors and officers of Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc. on the
Effective Date will continue as directors and officers of the Surviving
Corporation until their successors have been duly elected and qualified pursuant
to the Code of Regulations of the Surviving Corporation.


                                   ARTICLE V
                                   ---------

                         Name of Surviving Corporation
                         -----------------------------

     Upon the Effective Date and thereafter, the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be Everest Healthcare Ohio, Inc.

                                  ARTICLE VI
                                  ----------

                                 Miscellaneous
                                 -------------

     The parties hereto each agree to do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all
such further acts, instruments and assurances, and to take all such further
action, including, without limitation, the execution and filing of such
instruments in the State of Ohio and any other State as should be necessary or
desirable to carry out this Agreement and to consummate and effect the merger
contemplated hereby.

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of Ohio.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Surviving Corporation and the Constituent Entities
have each caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and the year first
written above.

                         Home Dialysis of Columbus, Inc.
                         Home Dialysis of Dayton, Inc.
                         Home Dialysis of Fairfield, Inc.
                         Dialysis Specialists of Central Cincinnati, Ltd.

                         By: /s/ Craig W. Moore
                            --------------------------------------------------
                         Craig W. Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer
                         of each of the above listed entities.

EX-2.3

                                                                    Exhibit  2.3


                         AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
                         ----------------------------


     This Agreement of Merger (this "Agreement") is entered into effective as of
October 31, 1999, (the "Effective Date") by and between the following Texas
limited liability companies: Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, LLC, Dialysis
Specialists of South Texas, LLC, Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists, LLC and
Dialysis Specialists of Corpus Christi, LLC (collectively, the "Constituent
Entities") and North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Surviving Corporation").

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto deem that the purposes and objectives of the
Constituent Entities and the Surviving Corporation may be effectively achieved
and promoted within a single corporate structure; and

     WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this objective, the parties now desire to
merge the Constituent Entities with and into the Surviving Corporation (the
"Merger") on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and in accordance
with the provisions of (S)264 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"DGCL") and the provisions of (S)10.02 of the Texas Limited Liability Company
Act (the "TLLCA");

     NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:


                                   ARTICLE I
                                   ---------

                                Terms of Merger
                                ---------------

     The Constituent Entities shall be merged into the Surviving Corporation in
a statutory merger in accordance with the DGCL, the TLLCA and the terms of this
Agreement.


                                  ARTICLE II
                                  ----------

                               Effect of Merger
                               ----------------

     Upon the Effective Date:

     (1)  the Constituent Entities and the Surviving Corporation shall be a
single corporation;


     (2) the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges,
immunities and franchises of each of the Constituent Entities, and all property,
real, personal and mixed, and debts due on whatever account, and every other
interest belonging to or due to each of the Constituent Entities (including, but
not limited to, liability for any fees or franchise taxes due and owing to the
Secretary of State of the State of Texas as of the Effective date) shall be
deemed to be transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation, without
further act, deed or transfer;
     (3) the Surviving Corporation shall thenceforth be responsible for and
subject to all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of each of the
Constituent Entities in the same manner as if the Surviving Corporation had
itself incurred them;
     (4) any claim, existing action, or proceeding pending by or against any of
the Constituent Entities may be prosecuted to judgment by the Surviving
Corporation; and
     (5) neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of
either of the Constituent Entities shall be impaired by the Merger.


                                  ARTICLE III
                                  -----------

                     Manner and Basis of Converting Shares
                     -------------------------------------

     The manner and basis of converting the membership interests of the
Constituent Entities into the shares or other securities of the Surviving
Corporation shall be as follows: upon the Effective Date, all of the membership
interests of the Constituent Entities shall then be immediately canceled and
shall cease to exist and the outstanding shares of the Surviving Corporation
shall remain in effect.

                                  ARTICLE IV
                                  ----------

Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and Officers of the Surviving
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Corporation
                                  -----------

     The Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws (collectively, the "Charter
Documents") of the Surviving Corporation in effect on the Effective Date shall
be the Charter Documents of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended or
changed in accordance with their internal provisions and those of the DGCL.

     The directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation on the Effective
Date will continue as directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation until
their successors have been duly elected and qualified pursuant to the Charter
Documents.


                                   ARTICLE V
                                   ---------

                                 Miscellaneous
                                 -------------

     The parties hereto each agree to do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all
such further acts, instruments and assurances, and to take all such further
action, including, without limitation, the execution and filing of such
instruments in the States of Delaware and Texas and any other State as should be
necessary or desirable to carry out this Agreement and to consummate and effect
the Merger.

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of Illinois.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Surviving Corporation and the Constituent Entities
have each caused this Agreement to be effective as of the day and the year first
written above.


                         North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.
                         Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, LLC
                         Dialysis Specialists of South Texas LLC
                         Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists, LLC
                         Dialysis Specialists of Corpus Christi, LLC


                         By:/S/ Lawrence D. Damron
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                            Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial Officer of the
                            Surviving Corporation and of Home Dialysis of
                            America, Inc., the sole member of each of the
                            Constituent Entities


                                                                       Exhibit A
                                                                       ---------

                      CERTIFICATE AND ARTICLES OF MERGER


     The undersigned entities hereby certify:

     FIRST:  That the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each of the
constituent entities to the Merger (as defined below) are as follows:



                                                                 Jurisdiction  of
                          Name                                   Incorporation               Type of Entity
                          ----                                   -------------              -------------
                                                                                      
North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc. ("N. Buckner")               Delaware                   corporation

Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, LLC ("Hemo")                          Texas                      limited liability
                                                                                            company

Dialysis Specialists of South Texas, LLC ("DSST")                Texas                      limited liability
                                                                                            company

Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists, LLC                         Texas                      limited liability
("Amarillo")                                                                               company

Dialysis Specialists of Corpus Christi, LLC                      Texas                      limited   liability
("Corpus")                                                                                  company


     SECOND: That immediately prior to the effectiveness of this certificate of
merger (this "Certificate"), the sole stockholder of N. Buckner and the sole
member of each of Hemo, DSST, Amarillo and Corpus  is Home Dialysis of America,
Inc., an Arizona corporation ("HDA"), and that HDA shall remain the sole
stockholder of N. Buckner immediately following the effectiveness of this
Certificate.

     THIRD:  That an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") between the
constituent entities to the Merger (the "Parties") has been approved, adopted,
certified, executed and acknowledged by the Parties in accordance with the
requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Texas Limited
Liability Company Act (the "TLLCA") and the internal documents of the Parties.
In accordance with the TLLCA, a copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as
Exhibit A for filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas.
- - ---------

     FOURTH: That pursuant to the Agreement, Hemo, DSST, Amarillo and Corpus
shall merge with and into N. Buckner (the "Merger") and that N. Buckner shall
survive the Merger.

     FIFTH:  That the name N. Buckner upon consummation of the Merger shall
remain "North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc."


     SIXTH:    That the Certificate of Incorporation of N. Buckner, shall be the
Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation.

     SEVENTH:  That an executed copy of the Agreement is on file at an office of
N. Buckner, the address of which is c/o Katten Muchin & Zavis, 525 West Monroe
Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60661.

     EIGHTH:   That a copy of the Agreement has been furnished by N. Buckner to
HDA, the sole stockholder of N. Buckner and the sole member of the other
constituent entities to the Merger.  If HDA desires, an additional copy of the
Agreement will be supplied to it upon request without cost.

     NINTH:    The membership interests of each of Hemo, DSST, Amarillo and
Corpus shall be immediately cancelled upon the effectiveness of this Certificate
and shall cease to exist, and the outstanding shares of N. Buckner shall remain
in effect.

     TENTH:    That this Certificate shall be effective on October 31, 1999.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate on
October __, 1999.



                              North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.
                              Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, LLC
                              Dialysis Specialists of South Texas LLC
                              Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists, LLC
                              Dialysis Specialists of Corpus Christi, LLC


                              /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                              ------------------------------------------------
                              By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial Officer of
                              N. Buckner and of Home Dialysis of America, Inc.,
                              the sole member of each of Hemo, DSST, Amarillo
                              and Corpus

EX-3.39

                                                                    EXHIBIT 3.39


                         CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                      OF
                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP.

FIRST:    The name of the corporation is EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING
          CORP. (the "Corporation").

SECOND:   The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of
          Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, County of New Castle, Wilmington, DE
          19801. The name of the Corporation's registered agent is The
          Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD:    The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is
          to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be
          organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
          (the "GCL").

FOURTH:   The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation
          shall have authority to issue is 10,000 shares of common stock, par
          value of $0.01 per share.

FIFTH:    The name and mailing address of the Corporation's incorporator is:

          Name                                    Mailing Address
          ----                                    ---------------

          Aaron R. Allred                         c/o Katten Muchin & Zavis
                                                  525 W. Monroe St., Suite 1600
                                                  Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693

SIXTH:    The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to
          adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation (the "By-Laws").

SEVENTH:  Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise
          provided in the By-Laws.

EIGHTH:   Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the
          Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the
          Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of
          equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the
          application in a summary way of the Corporation or of any creditor or
          stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers
          appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of
          Title 8 of the GCL or on the application of trustees in dissolution or
          of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the
          provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the GCL order a meeting of the
          creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class
          of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned
          in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number
          representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of
          creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the
          Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or
          arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as a
          consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said



          compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if
          sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made,
          be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all
          the stockholders or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the
          case may be, and also on this Corporation.

NINTH:    The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation is hereby
          eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the GCL.

TENTH:    The Corporation shall:

          (a)  indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the GCL, any person
               who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
               threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
               whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
               than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason
               of the fact that such person is or was a director of the
               Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
               Corporation as a director of another corporation, partnership,
               joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
               (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
               settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
               connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person
               acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably
               believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
               Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
               proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
               conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or
               proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
               plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
               create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith
               and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or
               not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with
               respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable
               cause to believe that such person's conduct was unlawful; and

          (b)  indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
               made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
               suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment
               in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
               director of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request
               of the Corporation as a director of another corporation,
               partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
               expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
               incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of
               such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a
               manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
               the best interests of the Corporation and except that no
               indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
               matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
               liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the
               Court of Chancery or


                                      -2-


               the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
               determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
               liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
               person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
               expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall
               deem proper; and

          (c)  indemnify any director against expenses (including attorneys'
               fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
               connection therewith, to the extent that a director of the
               Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
               defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Article
               TENTH (a) and (b), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
               therein; and

          (d)  make any indemnification under Article TENTH (a) and (b) (unless
               ordered by a court) only as authorized in the specific case upon
               a determination that indemnification of the director is proper in
               the circumstances because such director has met the applicable
               standard of conduct set forth in Article TENTH (a) and (b). Such
               determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a
               majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
               parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a
               quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of
               disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel
               in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders of the
               Corporation; and

          (e)  pay expenses incurred by a director in defending a civil or
               criminal action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final
               disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
               undertaking by or on behalf of such director to repay such amount
               if it shall ultimately be determined that such director is not
               entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in
               this Article TENTH; and

          (f)  not deem the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
               by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this Article
               TENTH exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
               indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under
               any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
               directors or otherwise, both as to action in a director's
               official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
               holding such office; and

          (g)  have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
               person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
               the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
               Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
               corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
               enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and
               incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of
               such

                                      -3-



               person's status as such, whether or not the Corporation would
               have the power to indemnify such person against such liability
               under the provisions of this Article TENTH; and

          (h)  deem the provisions of this Article TENTH to be a contract
               between the Corporation and each director who serves in such
               capacity at any time while this Article TENTH is in effect and
               any repeal or modification of this Article TENTH shall not affect
               any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state
               of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or
               proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought or threatened based
               in whole or in part upon such state of facts. The provisions of
               this Article TENTH shall not be deemed to be a contract between
               the Corporation and any directors of any other Corporation (the
               "Second Corporation") which shall merge into or consolidate with
               this Corporation when this Corporation shall be the surviving or
               resulting Corporation, and any such directors of the Second
               Corporation shall be indemnified to the extent required under the
               GCL only at the discretion of the board of directors of this
               Corporation; and

          (i)  continue the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
               by, or granted pursuant to, this Article TENTH, unless otherwise
               provided when authorized or ratified, as to a person who has
               ceased to be a director of the Corporation and shall inure to the
               benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
               person.

     The undersigned incorporator hereby acknowledges that the foregoing
certificate of incorporation is such incorporator's act and deed and that the
facts stated therein are true.


Dated as of October 26, 1999               /s/ Aaron R. Allred
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Aaron R. Allred, Incorporator
                                           c/o Katten Muchin & Zavis
                                           525 W. Monroe St., Suite 1600
                                           Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693

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EX-3.40

                                                                    EXHIBIT 3.40

                                    BYLAWS
                                      OF
        EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP., a Delaware corporation

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
                       (Adopted as of October 26, 1999)



                                                                            Page

                                   ARTICLE I

                            IDENTIFICATION; OFFICES
                                                                         
SECTION 1.01    Name.......................................................  1

SECTION 1.02    Principal and Business Offices.............................  1

SECTION 1.03    Registered Agent and Office................................  1

SECTION 1.04    Place of Keeping Corporate Records.........................  1

                                  ARTICLE II

                                 STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 2.01    Annual Meeting.............................................  1

SECTION 2.02    Special Meeting............................................  1

SECTION 2.03    Place of Stockholder Meetings..............................  2

SECTION 2.04    Notice of Meetings.........................................  2

SECTION 2.05    Quorum and Adjourned Meetings..............................  2

SECTION 2.06    Fixing of Record Date......................................  2

SECTION 2.07    Voting List................................................  3

SECTION 2.08    Voting.....................................................  3

SECTION 2.09    Proxies....................................................  4

SECTION 2.10    Ratification of Acts of Directors and Officers.............  4

SECTION 2.11    Informal Action of Stockholders............................  4

SECTION 2.12    Organization...............................................  4

                                  ARTICLE III

                                   DIRECTORS

SECTION 3.01    Number and Tenure of Directors.............................  5

SECTION 3.02    Election of Directors......................................  5

SECTION 3.03    Special Meetings...........................................  5

SECTION 3.04    Notice of Special Meetings of the Board of Directors.......  5

SECTION 3.05    Quorum.....................................................  5



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                                                                            Page

                                                                         

SECTION 3.06    Voting.....................................................   5

SECTION 3.07    Vacancies..................................................   5

SECTION 3.08    Removal of Directors.......................................   6

SECTION 3.09    Informal Action of Directors...............................   6

SECTION 3.10    Participation by Conference Telephone......................   6

                                  ARTICLE IV

                               WAIVER OF NOTICE

SECTION 4.01  Written Waiver of Notice.....................................   6

SECTION 4.02  Attendance as Waiver of Notice...............................   6

                                   ARTICLE V

                                  COMMITTEES

SECTION 5  General Provisions..............................................   7


                                  ARTICLE VI

                                   OFFICERS

SECTION 6.01    General Provisions.........................................   7

SECTION 6.02    Election and Term of Office................................   7

SECTION 6.03    Renewal of Officers........................................   8

SECTION 6.04    The President/Chief Executive Officer......................   8

SECTION 6.05    The Chairman of the Board..................................   8

SECTION 6.06    Vice Chairman of the Board.................................   8

SECTION 6.07    The Vice President.........................................   8

SECTION 6.08    The Secretary..............................................   8

SECTION 6.09    The Assistant Secretary....................................   9

SECTION 6.10    The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer......................   9

SECTION 6.11    The Assistant Treasurer....................................   9

SECTION 6.12    Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents..............   9

SECTION 6.13    Absence of Officers........................................  10

SECTION 6.14    Compensation...............................................  10

SECTION 6.15    Indemnification............................................  10


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                                                                            Page

                                  ARTICLE VII

                            CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
                                                                         
Section 7.01    Certificates of Shares......................................  10

Section 7.02    Signatures of Former Officer, Transfer Agent or Registrar...  11

Section 7.03    Transfer of Shares..........................................  11

Section 7.04    Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates......................  11

                                 ARTICLE VIII

                                   DIVIDENDS

SECTION 8  Dividends........................................................  11


                                  ARTICLE IX

                     CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

SECTION 9.01    Contracts...................................................  11

SECTION 9.02    Loans.......................................................  12

SECTION 9.03    Checks, Drafts, Etc.........................................  12

SECTION 9.04    Deposits....................................................  12

                                   ARTICLE X

                                  AMENDMENTS

SECTION 10      Amendments..................................................  12


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                                    BYLAWS

                                      OF

                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP.
                       (Adopted as of October 26, 1999)


                                   ARTICLE I
                                   ---------

                            IDENTIFICATION; OFFICES
                            -----------------------

SECTION 1.01.  Name.  The name of the corporation is EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS
HOLDING CORP. (the "Corporation").

SECTION 1.02.  Principal and Business Offices.  The Corporation may have such
principal and other business offices, either within or outside of the state of
Delaware, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the Corporation's
business may require from time to time.

SECTION 1.03.  Registered Agent and Office.  The Corporation's registered agent
may be changed from time to time by or under the authority of the Board of
Directors.  The address of the Corporation's registered agent may change from
time to time by or under the authority of the Board of Directors, or the
registered agent.  The business office of the Corporation's registered agent
shall be identical to the registered office.  The Corporation's registered
office may be but need not be identical with the Corporation's principal office
in the state of Delaware.  The initial registered agent and registered office
shall be the United States Corporation Company, 229 South State Street, Dover,
Delaware 19901.

SECTION 1.04.  Place of Keeping Corporate Records.  The records and documents
required by law to be kept by the Corporation permanently shall be kept at the
Corporation's principal office.


                                  ARTICLE II
                                  ----------

                                 STOCKHOLDERS
                                 ------------

SECTION 2.01.  Annual Meeting.  An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be
held on the second Monday of October of each year, or on such other date as may
be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that
if in any year such date is a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the
next succeeding business day.  At each annual meeting, the stockholders shall
elect directors to hold office for the term provided in Section 3.01 of these
By-laws.

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SECTION 2.02.  Special Meeting.  A special meeting of the stockholders may be
called by the President of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, or by such
other officers or persons as the Board of Directors may designate.

SECTION 2.03.  Place of Stockholder Meetings.  The Board of Directors may
designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the
place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting.  If no such
place is designated by the Board of Directors, the place of meeting will be the
principal business office of the Corporation.

SECTION 2.04.  Notice of Meetings.  Unless waived as herein provided, whenever
stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, written
notice of the meeting shall be given stating the place, date and hour of the
meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called.  Such written notice shall be given not less than
ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to
each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting or in the event of a merger,
consolidation, share exchange, dissolution or sale, lease or exchange of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's property, business or assets not less
than twenty (20) days before the date of the meeting.  If mailed, notice is
given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the
stockholder at the stockholder's address as it appears on the records of the
Corporation.

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place in accordance with Section
2.05 of these Bylaws, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the
time and place thereof are announced at the meeting in which the adjournment is
taken.  At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may conduct any business which
might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for
more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed
for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to
each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

SECTION 2.05.  Quorum and Adjourned Meetings.  Unless otherwise provided by law
or the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, a majority of the shares
entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at a meeting of stockholders.  If less than a majority of the shares
entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders is present in person or
represented by proxy at such meeting, a majority of the shares so represented
may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.  At any
adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted
which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  The stockholders
present at a meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of such number of stockholders as may leave less
than a quorum.

SECTION 2.06.  Fixing of Record Date.  (a)  For the purpose of determining
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which
record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall
not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting.
If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the

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day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business
on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination
of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

(b)  For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a
record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is established by the Board of Directors, and
which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date on which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no
record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by
law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the
action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery
to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal office, or an
officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which the
proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery to the
Corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the
record date for determining stockholders' consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting shall be the close of business on the day on which the Board
of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

(c)  For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to receive payment
of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the
stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect to any change,
conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action,
the Board of Directors may fix the record date, which record date shall not
precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted,
and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such
action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining the
stockholders for any such purpose shall be the close of business on the day on
which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

SECTION 2.07.  Voting List.  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of
the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every
meeting of stockholders, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the
meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each
stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.
Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose
germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least
ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the
meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the
meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.
The list shall also be produced and kept at the place of the meeting during the
whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

SECTION 2.08.  Voting.  Unless otherwise provided by the Articles of
Incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of
capital stock held by each stockholder. In all matters other than the election
of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares

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present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on
the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Directors shall be
elected by plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented
by a proxy at the meeting entitled to vote on the election of directors.

SECTION 2.09.  Proxies.  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by
proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its
date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A duly executed proxy
shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as
long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an
irrevocable power.  A proxy may remain irrevocable regardless of whether the
interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an
interest in the Corporation generally.

SECTION 2.10.  Ratification of Acts of Directors and Officers.  Except as
otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation, any transaction or contract or act of the Corporation or of the
directors or the officers of the Corporation may be ratified by the affirmative
vote of the holders of the number of shares which would have been necessary to
approve such transaction, contract or act at a meeting of stockholders, or by
the written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting.

SECTION 2.11.  Informal Action of Stockholders.  Any action required to be taken
at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or any
action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders,
may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a
consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be
signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum
number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a
meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less
than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not
consented in writing.  In the event that the action which is consented to is
such as would have required the filing of a certificate with any governmental
body, if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the
certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement required by law
concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent had been given in
accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, and that written notice has been given as provided in such
section.

SECTION 2.12.  Organization.  Such person as the Board of Directors may
designate or, in the absence of such a designation, the president of the
Corporation or, in his or her absence, such person as may be chosen by the
holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person
or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as
chairman of such meeting.  In the absence of the secretary of the Corporation,
the chairman of the meeting shall appoint a person to serve as secretary at the
meeting.

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                                  ARTICLE III
                                  -----------

                                   DIRECTORS
                                   ---------

SECTION 3.01.  Number and Tenure of Directors.  The number of directors of the
Corporation shall consist of not less than one (1) nor more than five (5)
members.  The initial Board shall consist of three (3) members.  Each director
shall hold office until such director's successor is elected and qualified or
until such director's earlier resignation or removal.  Any director may resign
at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.

SECTION 3.02.  Election of Directors.  Directors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of stockholders.  In all elections for directors, every stockholder
shall have the right to vote the number of shares owned by such stockholder for
each director to be elected.

SECTION 3.03.  Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may
be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the President or at
least one-third of the number of directors constituting the whole board.  The
person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors
may fix any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place
for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them.

SECTION 3.04.  Notice of Special Meetings of the Board of Directors.  Notice of
any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given at least two (2)
days previous thereto by written notice to each director at his or her address.
If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the
United States Mail so addressed, with first-class postage thereon prepaid.  If
sent by any other means (including facsimile, courier, or express mail, etc.),
such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home
or business address of the director.

SECTION 3.05.  Quorum.  A majority of the total number of directors fixed by
these Bylaws, or in the absence of a By-Law which fixes the number of directors,
the number stated in the Articles of Incorporation or named by the incorporator,
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If less than a
majority of the directors are present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, a
majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time
without further notice.

SECTION 3.06.  Voting.  The vote of the majority of the directors present at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors,
unless the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Articles of Incorporation
requires a vote of a greater number.

SECTION 3.07.  Vacancies.  Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by
a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by an election either at an annual
meeting or at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
Any directors elected by the stockholders to fill a vacancy shall hold office
for the balance of the term for which he or she was elected.  A director
appointed by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next
meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected.

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SECTION 3.08.  Removal of Directors.  A director, or the entire Board of
Directors, may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority
of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided,
however, that if cumulative voting obtains and less than the entire Board of
Directors is to be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the
votes cast against such director's removal would be sufficient to elect him if
then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire Board of Directors.

SECTION 3.09.  Informal Action of Directors.  Unless otherwise restricted by the
Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to
be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof,
may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or
committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or
writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or
committee.

SECTION 3.10.  Participation by Conference Telephone.  Members of the Board of
Directors, or any committee designated by such board, may participate in a
meeting of the Board of Directors, or committee thereof, by means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment as long as all persons
participating in the meeting can speak with and hear each other, and
participation by a director pursuant to this Section 3.10 shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   ----------

                                WAIVER OF NOTICE
                                ----------------

SECTION 4.01.  Written Waiver of Notice.  A written waiver of any required
notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the
date stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.  Neither the business
to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of
stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified
in any written waiver of notice.

SECTION 4.02.  Attendance as Waiver of Notice.  Attendance of a person at a
meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the
person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, and objects at
the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

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                                   ARTICLE V
                                   ---------

                                  COMMITTEES
                                  ----------

SECTION 5.01.  General Provisions.  The Board of Directors may, by resolution
passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each
committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The
Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee,
who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a member at any meeting of a
committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not
disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a
quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act
at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such
committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors,
shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and
may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may
require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference
to amending the Articles of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or
consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease, or exchange of
all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets, recommending
to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a
dissolution, or amending the Bylaws of the Corporation; and, unless the
resolution so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to
declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate
of ownership and merger, pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.


                                  ARTICLE VI
                                  ----------

                                   OFFICERS
                                   --------

SECTION 6.01.  General Provisions.  The Board of Directors shall elect a
President and a Secretary of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may also
elect a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board, one or
more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Treasurers and such additional officers as the Board of Directors may
deem necessary or appropriate from time to time.  Any two or more offices may be
held by the same person.  The officers elected by the Board of Directors shall
have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

SECTION 6.02.  Election and Term of Office.  The officers of the Corporation
shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting of
the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the stockholders.  If
the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be
held as soon thereafter as may be convenient.  New offices of the Corporation
may be created and filled and vacancies in offices may be filled at any time, at
a meeting or by the written consent of the Board of Directors.  Unless removed
pursuant to Section 6.03 of these Bylaws, each officer shall hold office until
his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier

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death or resignation. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not
of itself create contract rights.

SECTION 6.03.  Removal of Officers.  Any officer or agent elected or appointed
by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever, in
its judgment, the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but
such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the
person(s) so removed.

SECTION 6.04.  The President/Chief Executive Officer.  The President/Chief
Executive Officer shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation
and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general
supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The
President/Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the
shareholders and at any meeting of the Board of Directors when the Chairman of
the Board is absent.  The President/Chief Executive Officer shall see that
orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect and may
sign bonds, mortgages, certificates for shares and all other contracts and
documents requiring execution on behalf of the Corporation.

The President/Chief Executive Officer may from time to time delegate any such
duties to the other officers of the Corporation.

SECTION 6.05.  The Chairman of the Board.  The Chairman of the Board, if one is
chosen, shall be chosen from among the members of the board.  If the Chairman of
the Board has not been designated Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the
Board shall perform such duties as may be assigned to the Chairman of the Board
by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6.06.  Vice Chairman of the Board.  In the absence of the Chief
Executive Officer or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, if the
Chairman of the Board has been designated Chief Executive Officer, the Vice
Chairman, or if there be more than one, the Vice Chairmen, in the order
determined by the Board of Directors, shall perform the duties of the Chief
Executive Officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be
subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.  At all other
times, the Vice Chairman or Vice Chairmen shall perform such duties and have
such powers as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from
time to time prescribe.

SECTION 6.07.  The Vice President.  The Vice President shall have such powers
and perform such duties as from time to time assigned by the Board of Directors
or the President.  The Vice President shall have all the powers of and perform
all the duties of the President in the event of the President's absence or
inability to act.  The Vice President shall be responsible for the selection of
any Facility Director pursuant to the Medicare Regulations.


SECTION 6.08.  The Secretary.  The Secretary shall attend and keep minutes of
the meetings of the shareholders and any standing committee, as well as any
additional meetings of the Corporation. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be
given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors,
and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed

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by the Board of Directors or the President. The Secretary shall have custody of
the corporate seal and shall affix it to all proper instruments when deemed
advisable by him or her. The Secretary shall be responsible for all of the books
and records of the Corporation except the financial books and records kept by
the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.

SECTION 6.09.  The Assistant Secretary.  The Assistant Secretary, or if there be
more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of
Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their
election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his
inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from time to time
prescribe.

SECTION 6.10.  The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.  The Chief Financial
Officer/Treasurer shall have custody of the Corporation's funds and securities,
shall keep full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books and
records belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all monies and other
valuable effects in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in such
depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.  The Chief
Financial Officer/Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may
be ordered by the shareholders, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements,
and shall render to the President/Chief Executive Officer and shareholders, at
regular meetings, or when the shareholders so require, an account of all his or
her transactions as Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer and of the financial
condition of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer may act on
behalf of the Corporation and sign documents requiring execution in connection
with any financial accommodations, subject to the Board of Directors, and
agreements which may from time to time regulate any financial relationship of
the Corporation.  The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer may sign bonds,
mortgages, certificates for shares and all other contracts and documents
requiring execution on behalf of the Corporation, except as otherwise
prohibited.  The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer shall restore to the
Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement or removal
from office, all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever
kind in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the
Corporation.  The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer may from time to time
delegate any such duties to any Treasurer.

SECTION 6.11.  The Assistant Treasurer.  The Assistant Treasurer, or if there
shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the
Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of
their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his
inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from time to time
prescribe.

SECTION 6.12.  Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents.  Officers,
Assistant Officers and Agents, if any, other than those whose duties are
provided for in these bylaws, shall have such authority and perform such duties
as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

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SECTION 6.13.  Absence of Officers.  In the absence of any officer of the
Corporation, or for any other reason the Board of Directors may deem sufficient,
the Board of Directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any of such powers
or duties, of any officers or officer to any other officer or to any director.

SECTION 6.14.  Compensation.  The Board of Directors shall have the authority to
establish reasonable compensation of all officers for services to the
Corporation.

SECTION 6.15.  Indemnification.  Any officer, employee, and/or agent of the
Corporation shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as amended.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                                  -----------

                            CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
                            -----------------------

SECTION 7.01.  Certificates of Shares.  The shares of the Corporation shall be
represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors of the
Corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or
all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such
resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such
certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the adoption of
such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented
by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be
entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by
the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
Officer, or the President or Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form.
Any or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.

SECTION 7.02.  Signatures of Former Officer, Transfer Agent or Registrar.  In
case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such
officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may
be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person or entity
were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

SECTION 7.03.  Transfer of Shares.  Transfers of shares of the Corporation shall
be made only on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or
by his legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to
transfer, or by his or her attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney
duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation, and on surrender
for cancellation of certificate for such shares.  Prior to due presentment of a
certificate for shares for registration of transfer, the Corporation may treat a
registered owner of such shares as the person exclusively entitled to vote, to
receive notifications and otherwise have and exercise all of the right and
powers of an owner of shares.

SECTION 7.04.  Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.  Whenever a certificate
representing shares of the Corporation has been lost, destroyed or stolen, the
holder thereof may file in the office of the Corporation an affidavit setting
forth, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the time, place, and

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circumstance of such loss, destruction or theft together with a statement of
indemnity sufficient in the opinion of the Board of Directors to indemnify the
Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the
alleged loss of any such certificate. Thereupon the Board of Directors may cause
to be issued to such person or such person's legal representative a new
certificate or a duplicate of the certificate alleged to have been lost,
destroyed or stolen. In the exercise of its discretion, the Board of Directors
may waive the indemnification requirements provided herein.


                                 ARTICLE VIII
                                 ------------

                                   DIVIDENDS
                                   ---------

SECTION 8.  Dividends.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may declare
and pay dividends upon the shares of the Corporation's capital stock in any form
determined by the Board of Directors, in the manner and upon the terms and
conditions provided by law.


                                  ARTICLE IX
                                  ----------

                     CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
                     -------------------------------------

SECTION 9.01.  Contracts.  The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or
officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any
instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority
may be general or confined to specific instances.

SECTION 9.02.  Loans.  No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation
and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized
by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  Such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances.

SECTION 9.03.  Checks, Drafts, Etc.  All checks, drafts or other orders for the
payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of
the Corporation shall be signed by one or more officers or agents of the
Corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 9.04.  Deposits.  The funds of the Corporation may be deposited or
invested in such bank account, in such investments or with such other
depositaries as determined by the Board of Directors.


                                   ARTICLE X
                                   ---------

                                  AMENDMENTS
                                  ----------

SECTION 10.  Amendments.  These Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by
either the Corporation's Board of Directors or its stockholders.

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EX-3.41

                                                                    EXHIBIT 3.41

                       CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                       OF
                         EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.

     The undersigned, on the _____ day of October, 1999 desiring to form a
limited partnership pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act, 6 Delaware Code, Chapter 17, does hereby certify as follows:

     I.   The name of the limited partnership is EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.,
          (the "Partnership").

     II.  The address of the Partnership's registered office in the State of
          Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of
          New Castle. The name of the limited partnership's registered agent for
          service of process in the State of Delaware at such address is The
          Corporation Trust Company.

     III. The name and mailing address of the general partner is as follows:

               North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.
               c/o Everest Healthcare Services Corporation
               101 North Scoville
               Oak Park, Illinois 60302

     IV.  The limited partnership shall commence upon the filing of this
          certificate and shall dissolve on December 31, 2048.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Limited Partnership of EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P. on the date and year first
above written.


                 EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.

                 By:   North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., its General Partner


                 By:   /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                       ----------------------------------------------------
                       Lawrence D. Damron, its Chief Financial Officer

EX-3.42

                                                                    Exhibit 3.42

                         LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
                                      OF
                        EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.
                        ------------------------------


     THIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT is entered into as of this 31st day of
October, 1999, by and among the party listed as a general partner on Schedule 1
                                                                     ----------
attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "General Partner") and any party
listed as a limited partner on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof
                               ----------
(individually or collectively, the "Limited Partner").


                                   ARTICLE I
                                   ---------

                       FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                       --------------------------------

     The parties hereby enter into a limited partnership (the "Partnership")
under the provisions of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
(the "Act") and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the rights and
liabilities of the Partners shall be as provided in the Act.


                                  ARTICLE II
                                  ----------

                                     NAME
                                     ----

     The business of the Partnership shall be conducted under the name Everest
Healthcare Texas, L.P., or such other name as the General Partner may hereafter
designate.  A Certificate of Limited Partnership and other required documents
shall be filed and recorded in the appropriate offices and places as required by
law.


                                  ARTICLE III
                                  -----------

                                  DEFINITIONS
                                  -----------

     3.1  "Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

     3.2  "Agreement" means this Limited Partnership Agreement, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.

     3.3  "Capital Account" means an account, maintained for each Unit Holder,
which will be credited with the amount of such Unit Holder's original capital
contribution plus any additional capital contributions made by such Unit Holder
and such Unit Holder's allocable share of the Net Profits, less any
distributions made to such Unit Holder and such Unit Holder's allocable share of
the Net Losses.


     3.4   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.

     3.5   "Consent of the Partners" means the consent of the (i) the General
Partner and (ii) the Limited Partner or Limited Partners owning at least 51% of
the Limited Partner Units.

     3.6   "Fair Value" means the fair market value of the Partnership as an
entity and/or individual Partnership Units as determined by the written
appraisal of a person or firm employed by the Partnership who is qualified to
value the Partnership and the ownership interests of its Unit Holders.  For
purposes hereof, the fair market value of an individual's Partnership Units
shall be appraised based upon the price at which such Units would change hands
between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion
to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.  The
appraiser selected by the Partnership must be qualified to perform business
appraisals of partnerships and ownership interests therein by reason of his or
her experience and qualifications to do so.

     3.7   "General Partner" refers to a holder of a General Partner Unit as
designated as such on Schedule 1 hereto, but in the event that such party is at
                      ----------
any time no longer acting as a General Partner, the term shall mean the party or
parties then acting in such capacity.

     3.8   "General Partner Unit" means a Unit owned by the General Partner as a
general partner.

     3.9   "Limited Partner" refers to each holder of a Limited Partner Unit as
designated as such on  Schedule 1 hereto and/or any party who agrees in any
                       ----------
manner to be bound by this Agreement as a limited partner and is accepted by the
General Partner upon proper notation on the books and records being maintained
on behalf of the Partnership.

     3.10  "Limited Partner Unit" means a Unit owned by a Limited Partner as a
limited partner.

     3.11  "Net Losses" means the excess of expenses and losses over income and
gain of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes, after taking into
account all income, gain, expenses and losses incurred in connection with the
Partnership's activities, including, but not limited to, any Federal or state
tax imposed on the Partnership as an entity.

     3.12  "Net Profits" means the excess of income and gain over expenses and
losses of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes, after taking into
account all income, gain, expenses and losses incurred in connection with the
Partnership's activities, including, but not limited to, any Federal or state
tax imposed on the Partnership as an entity.

     3.13  "Participating Percentage" means the percentage of interest held by a
Unit Holder as listed on Schedule 1, as amended from time to time, attached
                         ----------
hereto and made a part hereof.

     3.14  "Partner" means the General Partner and the Limited Partner, where no
distinction is required by the context in which the term is used herein.

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     3.15  "Partnership" means the Limited Partnership formed pursuant to this
Agreement by the parties hereto, as such partnership may from time to time be
constituted.

     3.16  "Permitted Transferee" means any direct or indirect subsidiary of
Everest healthcare Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

     3.17  "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust or
other entity.

     3.18  "Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including any
temporary regulations, from time to time promulgated under the Code.

     3.19  "Unit" means an interest in the Partnership. The Units held by a Unit
Holder shall be as listed on Schedule 1, as amended from time to time.

     3.20  "Unit Holder" means any person who owns a Unit, regardless of whether
such person has been admitted to the Partnership as a General Partner or as a
Limited Partner.


                                  ARTICLE IV
                                  ----------

                                    PURPOSE
                                    -------

     The purpose of the Partnership shall be to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which limited partnerships may be organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware.  In connection therewith, the Partnership shall have the
power and authority to carry out any and all activities not prohibited under the
Act.


                                   ARTICLE V
                                   ---------

                           NAMES OF THE UNIT HOLDERS
                           -------------------------

     The names of the Unit Holders are set forth on Schedule 1.
                                                    ----------

                                  ARTICLE VI
                                  ----------

                                     TERM
                                     ----

     The Partnership shall continue until December 31, 2048, unless sooner
terminated as set forth herein.

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                                  ARTICLE VII
                                  -----------

                          PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
                          ---------------------------

     The principal place of business of the Partnership shall be 101 N.
Scoville, Oak Park, IL 60302 or such other place or places as the General
Partner may designate.  The registered office of the Partnership in the State of
Delaware shall be Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801, in the county of New Castle, and the registered agent for
service of process at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.


                                  ARTICLE VII
                                  -----------

                     CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADMISSIONS
                     ------------------------------------

     8.1    Initial Capital Contributions.  The initial General Partner and
            -----------------------------
Limited Partner or Limited Partners shall make capital contributions and receive
Units as set forth on Schedule 1.
                      ----------

     8.2    Additional Contributions.  With the consent of the General Partner,
            ------------------------
which may be withheld in its sole discretion, the Unit Holders may make
additional capital contributions to the Partnership.

     8.3    Withdrawals of Capital.  No Unit Holder, other than the General
            ----------------------
Partner, shall be entitled to withdraw or demand the return of such Unit
Holder's capital contribution or Net Profits except upon dissolution of the
Partnership pursuant to Article XVI.
                        -----------

     8.4    Admission of New Partners.  One or more additional Limited Partners
            -------------------------
may only be admitted to the Partnership with the Consent of the Partners.

     8.5    No Interest on Capital Accounts. No Unit Holder shall be entitled to
            -------------------------------
receive any interest on its Capital Account.


                                  ARTICLE IX
                                  ----------

                   ALLOCATION OF NET PROFITS AND NET LOSSES
                   ----------------------------------------

     Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated to the Unit Holders in
accordance with their Participating Percentages.

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                                   ARTICLE X
                                   ---------

                                 DISTRIBUTIONS
                                 -------------

       Except as provided in the next sentence, distributions shall be made at
such times and in such amounts as determined by the General Partner in its sole
and absolute discretion.  Distributions, if any, shall be made to the Unit
Holders based on their Participating Percentages.  No Unit Holder shall have the
right to withdraw its Capital Account or demand or receive the return of its
Capital Account or any part thereof except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE XI
                                  ----------

                         BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND RECORDS
                         ----------------------------

     Proper and complete records and books of account shall be kept by the
General Partner, including but not limited to those pertaining to each Unit
Holder's Capital Account, in which shall be entered fully and accurately all
transactions and other matters relative to the Partnership's business as are
usually entered into records and books of account maintained by persons engaged
in business of a like character.  The Partnership books and records shall be
kept on the accrual basis, unless a different accounting method is elected by
the General Partner.  The books and records shall at all times be maintained at
the principal office of the Partnership and shall be open to reasonable
inspection and examination by the Partners or their duly authorized
representatives during reasonable business hours.


                                  ARTICLE XII
                                  -----------

                                  FISCAL YEAR
                                  -----------

     The fiscal year of the Partnership shall end on the thirtieth day of
September in each year, or such other date as the General Partner may determine
in its sole and absolute discretion.


                                  ARTICLE XII
                                  -----------

                           STATUS OF LIMITED PARTNER
                           -------------------------

     No Limited Partner shall participate in the management or control of the
Partnership's business, transact any business for the Partnership or have the
power to act for or bind the Partnership, all such powers being vested solely
and exclusively in the General Partner.  No Limited Partner shall have interest
in the properties or assets of the Partnership or any equity therein, or in any
proceeds of any operations or sales thereof (which operations and sales shall
not be restricted in any respect), by virtue of acquiring or owning interests in
the Partnership.  Except

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as may be otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware, no Limited
Partner will be liable for the obligations of the Partnership.


                                  ARTICLE XIV
                                  -----------

               POWERS, RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
               ------------------------------------------------

     14.1  General Authority. The General Partner shall have exclusive authority
           -----------------
to manage the operations and affairs of the Partnership, and to make all
decisions regarding the business of the Partnership. Pursuant to the foregoing,
it is understood and agreed that the General Partner shall have all of the
rights and powers of a general partner as provided in the Act and as otherwise
provided by law and any action taken by the General Partner shall constitute the
act of and serve to bind the Partnership. The General Partner is hereby granted
the right, power and authority to do on behalf of the Partnership all things
which, in its sole judgment, are necessary, proper or desirable to carry out the
aforementioned duties and responsibilities. Without limiting this authority, the
General Partner is granted the authority to do the following:

           (a) To make such expenditures of Partnership funds or to borrow as
the General Partner deems appropriate for the conduct of the Partnership's
business.

           (b) To collect obligations payable to the Partnership in connection
with its property or business and take any lawful means for the recovery thereof
by legal process or otherwise, and to execute and deliver a satisfaction and
release therefor, together with the right to compromise any claim or demand.

           (c) To lease, sell, exchange, pledge, encumber or grant an option for
the sale of all or any portion of the real and personal property of the
Partnership, at such rental, price or amount for each, and upon such other
terms, as the General Partner deems proper.

           (d) To carry out and perform all of the Partnership's obligations
under any agreement entered into by the Partnership.

           (e) To select and retain accountants, attorneys and other advisors
(including investment advisors) to provide services to the Partnership.

           (f) To execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments to
effectuate the foregoing.

           (g) To make all elections required or permitted to be made by the
Partnership under the Code.

           (h) To take any other action deemed desirable by the General Partner
to carry out the purposes of the Partnership.

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     14.2  Fiduciary Duties.  The General Partner has a fiduciary duty to the
           ----------------
Limited Partner or Limited Partners to manage and operate the Partnership in the
best interests of the Partnership and its Partners.  In exercising the powers
granted herein, the General Partner is bound to act in accordance with this
fiduciary duty consistent with the purpose of this Partnership.

     14.3  Partnership Funds.  Cash and equivalents shall be deposited in such
           -----------------
bank or brokerage account or accounts, or invested in such interest-bearing or
non-interest-bearing investments, including but not limited to domestic and
international stocks and stock mutual funds, tax and tax-exempt bonds or other
debt securities (domestic or international), as shall be designated by the
General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.  All withdrawals from any
such accounts shall be made by the authorized officers or agents of the General
Partner.  Partnership funds shall be separately identifiable from those of any
other person or entity.

     14.4  Transfers of Partnership Property by the General Partner.  Except as
           --------------------------------------------------------
limited by this Agreement, the General Partner will have the authority at any
time and from time to time to sell, exchange, lease and/or transfer legal and
equitable title to the Partnership property upon such terms and conditions, and
for such consideration, as the General Partner considers to be reasonable.  The
execution of any document of conveyance or lease by the General Partner will be
sufficient to transfer complete legal and equitable title to the interest
conveyed without the joinder, ratification, or consent of any Limited Partner.
No purchaser, tenant, transferee or obligor will have any obligation whatsoever
to see to the application of payments made to the General Partner.

     14.5  Liability of General Partner.  The General Partner will have personal
           ----------------------------
liability for the obligations of the Partnership except as may be specifically
limited by the laws of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction in which
the Partnership has qualified to do business.

     14.6  Tax Matters Partner.  The General Partner shall be the "tax matters
           -------------------
partner" of the Partnership as such term is defined in Section 6231(a)(7) of the
Code, and it shall serve as such at the expense of the Partnership with all
powers granted to a tax matters partner under the Code.

     14.7  Activity of General Partner.  The General Partner shall not be
           ---------------------------
required to manage the Partnership as its sole and exclusive function and may
have other business interests and may engage in other activities in addition to
those relating to the Partnership.  Neither the Partnership nor any Partner
shall have any right by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship
created hereby in or to such other ventures or activities or to the income or
proceeds derived therefrom, and the pursuit of such ventures and activities,
even if competitive with the business of the Partnership, shall not be deemed
wrongful or improper.

     14.8  Indemnification.  The Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless
           ---------------
the General Partner and its officers, employees and agents from and against any
loss, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by them by reason of any
acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of their activities on
behalf of the Partnership, including, but not limited to, any judgment, award,
settlement, attorneys' fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection

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with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim.  The
Partnership may advance sums for payment of amounts described in this Section
                                                                      -------
14.8, provided that the recipient of any such advances shall be obligated to
- - ----
repay the amounts advanced if the recipient is finally adjudged ineligible to be
indemnified hereunder.

     14.9   Compensation; Reimbursement of Expenses.  Unless approved by the
            ---------------------------------------
Limited Partner or Limited Partners owning at least 51% of the Limited Partner
Units, the General Partner shall not be entitled to any compensation for
services rendered to the Partnership.  However, upon substantiation of the
amount and purpose thereof, the General Partner shall be entitled to
reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the activities
of the Partnership.

     14.10  Removal of a General Partner. The General Partner may be removed
            ----------------------------
from office only with the consent of the Limited Partner or Limited Partners
owning at least 51% of the Limited Partner Units; provided, however, for
purposes of the foregoing, the Limited Partner Units owned by the General
Partner sought to be removed shall be treated as if such Units do not exist and
shall therefore not be counted in determining whether the requisite consent to
remove the General Partner from office has been achieved.


                                  ARTICLE XV
                                  ----------

                           TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWALS
                           ------------------------

     15.1   Transfer of Limited Partner's Interest.  Any Limited Partner may
            --------------------------------------
transfer or assign its Limited Partner Units to a Permitted Transferee without
the consent of the General Partner; provided, however, all instruments of
transfer shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, and
any such Permitted Transferee shall provide the documentation required in
Sections 15.2(a) and (b) below; provided, further, however, no Permitted
- - ----------------     ---
Transferee shall become a substituted Limited Partner unless all of the
provisions of Section 15.2 below have been satisfied.
              ------------

     15.2   Substituted Limited Partner.  Any assignee or transferee shall not
            ---------------------------
automatically become a substituted Limited Partner but shall merely be entitled
to receive the share of Net Profits and Net Losses of the Partnership, the
return of capital contributions and any other payments to which the assigning or
transferring Limited Partner would have been entitled.  The assignee or
transferee of a Limited Partner's interest, or any portion thereof, may be
admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner in the place and stead of, or
together with, as the case may be, the Limited Partner who has assigned or
transferred its interest upon satisfaction of all of the following conditions:

            (a)  A duly executed written instrument of assignment must be filed
with the Partnership setting forth the intention of the assignor that the
assignee become a Limited Partner in its place, or together with it;

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            (b)  The assignor and the assignee must execute and deliver such
other instruments as the General Partner may deem necessary or desirable to
effect such admission, including the written acceptance and adoption by the
assignee of the provisions of this Agreement; and

            (c)  The written consent of the General Partner to such substitution
shall be obtained, the granting or denial of which shall be within the sole
discretion of the General Partner (provided, however, that such written consent
will not be required if the transferee is a Partner immediately prior to and at
the time of the transfer).

     After all of the foregoing conditions have been fulfilled and the assignee
has been admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner, the General Partner
shall amend Schedule 1 to this Agreement to reflect the assignee's admission to
            ----------
the Partnership as a Limited Partner.

     15.3   Involuntary Transfer by Limited Partner. In the event that a Limited
            ---------------------------------------
Partner's interest is taken or disturbed by levy, foreclosure, charging order,
execution or other similar proceeding, then the rights of such Limited Partner
to share in the Net Profits and Net Losses of the Partnership, to receive
distributions of Partnership funds and to assign an interest pursuant to this
Article shall, on the happening of such an event, devolve on his assignee, if
any, and the Partnership shall continue as a Limited Partnership. The assignee
of the Limited Partner shall become a substituted Limited Partner only upon
compliance with Section 15.2 hereof.  Any transferee who has not been admitted
                ------------
to the Partnership shall have only the rights of an assignee.

     15.4   Dissolution of a Limited Partner.  Subject to the provisions of
            --------------------------------
Article XVI, in the event of the dissolution of a Limited Partner, or any other
- - -----------
event that causes a transfer of such Limited Partner's interest by operation of
law to anyone not then a Partner, then the rights of such Limited Partner to
share in the Net Profits and Net Losses of the Partnership, to receive
distributions of Partnership funds and to assign an interest pursuant to this
Article shall, on the happening of such an event, devolve on his assignee, if
any, and the Partnership shall continue as a Limited Partnership. The assignee
of the Limited Partner shall become a substituted Limited Partner only upon
compliance with Section 15.2 hereof.  Any transferee who has not been admitted
                ------------
to the Partnership shall have only the rights of an assignee.

     15.5   Involuntary Transfer by General Partner.  In the event a General
            ---------------------------------------
Partner's interest is taken or disturbed by levy, foreclosure, charging order,
execution, or other similar proceeding, the Partnership shall not dissolve.  The
assignee of the General Partner's interest shall in no event have the right to
interfere in the management or the administration of the Partnership business or
affairs or to act as a General Partner.  The assignee shall only have the right
to receive distributions, and Net Profits and Net Losses attributable to the
General Partner's interest in the Partnership.  Any General Partner whose
interest has been taken or disturbed under any of the circumstances described
above shall have the option of exchanging his General Partner Units in the
Partnership for Limited Partner Units entitled to the same Capital Account,
Participating Percentage, Net Profits and Net Losses.  In the event of the
bankruptcy of the General Partner, whether by voluntary or involuntary action,
such General Partner's interest shall be automatically terminated and the
General Partner shall be deemed to have exchanged his General Partner Units

                                       9


for Limited Partner Units entitled to the same Capital Account, Participating
Percentage, Net Profits and Net Losses.

     Any entity to which this Agreement is assigned pursuant to the provisions
of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. (S)(S)101 et seq., shall be deemed without
further act to have assumed all of the obligations arising under this Agreement
on or after the date of such assignment.  Upon demand, any such assignee shall
execute and deliver to each other party to this Agreement an instrument
confirming such assumption.  Failure to deliver such instrument shall be deemed
a default hereunder by the assignee.

     15.6   Withdrawal of the General Partner. The General Partner agrees not to
            ---------------------------------
withdraw as a General Partner without giving 3 days' prior written notice to
every Limited Partner. On the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal (as defined
below), the Limited Partner or Limited Partners owning at least 51% of the
Limited Partner Units, may admit a new General Partner within 90 days of such
Event of Withdrawal. If the Partnership business is continued, the General
Partner Units held by the withdrawn General Partner shall be sold to the
continuing or new General Partners at Fair Value payable within 90 days of the
notice of withdrawal. A withdrawn General Partner that owns Limited Partner
Units continues as a Limited Partner with the rights and obligations provided
Limited Partners under this Agreement. The following shall constitute Events of
Withdrawal:

            (a)   Subject to the provisions of Article XVI,  the bankruptcy or
                                               -----------
dissolution of the General Partner.

            (b)   The voluntary withdrawal of the General Partner, including,
without limitation, an exchange of General Partner Units for Limited Partner
Units, pursuant to Section 15.5.
                   ------------

            (c)   The removal of a General Partner pursuant to Section 14.10.
                                                               -------------

     15.7   Compliance with Securities Laws.  The Partners hereby agree that the
            -------------------------------
Partnership interests shall be nontransferable and nonassignable, except in
compliance with the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 or an
exemption or exemptions therefrom, in compliance with (or exempt from)
applicable state securities laws and rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the terms of this Agreement.  Any attempted or purported
transfer or assignment in violation of the foregoing shall be void and of no
effect.


                                  ARTICLE XVI
                                  -----------

                        DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
                        ------------------------------

     Except as otherwise provided herein, the happening of any of the following
events shall work an immediate dissolution of the Partnership:

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     (a)   An Event of Withdrawal with respect to the General Partner, unless a
substitute General Partner is, within 30 days, selected with the consent of the
Limited Partner or Limited Partners owning at least 51% of the Limited Partner
Units, and the new General Partner elects to continue the business of the
Partnership;

     (b)   The Consent of the Partners; and

     (c)   The expiration of the term of the Partnership as provided in Article
                                                                        -------
VI of this Agreement.
- - --

                                  ARTICLE XVI
                                  -----------

                       ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
                        DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
                        ------------------------------

     17.1  Liquidation.  In the event of the dissolution of the Partnership for
           -----------
any reason, the General Partner, or in the event that the General Partner has
dissolved or withdrawn from the Partnership, a liquidator or a liquidating
committee selected by the Limited Partner or Limited Partners in accordance with
the Act, shall wind up the affairs of the Partnership.  The Unit Holders shall
continue to share Net Profits and Net Losses during the period of liquidation in
the same proportion as before the dissolution.  The General Partner (or such
liquidator or liquidating committee) shall have full right and unlimited
discretion to determine the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of
Partnership property pursuant to such liquidation.

     17.2  Distribution.  Following the payment of all debts and liabilities of
           ------------
the Partnership and all expenses of liquidation, and subject to the right of the
General Partner (or such liquidator or liquidating committee) to set up such
cash reserves as it may deem reasonably necessary for any contingent or
unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership, the proceeds of the
liquidation and any other funds of the Partnership shall be distributed in
accordance with Article X hereof.  The General Partner (or such liquidator or
                ---------
liquidating committee) may make distributions of property in kind, either as
tenants-in-common or on an asset-by-asset determination, at its sole discretion.

     17.3  No Return of Capital.  Each Unit Holder shall look solely to the
           --------------------
assets of the Partnership for all distributions with respect to the Partnership
and for the return of his capital contribution and shall have no recourse
therefor against any other Unit Holder.  The Unit Holders shall not have any
right to demand or receive property other than cash upon dissolution and
termination of the Partnership or to demand the return of their capital
contributions to the Partnership prior to dissolution and termination of the
Partnership.

     17.4  Authority.  Upon completion of the liquidation of the Partnership and
           ---------
the distribution of all Partnership funds the Partnership shall terminate, and
the General Partner shall have the authority to execute and record a Certificate
of Cancellation of the Partnership as well

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as any and all other documents required to effect the dissolution and
termination of the Partnership.

                                  ARTICLE XVI
                                  -----------

                  AMENDMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
                  ------------------------------------------

     18.1  Method of Amendment.
           -------------------

           (a)  This Agreement may be amended by the Consent of Partners.

           (b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended by
the General Partner without the approval of any Limited Partner whenever:

                    (i)    there is a need to provide any provision as may be
required by applicable law to be included in this Agreement;

                    (ii)   there is a need to correct a false or erroneous
statement in this Agreement or to clarify a provision of this Agreement without
changing the substance thereof; and

                    (iii)  it is necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of
counsel selected by the General Partner, to satisfy the requirements of the
Code, Regulations or administrative guidelines or interpretations relating
thereto, to maintain the status of the Partnership, or to comply with the
federal tax provisions so as to give effect to any benefits intended hereunder
as determined by the General Partner.

     18.2  Implementation.  In the event this Agreement is amended, the General
           --------------
Partner shall amend the Certificate of Limited Partnership to reflect such
change if it deems such amendment to be necessary or appropriate.


                                  ARTICLE XIX
                                  -----------

                                 MISCELLANEOUS
                                 -------------

     19.1  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
           ----------------
among the parties.  It supersedes any prior agreement or understandings among
them, and it may not be modified or amended in any manner other than as set
forth herein.

     19.2  Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder
           -------------
shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without application of its conflicts of laws provisions.

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     19.3  Assigns.  Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, this
           -------
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their legal representatives, heirs, administrators, executors, successors and
assigns.

     19.4  Singular and Plural.  Wherever from the context it appears
           -------------------
appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or the plural shall include
the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the
feminine or the neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter.

     19.5  Captions. Captions contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a
           --------
matter of convenience and in no way define, limit or extend the scope or intent
of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

     19.6  Severance.  If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of
           ---------
such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the
remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.

     19.7  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple
           ------------
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

     19.8  Notice.  All notices and demands required or permitted under this
           ------
Agreement shall be deemed properly given and effective upon receipt (or, if
refused, upon the date of such refusal) if in writing and sent by U.S. first
class mail, postage prepaid, overnight air courier, facsimile transmission or
personal delivery to the Partners at their addresses as shown from time to time
on the records of the Partnership.  Any Partner may specify a different address
by notifying the General Partner in writing of such different address.  The
General Partner is not obligated to deliver or mail to any Limited Partner a
copy of the Partnership's Certificate of Limited Partnership or of any amendment
thereto or restatement thereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement on the
date first above written.

                              GENERAL PARTNER:

                              NORTH BUCKNER DIALYSIS CENTER, INC.,
                              a Delaware corporation


                              /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                              -----------------------------------------------
                              By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial Officer


                              LIMITED PARTNERS:

                              NORTH BUCKNER DIALYSIS CENTER, INC.,
                              a Delaware corporation


                              /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                              -----------------------------------------------
                              By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial Officer


                              EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING
                              CORP.,a Delaware corporation


                              /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                              ------------------------------------------------
                              By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial Officer


                                  SCHEDULE 1
                     TO THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
                                      OF
                        EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.




Name                                            Capital              Participating            Partnership
- - -----                                         Contribution             Percentage               Units
                                              ------------             ----------               -----
                                                                                     
General Partner:
- - ----------------

North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., a          1/99.9% of its             1%                      1
 Delaware corporation                           total assets and
                                               liabilities (having
                                                 a fair market
                                                    value of
                                                   $199,508)
Limited Partners:
- - ----------------
North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.,           98.9/99.9% of its          98.9%                   98.9
a Delaware corporation                          total assets and
                                               liabilities (having
                                                 a fair market
                                                   value of
                                                 $19,731,379)

Everest Healthcare Texas Holding                   $19,950                  .1%                     .1
 Corp., a Delaware corporation
TOTAL:                                           $19,950,837               100%                    100
- - -----                                            ===========               ====                    ===



                 ASSIGNMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS OF
                         EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.


     North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("N. Buckner"),
hereby assigns all of its 98.9 limited partnership units (the "Assignment") of
Everest Healthcare Texas, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("EHTLP") to
Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation ("EHTHC"),
effective as of October 31, 1999, and EHTHC hereby accepts the Assignment.  N.
Buckner and EHTHC further agree that EHTHC shall be considered a "Limited
Partner" as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement of EHTLP (the "LP
Agreement") with respect to the interests transferred pursuant to the
Assignment, and EHTHC hereby adopts all of the provisions of the LP Agreement
with respect to the units transferred pursuant to the Assignment.

     In connection with the Assignment, N. Buckner and EHTHC, being the holders
of all of the interests in EHTLP, hereby agree to amend Schedule 1 to the LP
                                                        ----------
Agreement and replace it with Amendment Number 1 to Schedule 1 to the LP
Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A effective as of October 31, 1999.
                              ---------

                           [Signature page follows.]


Accepted and agreed this            GENERAL PARTNER:
31/st/ day of October, 1999.
                                    NORTH BUCKNER DIALYSIS CENTER, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation


                                    /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial
                                    Officer


                                    LIMITED PARTNERS:

                                    NORTH BUCKNER DIALYSIS CENTER, INC., a
                                    Delaware corporation


                                    /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial
                                    Officer


                                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP., a
                                    Delaware corporation


                                    /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    By: Lawrence D. Damron, Chief Financial
                                    Officer


                                                                       EXHIBIT A
                                                                       ---------

                               AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
                                 TO SCHEDULE 1
                      TO THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
                                       OF
                         EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.
                         ------------------------------




Name                                                         Capital            Participating          Partnership
- - ----                                                        Contribution           Percentage           Units
                                                            ------------           ----------           -----
                                                                                              
General Partner:
- - ---------------

North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., a                        1/99.9% of its            1%              1
 Delaware corporation                                         total assets and
                                                              liabilities (having
                                                              a total fair market
                                                              value of
                                                              $199,508)
Limited Partner:
- - ----------------
Everest Healthcare Texas Holding                              $19,751,329/1/             99%            1
 Corp., a Delaware corporation
TOTAL:                                                        $19,950,837               100%          100
- - -----                                                         ==============            ===           ===


____________
/1/  This amount is the aggregate of (i) the $19,950 initial cash contribution
     by Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp. and (ii) $19,731,379, which
     amount is equal to the fair market value of 98.9/99.9% of the total assets
     and liabilities of North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc. immediately prior to
     the transfer of such assets and liabilities to Everest Healthcare Texas,
     L.P.

EX-4.25

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.25

                            SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
                                    between
                        EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.
                                      and
              AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO

     SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of October
31, 1999, between EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P. (the "New Subsidiary
Guarantor"), a direct or indirect domestic Restricted Subsidiary of Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation (the "Company") and American National Bank and
Trust Company of Chicago, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the
"Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Indenture (as defined below).

                              W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee
an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of May 5, 1998, providing for the
issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000,000.00 of 9-3/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Notes");

     WHEREAS, Section 4.10 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Company may cause, and Section 4.20 of the Indenture provides
that under certain circumstances the Company must cause, certain of its
subsidiaries to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
pursuant to which such subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the
Company's Obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Guarantee on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Trustee is
authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New
Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

     1.   AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees,
jointly and severally with all other Subsidiary Guarantors, to guarantee the
Company's Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in Article XI and XII of the Indenture and to be
bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture.

     2.   NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No employee or owner, as such, of the New
Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company
or any Subsidiary under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this
Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason
of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting




a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part
of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

     3.   NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. The internal law of the State of New York
shall govern and be used to construe this Supplemental Indenture.

     4.   COUNTERPARTS.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.

     5.   EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

     6.   THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture or for or in respect of the correctness of the recitals of fact
contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the New Subsidiary
Guarantor.

     7.   EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. Except as amended by this
Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain
in full force and effect.


                                       2


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above
written.

EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS, L.P.

By: NORTH BUCKNER DIALYSIS CENTER, INC.,
    as General Partner

    By: /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
        ------------------------------------------
        Lawrence D. Damron an authorized signatory

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY OF CHICAGO, as TRUSTEE

By:    /s/ F. Henry Kleschen III
       ----------------------------
Name:  F. Henry Kleschen III
       -------------------------
Title: Vice President
       -------------------------
                                       3

EX-4.26

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.26

                            SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
                                    between
                    EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP.
                                      and
              AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO


     SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of October
31, 1999, between EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP. (the "New Subsidiary
Guarantor"), a direct or indirect domestic Restricted Subsidiary of Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation (the "Company") and American National Bank and
Trust Company of Chicago, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the
"Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Indenture (as defined below).

                              W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee
an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of May 5, 1998, providing for the
issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000,000.00 of 9-3/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Notes");

     WHEREAS, Section 4.10 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Company may cause, and Section 4.20 of the Indenture provides
that under certain circumstances the Company must cause, certain of its
subsidiaries to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
pursuant to which such subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the
Company's Obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Guarantee on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Trustee is
authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New
Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

     1.   AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees,
jointly and severally with all other Subsidiary Guarantors, to guarantee the
Company's Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in Article XI and XII of the Indenture and to be
bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture.

     2.   NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee or
stockholder, as such, of the New Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary under the Notes, any
Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based
on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations


of their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Notes.

     3. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. The internal law of the State of New York shall
govern and be used to construe this Supplemental Indenture.

     4. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.

     5. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

     6. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture or for or in respect of the correctness of the recitals of fact
contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the New Subsidiary
Guarantor.

     7. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. Expect as amended by this Supplemental
Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force
and effect.

                                       2


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above
written.

EVEREST HEALTHCARE TEXAS HOLDING CORP.

By: /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
    ------------------------------------------
    Lawrence D. Damron as authorized signatory

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY OF CHICAGO, as TRUSTEE

By:    /s/ F. Henry Kleschen III
       -------------------------
Name:  F. Henry Kleschen III
       -------------------------
Title: Vice President
       -------------------------
                                       3

EX-4.27

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.27

            First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement


To each of the Lenders
party to the Credit Agreement
referred to below

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of June 30, 1999 (the "Credit Agreement"), between the
undersigned, Everest Healthcare Services Corporation, the Lenders party thereto,
and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Agent.  All capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms have in the
Credit Agreement.

     The Company has requested that the Lenders consent to the acquisition by
New York Dialysis Management, Inc. ("NYDM"), a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company, of the non-medical assets of Western New York Artificial Kidney Center,
Inc. ("WNYAKC"), with respect to WNYAKC's chronic dialysis facilities commonly
known as Buffalo Kidney Center, Niagara Falls Kidney Center, and Kenmore Kidney
Center (the "Facilities") and, in connection therewith, that the Company be
permitted to make one or more loans and advances to Everest Dialysis Services,
Inc. ("EDS"), to facilitate, among other things, the purchase of the medical
assets relating to the operation of the Facilities, and the Lenders are willing
to do so under the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement (herein, the
"Amendment").

1.   Consents.

      1.1.  The Company intends to have NYDM, a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company, purchase the non-medical assets of WNYAKC related to the operation of
the Facilities (the "Acquisition") for a purchase price of approximately
$6,500,000.  The Company has requested that the Lenders consent to the
Acquisition pursuant to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.  To induce the
Lenders to consent to the foregoing, the Company hereby represents, warrants,
and agrees that:  (a) the financial information referenced on Annex A attached
hereto is, to the Company's knowledge, true and correct in all material
respects, (b) the total consideration for the Acquisition payable by the Company
and its Subsidiaries shall be in an amount not materially more than $6,500,000,
and (c) the documents pertaining to the Acquisition shall have been executed, if
at all, on or before December 31, 1999, and (d) no Default or Event of Default
exists or would arise after giving effect to the Acquisition.  Based on the
representations set forth above and in Section 4 below, and subject to
compliance by the Company with its agreements set forth herein, the Required
Lenders hereby consent to the Acquisition.

      1.2.  The Lenders have previously consented pursuant to that certain
Consent Letter dated August 10, 1999 to the acquisition of the assets of St.
Clare's Dover Dialysis Center provided that, among other things, the documents
pertaining to such acquisition be executed by


October 31, 1999 (the "Consent Letter"). The Lenders hereby reaffirm such
consent provided that all of the conditions set forth in the Consent Letter are
met (other than the condition described in the proviso in the prior sentence)
and the documents pertaining to such acquisition are executed, if at all, by
December 31, 1999.

2.   Amendment.

     Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below,
the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

     2.1. Section 7.14(i) shall be amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:

               "(i) investments in, loan and advances to, and guarantees in
          respect of the obligations of, (x) Non-Restricted Subsidiaries, (y)
          other Persons (other than Subsidiaries) in which the Company, directly
          or indirectly, holds an equity interest in, and (z) any one or more
          Article 28 Companies (including, without limitation, Everest Dialysis
          Services, Inc.) and/or one or more of its shareholders for the purpose
          of capitalizing and providing working capital to such Article 28
          Companies, which investments, loans, advances and guaranties aggregate
          not more than $15,000,000 at any one time outstanding;"

     2.2. The following definition of "Article 28 Company" shall be added to
Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement:

               "Article 28 Company" means an entity organized and operated for
          the primary purpose of conducting business in a Permitted Line of
          Business and subject to a federal or state law or regulation that: (i)
          limits or restricts the types of individuals or entities that are
          permitted to hold an ownership or investment interest in such an
          entity; and (ii) prohibits the Company and its Subsidiaries from being
          able to directly hold an ownership or investment interest in such an
          entity.

3.   Conditions Precedent.

     The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all
of the following conditions precedent:

          3.1. The Company, the Agent, and the Required Lenders shall each have
     executed and delivered this Amendment;

          3.2. The Restricted Subsidiaries shall have executed and delivered
     their consent to this Amendment in the space provided for that purpose
     below; and

                                      -2-


          3.3.  Legal matters incident to the execution and delivery of this
     Amendment and to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory
     to the Agent and its counsel.

4.   Representations.

     In order to induce the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the
Company hereby represents to the Agent and the Lenders that as of the date
hereof, and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are and shall be and
remain true and correct, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
under the Credit Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this
Amendment.

5.   Miscellaneous.

     5.1.  The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have heretofore executed
and delivered to the Agent and the Lenders one or more Collateral Documents.
The Company and, by signing below, the Restricted Subsidiaries hereby
acknowledge and agree that the Obligations arising out of the Credit Agreement
as amended hereby remain subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents and
that the rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders thereunder, the
obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder, and the
Liens created and provided for thereunder remain in full force and effect and
shall not be affected, impaired, or discharged hereby.  Nothing herein contained
shall in any manner affect or impair the priority of the liens and security
interests created and provided for by the Collateral Documents as to the
indebtedness which would be secured thereby prior to giving effect to this
Amendment.

     5.2.  Except as specifically amended herein or consented to hereby, the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
original terms.  Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the
Credit Agreement, or any other instrument or document executed in connection
therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made
pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any of
such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.

     5.3.  The Company agrees to pay on demand all reasonable, documented costs
and expenses of or incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation,
execution, and delivery of this Amendment and any other instruments and
documents contemplated hereby, including the reasonable, documented fees and
expenses of counsel for the Agent.

     5.4.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by
the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Any of the parties
hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of
such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original.  This
Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois.

                                      -3-


     Dated as of October 8, 1999.

                                 Everest Healthcare Services Corporation


                                 By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                                    --------------------------------
                                    Lawrence D. Damron
                                    Chief Financial Officer

     Accepted and agreed to as of the date and year last above written.

                                 Harris Trust and Savings Bank, individually as
                                   a Lender and as Agent


                                 By /s/ Gloria Compean-Endicott
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Name  Gloria Compean-Endicott
                                        ----------------------------
                                   Title Vice President
                                         ---------------------------

                                 Comerica Bank


                                 By /s/ Colleen M. Murphy
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Name  Colleen M. Murphy
                                       -----------------------------
                                   Title Vice President
                                        ----------------------------

                                 Firstar Bank, N.A.


                                 By /s/ Jesse T. Taylor
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Name  Jesse T. Taylor
                                       -----------------------------
                                   Title Assistant Vice President
                                        ----------------------------

                                 Mercantile Bank National Association

                                 By /s/ MaryAnn Lemonds
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Name  MaryAnn Lemonds
                                       -----------------------------
                                   Title Vice President
                                        ----------------------------

                                      -4-


                                 Bank of America National Trust and Savings
                                   Association

                                 By /s/ Thomas A. Smith
                                   ----------------------------------
                                   Name  Thomas A. Smith
                                       ------------------------------
                                   Title Vice President
                                        -----------------------------


                                 Key Corporate Capital Inc.


                                 By _________________________________
                                    Name_____________________________
                                    Title____________________________


                                 M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank


                                 By /s/ Peter R. Van Housen
                                   ----------------------------------
                                   Name  Peter R. Van Housen
                                       ------------------------------
                                   Title Vice President
                                         ----------------------------


                                 By /s/ Thomas R. Johnson
                                   ----------------------------------
                                   Name  Thomas R. Johnson
                                       ------------------------------
                                   Title Senior Vice President
                                         ----------------------------

                                      -5-


                           Acknowledgment and Consent

     The undersigned, being all of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation, have heretofore executed and delivered to the
Agent and the Lenders one or more Guaranties and certain other Loan Documents.
Each of the undersigned hereby consents to the Amendment to the Credit Agreement
as set forth above and confirms that its Guaranty the other Loan Documents
executed by it and all of its obligations thereunder remain in full force and
effect.  Each of the undersigned further agrees that the consent of the
undersigned to any further amendments to the Credit Agreement shall not be
required as a result of this consent having been obtained.

 WSKC Dialysis Services, Inc.
 New York Dialysis Management, Inc.
 Mercy Dialysis Center, Inc.
 DuPage Dialysis, Ltd.
 Home Dialysis of America, Inc.
 Amarillo Acute Dialysis Specialists, L.L.C.
 Dialysis Specialists of Corpus Christi, L.L.C.
 Home Dialysis of Eastgate, Inc.
 Dialysis Services of Cincinnati, Inc.
 Everest Management, Inc.
 Dialysis Specialists of South Texas, L.L.C.
 Continental Health Care, Ltd.
 Con-Med Supply Company, Inc.
 North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.
 Everest New York Holdings, Inc.
 Everest One IPA, Inc.
 Everest Two IPA, Inc.
 Everest Three IPA, Inc.
 Acute Extracorporeal Services, L.L.C.
 Dialysis Specialists of Topeka, Inc.
 Everest Healthcare Ohio, Inc.
 Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc.
 Everest Healthcare Indiana, Inc.
 Northern New Jersey Dialysis, L.L.C.

 By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron,
   -----------------------
   an authorized signatory

 The Extracorporeal Alliance, L.L.C.
 Tri-State Perfusion, L.L.C.
 Perfusion Resource Association, L.L.C.

 By: Everest Management, Inc., as Manager

   By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron,
      ----------------------
      an authorized signatory

 Saint Margaret Mercy Dialysis Centers, L.L.C.
 Terrell Dialysis Center, L.L.C.
 Hemo Dialysis of Amarillo, L.L.C.

 By: Everest Healthcare Services Corporation, as Manager

  By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron,
     ----------------------
     an authorized signatory


                                    Annex A

                             Financial Information

     Materials furnished under September 30, 1999 letter from Harris Trust and
Savings Bank.

EX-4.28

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.28

           Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement


To each of the Lenders
party to the Credit Agreement
referred to below

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of June 30, 1999, as amended (the "Credit Agreement"),
between the undersigned, Everest Healthcare Services Corporation, the Lenders
party thereto, and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Agent.  All capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such
terms have in the Credit Agreement.

     The Company has requested that the Lenders consent to certain amendments to
the financial covenants and the related definitions and the Lenders are willing
to do so under the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement (herein, the
"Amendment").

1.   Amendments.

     Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 below,
the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

     1.1. Section 7.8 shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

               "Section 7.8.  Cash Flow Leverage Ratio.  As of the last day of
          each fiscal quarter of the Company ending during each of the periods
          specified below, the Company shall not permit the Cash Flow Leverage
          Ratio to exceed:



                                                      Ratio Shall Not Be
From and Including        To and Including               Greater Than
                                                
     7/1/99                    9/30/99                   5.25 to 1.0
    10/1/99                  6/30/2000                   5.40 to 1.0
   7/1/2000                 12/31/2000                   5.25 to 1.0
   1/1/2001                  6/30/2001                   4.75 to 1.0
   7/1/2001                  9/30/2002                   4.50 to 1.0
  10/1/2002            and all times thereafter          4.00 to 1.0"


     1.2. Section 7.9 shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:


               "Section 7.9.  Net Worth.  The Company shall, at all times,
          maintain Net Worth of not less than the sum of (a) the amount of net
          worth published in the audited financial statements for the fiscal
          year ending September 30, 1999 (which amount is estimated to be
          approximately $33,242,000), plus (b) 75% of Net Income for each fiscal
          year of the Company ending after the date hereof (commencing with the
          fiscal year ending September 30, 2000) for which such Net Income is a
          positive amount (i.e., there shall be no reduction to the amount of
          Net Worth required to be maintained hereunder for any fiscal year in
          which Net Income is less than zero), plus (c) 100% of the Net Issuance
          Proceeds from the issuance of any equity securities by the Company or
          its Restricted Subsidiaries subsequent to the date of this Agreement."

     1.3. Section 7.10 shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:

               "Section 7.10.  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As of the last day
          of each fiscal quarter of the Company during each of the periods
          specified below, the Company shall maintain a ratio of EBITDA for the
          four fiscal quarters of the Company then ended to Fixed Charges for
          the same four fiscal quarters then ended of not less than:

              From and              To and             Ratio shall not
              Including           Including             be less than

              7/1/1999            6/30/2000              1.40 to 1.0

              7/1/2000           and at all times        1.75 to 1.0"
                                   thereafter

     1.4. Section 7.26 shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:

                  "Section 7.26.  Intentionally omitted."

     1.5. The definition of "EBITDA" in Section 9.1 shall be amended to add the
following language at the end thereof:


          "and (e) for any period which includes the 3-month period ending
          September 30, 1999, the one-time non-cash charge accruing during the
          3-month period ended September 30, 1999."

2.   Conditions Precedent.

     The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all
of the following conditions precedent:

                                      -2-


          2.1.  The Company, the Agent, and the Required Lenders shall each have
     executed and delivered this Amendment;

          2.2.  The Restricted Subsidiaries shall have executed and delivered
     their consent to this Amendment in the space provided for that purpose
     below;

          2.3.  Legal matters incident to the execution and delivery of this
     Amendment and to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory
     to the Agent and its counsel; and

          2.4. The Agent shall have received a promise from the Company to pay
     on or before January 3, 2000 the amendment fee described in that certain
     Fee Letter from the Company to the Agent.

3.   Representations.

     In order to induce the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the
Company hereby represents to the Agent and the Lenders that as of the date
hereof, and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are and shall be and
remain true and correct, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
under the Credit Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this
Amendment.

4.   Miscellaneous.

     4.1.  The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have heretofore executed
and delivered to the Agent and the Lenders one or more Collateral Documents. The
Company and, by signing below, the Restricted Subsidiaries hereby acknowledge
and agree that the Obligations arising out of the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby remain subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents and that the
rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders thereunder, the obligations of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder, and the Liens created
and provided for thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be
affected, impaired, or discharged hereby. Nothing herein contained shall in any
manner affect or impair the priority of the liens and security interests created
and provided for by the Collateral Documents as to the indebtedness which would
be secured thereby prior to giving effect to this Amendment.

     4.2.  Except as specifically amended herein or consented to hereby, the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
original terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the
Credit Agreement, or any other instrument or document executed in connection
therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made
pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any of
such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.

     4.3.  The Company agrees to pay on demand all reasonable, documented costs
and expenses of or incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation,
execution, and delivery

                                      -3-


of this Amendment and any other instruments and documents contemplated hereby,
including the reasonable, documented fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent.

     4.4.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by
the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the parties
hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of
such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. This
Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois.

     Dated as of December 21, 1999.

                                        Everest Healthcare Services Corporation

                                        By: /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Lawrence D. Damron
                                           Chief Financial Officer

     Accepted and agreed to as of the date and year last above written.

                                        Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
                                        individually as a Lender and as Agent


                                        By: /s/ Gloria Compean-Endicott
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Name: Gloria Compean-Endicott
                                                ----------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President
                                                 ---------------------------

                                       Comerica Bank


                                        By: /s/ Colleen M. Murphy
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           Name: Colleen M. Murphy
                                                -----------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President
                                                 ----------------------------

                                       Firstar Bank, N.A.


                                        By:
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                                -----------------------------
                                           Title:
                                                 ----------------------------

                                      -4-


                                  Mercantile Bank National Association

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                          -----------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           ----------------------------


                                  Bank of America National Trust and
                                     Savings Association


                                  By: /s/ Steven Kolderup
                                    ----------------------------------
                                    Name: Steven Kolderup
                                         -----------------------------
                                    Title: Vice President
                                          ----------------------------


                                  Key Corporate Capital Inc.


                                  By: /s/ Pamela LeRose
                                     ----------------------------------
                                     Name: Pamela LeRose
                                          -----------------------------
                                     Title: AVP
                                          -----------------------------

                                  M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank


                                  By: /s/ Peter R. Van Housen
                                     ----------------------------------
                                     Name: Peter R. Van Housen
                                          -----------------------------
                                     Title: VP
                                           ----------------------------

                                  By: /s/ Thomas R. Johnson
                                     ----------------------------------
                                     Name: Thomas R. Johnson
                                          -----------------------------
                                     Title: Senior Vice President
                                           ----------------------------


                                      -5-



                           Acknowledgment and Consent

     The undersigned, being all of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Everest
Healthcare Services Corporation, have heretofore executed and delivered to the
Agent and the Lenders one or more Guaranties and certain other Loan Documents.
Each of the undersigned hereby consents to the Amendment to the Credit Agreement
as set forth above and confirms that its Guaranty the other Loan Documents
executed by it and all of its obligations thereunder remain in full force and
effect.  Each of the undersigned further agrees that the consent of the
undersigned to any further amendments to the Credit Agreement shall not be
required as a result of this consent having been obtained.

 WSKC Dialysis Services, Inc.
 New York Dialysis Management, Inc.
 Mercy Dialysis Center, Inc.
 DuPage Dialysis, Ltd.
 Home Dialysis of America, Inc.
 Home Dialysis of Eastgate, Inc.
 Dialysis Services of Cincinnati, Inc.
 Everest Management, Inc.
 Home Dialysis of Mount Auburn, Inc.
 Continental Health Care, Ltd.
 Con-Med Supply Company, Inc.
 North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.
 Everest New York Holdings, Inc.
 Everest One IPA, Inc.
 Everest Two IPA, Inc.
 Everest Three IPA, Inc.
 Acute Extracorporeal Services, L.L.C.
 Dialysis Specialists of Topeka, Inc.
 Everest Healthcare Ohio, Inc.
 Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc.
 Everest Healthcare Indiana, Inc.
 Northern New Jersey Dialysis, L.L.C.
 Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp.

 By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
   ---------------------------------------
   Lawrence D. Damron, an authorized signatory

 The Extracorporeal Alliance, L.L.C.
 Tri-State Perfusion, L.L.C.
 Perfusion Resource Association, L.L.C.

 By: Everest Management, Inc., as Manager

 By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
   ---------------------------------------
   Lawrence D. Damron, an authorized signatory

 Saint Margaret Mercy Dialysis Centers, L.L.C.
 Terrell Dialysis Center, L.L.C.

 By:  Everest Healthcare Services Corporation, as Manager

  By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
   ---------------------------------------
    _____________, an authorized signatory

 Everest Healthcare Texas, L.P.

 By: North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc., as General Partner

  By /s/ Lawrence D. Damron
   ---------------------------------------
    Lawrence D. Damron, an authorized signatory

EX-10.19

                                                                   Exhibit 10.19

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                              --------------------

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), is entered into as of
November 15, 1999 (the "Effective Date") by and between PAUL ZABETAKIS, M.D., a
Connecticut resident ("Employee"), and EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

     WHEREAS, the Company provides dialysis and other services to patients and
other clients through its subsidiaries, and provides management, operational and
other services to its subsidiaries and various other entities; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Employee, and Employee desires to be
so employed, in accordance with the terms hereof.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and
understandings set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Employee hereby agree as follows:

1.   Employment.
     ----------

     1.1. Engagement of Employee.  The Company agrees to employ Employee as
          ----------------------
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the dialysis services
business of the Company, and Employee accepts such employment by the Company,
during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the fifth
anniversary thereof (the "Expiration Date"), unless sooner terminated pursuant
to Section 3 hereof (the "Employment Period").

     1.2  Duties and Powers.  During the Employment Period, Employee will serve
          -----------------
as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the dialysis services
business of the Company, and will have such responsibilities, duties and
authorities as outlined on Exhibit A hereto and render such other services of a
similar executive and administrative character to the Company, its subsidiaries
and its affiliates with respect to its dialysis services business, as the chief
executive officer of the Company or Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") may from time to time direct.  Employee will report to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.  Employee will devote his best efforts and his
full business time and attention (except for permitted vacation periods and
reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity) to the business and affairs
of the Company, and shall perform the duties and carry out the responsibilities
assigned to him, to the best of his ability, in a diligent, businesslike and
efficient manner, and in a manner which does not violate any fiduciary duties
Employee owes the Company under common or statutory law, for the purpose of
advancing the Company.  Employee acknowledges that his duties and
responsibilities will require his full-time business efforts and agrees that
during the Employment Period, except with the consent of the Company, he will
not engage in any other business activity or have any business pursuits or
interests except insignificant activities or interests which do not conflict or
compete with the business of the Company and its subsidiaries or interfere with
the performance of Employee's duties hereunder.


2.   Compensation.
     ------------

     2.1  Base Salary.  During the Employment Period, the Company will pay
          -----------
Employee a base salary at the rate of $225,000 per annum, or a greater amount as
determined by the Board in its sole discretion (the base salary in effect from
time to time is hereinafter referred to as the "Base Salary"), payable in
regular installments in accordance with the Company's general payroll practices
for salaried officers.  Employee is eligible for periodic salary increases based
upon performance and other relevant factors, as determined by the Board.

     2.2  Bonus Plan.  Employee shall be eligible to receive bonus compensation
          ----------
after each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Employment Period based
on the Company's performance during such fiscal year and Employee's
contributions to such performance and in an amount equal to up to forty-five
percent (45%) of his annual Base Salary during such fiscal year. The decision to
award any such bonus, and the amount thereof, shall be determined by the Board
in its sole discretion; provided, that with respect to services provided
pursuant to this Agreement during the fiscal year of the Company ending on
September 30, 2000, Employee shall receive a minimum guaranteed bonus of $70,875
in cash at such time other bonus amounts may be paid by the Company to its
employees for such period.  The guaranteed bonus amount described in the proviso
to the immediately preceding sentence shall be paid to Employee no later than
January 31, 2001, and in the event this Agreement is terminated by the Company
for any reason other than Cause prior to September 30, 2000, such guaranteed
bonus amount will be paid on a pro rata basis for such period of employment.

     2.3  Benefits.  In addition to the compensation payable to Employee
          --------
hereunder, Employee will be eligible to receive the following benefits during
the Employment Period, which benefits are provided to officers of the Company
generally as of the date hereof:

          (a) participation in any plan, arrangement or policy of the Company
     relating to profit sharing, pensions, life insurance, disability, health
     care coverage or education, that the Company has adopted for the benefit of
     its officers generally, as such benefits may be changed by the Company from
     time to time during the term of this Agreement;

          (b) paid vacation each year with salary, consistent with Company
     policy for all salaried officers, but in no event less than four weeks paid
     vacation and company holidays each year as designated in the Company policy
     manual;

          (c) reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses
     incurred by Employee in the ordinary course of his duties, subject to the
     Company's policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel,
     entertainment and other expenses, including, without limitation,
     requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of such expenses;

          (d) a personal expense account, funded at the employee's discretion
     from a designated portion of the Employee's salary, to be used for
     legitimate business expenses,

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     provided all monies not used in the account at each year end will be
     returned to the Employee as his salary;

          (e) reimbursement for relocation expenses as agreed between the
     Company and Employee upon presentation of documentation of expenses as
     required by Company policy; and

          (f) reimbursement for any continuing education programs required by
     the Company upon presentation of documentation of expenses as required by
     Company policy.

     2.4  Stock Options.  Effective as of the date hereof and as additional
          -------------
consideration for the services provided by Employee to the Company hereunder,
the Company agrees to grant to Employee the right and option to purchase 60,000
shares of the common stock of the Company, at an exercise price of $13.05 per
share and on such other terms and conditions as provided in the Stock Option
Agreement dated as of the Effective Date between the Company and Employee.  In
addition, as an executive officer of the Company, Employee shall be eligible to
receive, but the Company is not obligated to grant, additional options.  The
grant of any such options, number of shares, price and any other term or
condition regarding any option shall be determined solely by the Board or
designated committee of the Board.

     2.5  Success Bonus.  In the event (i) the Company enters into a definitive
          -------------
binding agreement prior to September 30, 2002 for the sale of the Company
(whether pursuant to a merger, a sale of substantially all of the assets or all
the common stock, or otherwise) to a third party (a "Sale") pursuant to which
the shareholders of the Company receive cash or marketable securities in
exchange for the Company's stock, (ii) such Sale closes, and (iii) Employee is
employed by the Company at the time of the closing, the Company will pay to
Employee an additional bonus of $200,000 no later than 30 days following the
closing of the Sale; provided, that the bonus described above shall not apply or
be payable with respect to any public offering registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of the Company's common stock or in the event
the Sale does not result in a change of control of the Company.

3.   Termination.
     -----------

     3.1  Termination By Employee or the Company.  The Employment Period (i)
          --------------------------------------
shall automatically terminate immediately upon Employee's resignation (for or
without Good Reason, as defined below) or death, or (ii) may be terminated by
the Company upon written notice delivered to Employee for or without Cause (as
defined below) or by reason of Employee's Permanent Disability (as defined
below).

          (a)  "Good Reason" shall mean:

                    (x) a significant demotion or material diminution in
               Employee's duties and responsibilities; provided that Employee
               voluntarily terminates his employment with Company within 180
               days after such event occurs; provided, further, that Good Reason
               shall not be deemed to exist for

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               purposes hereof if, (1) the Company provides notice to Employee
               of any change in his duties or his responsibilities and either
               (A) Employee fails to provide written notice to the Company
               within 30 days of being notified of such change that he objects
               to such change and that such change constitutes a significant
               demotion or material diminution in Employee's duties and
               responsibilities hereunder or (B) Employee provides the notice
               described in the preceding clause (A) but the Company corrects
               such change in Employee's duties and responsibilities so as to
               cure any such demotion or diminution; or (2) Cause then existed
               for the termination of Employee's employment hereunder and the
               Company notifies Employee thereof within 30 days of (i) receiving
               notice from Employee that Employee is resigning for Good Reason,
               if any such notice is given, or (ii) such Employee's resignation
               for Good Reason, if any such notice is not given; or

                    (y) a material breach by the Company of its obligations
               under this Agreement which breach, provided it is of a nature
               which is capable of being cured, is not cured by the Company
               within 30 days after the Company receives written notice from
               Employee specifying the nature of such breach; provided, that
               Good Reason shall not be deemed to exist for purposes hereof if
               Cause then existed for the termination of Employee's employment
               hereunder and the Company notifies Employee within 30 days of (i)
               receiving notice from Employee that Employee is resigning for
               Good Reason, if any such notice is given, or (ii) such Employee's
               resignation for Good Reason, if any such notice is not given.

          (b)  "Cause" shall mean a determination by the Board in the exercise
     of its reasonable judgment that Employee has (i) committed an act or acts
     constituting a material breach of this Agreement, a felony or other act
     involving dishonesty, a breach of his fiduciary duties owed to the Company
     under common or statutory law or fraud with respect to the Company or
     Affiliated Entity (as defined below) or (ii) willfully taken or willfully
     failed to take any action the consequence of which action or omission is
     materially damaging to the business, assets or financial condition of the
     Company or an Affiliated Entity. Without limiting the generality of the
     preceding sentence, the Company and Employee acknowledge and agree that
     "Cause" shall not include any breach by Employee of the terms and
     conditions of this Agreement, which breach, provided it is of a nature that
     is capable of being cured, is cured by Employee within thirty (30) days
     after Employee receives written notice from the Company specifying the
     nature of such breach, which thirty (30) day period may extend, if
     necessary, the effective date of termination of this Agreement in
     connection with any resignation by the Employee for Good Reason, as stated
     in any notice provided to the Company by the Employee with respect to any
     such resignation for Good Reason.

          (c)  "Permanent Disability" shall mean, with respect to the Employee
     the suffering of any mental or physical illness, disability or incapacity
     to the extent that the Employee shall be unable to perform his essential
     job duties with or without reasonable

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     accommodation for a period of three consecutive months during any six-month
     period; provided, however, that such illness, disability or incapacity
     shall be determined to be of a permanent nature by a licensed physician
     selected by the Board and reasonably acceptable to the Employee. With
     respect to the foregoing, the Employment Period shall end on the last day
     of such three-month period.

          (d)  "Affiliated Entity" shall mean any entity which, directly or
     indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the
     Company, including any entity which may be controlled by the Company
     pursuant to a management or consulting arrangement.

     3.2  Compensation After Termination or Expiration.
          --------------------------------------------

          (a)  If the Employment Period is terminated by the Company for Cause
     then the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder or otherwise
     with respect to Employee's employment from and after the termination date
     except payment of Employee's Base Salary accrued through the effective date
     of such termination.

          (b)  If the Employment Period is terminated (i) by the Company without
     Cause; or (ii) due to Employee's death or Permanent Disability; or (iii)
     due to Employee's resignation for or without Good Reason (as defined
     below), Employee (or his designated beneficiary) shall be entitled to
     receive (A) Severance Pay (as defined below); (B) payment of Employee's
     premiums for continued coverage under the Company's group health insurance
     plan for up to 12 months from the date of termination on the same basis as
     provided to Employee prior to termination if Employee is eligible and
     elects such continued coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
     Reconciliation Act (COBRA); (C) payment of Employee's premiums for
     continued coverage under the Company's group term life insurance plan for
     up to 12 months from the date of termination on the same basis as provided
     to Employee prior to termination subject to the Company's ability to
     provide such insurance and (D) any unpaid success bonus earned by Employee
     as described in Section 2.5; provided, however that as a condition to
     receiving such Severance Pay, such insurance premium payments and any
     success bonus, Employee must execute a general release and waiver of claims
     containing such terms and in a form satisfactory to the Company.

          "Severance Pay" shall mean a cash payment equal to a percentage of
     Employee's Base Salary, payable for one year from the date of such
     termination, in regular installments in accordance with the Company's
     regular payroll practices for salaried officers in effect at such time, as
     follows:

               (A) with respect to a termination by the Company without Cause,
          or resignation by Employee for Good Reason or due to Employee's death
          or Permanent Disability, 130% of the Base Salary; or

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               (B) with respect to a termination due to Employee's resignation
          without Good Reason: (A) 130% of the Base Salary if the date of
          termination is on or after the third anniversary of the Effective
          Date; (B) 86% of the Base Salary if the date of termination is on or
          after the second anniversary, but prior to the third anniversary, of
          the Effective Date; (C) 43% of the Base Salary if the date of
          termination is on or after the first anniversary, but prior to the
          second anniversary, of the Effective Date; or (D) zero if the date of
          termination is prior the first anniversary of the Effective Date.

          (c)  Notwithstanding any provision hereof, after termination or
     expiration of the Employment Period for any reason (i) the Company shall
     continue to have all of its rights hereunder (including, without
     limitation, all rights under Section 4 hereof at law or in equity), and
     (ii) Employee shall continue to have all of his rights under Section 3.2
     and Section 3.3 hereof.

     3.3  Obligations On Termination.
          --------------------------

          (a) Upon the expiration or termination of the Employment Period for
     any reason, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices,
     directorships, trusteeships, or other positions he may then hold with the
     Company or an Affiliated Entity.  Such resignation shall be deemed
     effective immediately thereupon, without the requirement that a written
     resignation be delivered.

          (b) Employee agrees that following the expiration or termination of
     the Employment Period for any reason, he will assist the Company as it may
     reasonably request to discharge its continuing obligations with respect to
     services performed by Employee for a period not to exceed 60 days (and so
     long as such services do not interfere with any new position or employment
     of Employee), and in such events Employee will be entitled to compensation
     on a per diem basis at his then customary rate for such services in
     addition to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred (upon
     presentation of documentation consistent with Company policy) and all other
     payments due the Employee by the Company in accordance with the terms
     hereof.  Such rate shall be negotiated between the parties in good faith,
     or if they are unable to agree shall be 200% of Employee's Base Salary
     divided by 365.

          (c) The Employee agrees to promptly return to the Company, upon
     termination of the Employment Period, all property of the Company that is
     in Employee's possession including, without limitation, all keys, computer
     hardware, materials, papers, books, files, documents, records, policies,
     client and customer information and lists, marketing information, data base
     information and lists, mailing lists, notes, computer software and
     programs, data, and any other property or information that Employee may
     have relating to the Company and its customers, clients, employees,
     policies, or practices (whether those materials are in paper or computer-
     stored form).  Employee agrees not to retain any such property or
     information in any form, and not to give copies of such property or
     information or disclose their contents to any other person.

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4.   Covenant Not to Compete.
     -----------------------

     4.1  Employee's Knowledge.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has
          --------------------
occupied and will continue to occupy a position of trust and confidence with the
Company and has and will become familiar with the Company's trade secrets and
other proprietary and confidential information concerning the Company.  Employee
acknowledges and agrees that his services are of a special, unique and
extraordinary value to the Company and that the Company would be irreparably
damaged if Employee were to provide similar services to any person or entity in
violation of the provisions of this Agreement.  Employee further acknowledges
that the Company's relationships with its clients and other business partners
are among its most valuable assets which in many cases have been created over a
long period of time and, if lost, could not be replaced.

     4.2  Non-Compete.
          -----------

          (a)   As consideration for the Company entering into this Agreement,
     and in recognition of the Company's proprietary interest in its business,
     Employee agrees that he shall not, during the Restricted Period (as defined
     below), directly or indirectly, as employee, agent, consultant,
     stockholder, director, co-partner or in any other individual or
     representative capacity, own, operate, manage, control, engage in, invest
     in or participate in any manner in, act as a consultant or adviser to,
     render services for (alone or in association with any person, firm,
     corporation or entity), or otherwise assist, any person that engages in or
     owns, invests in, operates, manages or controls any venture or enterprise
     engaging or proposing to engage in the Business (as defined below) anywhere
     in the Territory (as defined below). "Business" shall mean the performance
     of activities related to:

             (i)   the provision of dialysis treatments or services utilized in
                   connection with any dialysis treatment;

             (ii)  the purchase, sale or establishment of dialysis operations
                   and facilities;

             (iii) practice management for any physician or entity practice
                   which provides nephrology or renal dialysis services; or

             (iv)  extracorporeal blood handling as provided by the Company or
                   any Affiliated Entity as of the date hereof.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary and subject to the proviso
     below, (1) following any termination of this Agreement, the Employee may
     engage in the following activities: (w) the practice of medicine by such
     Employee or the ownership or operation of an outpatient dialysis treatment
     facility as an extension of such practice, so long as such medical practice
     or dialysis business is not affiliated in any way with any person
     (including any physician or entity) which was affiliated in any way with
     the Company at any time during the two year period ending on the date of
     termination of this Agreement, (x) practice management under clause (iii)
     for any medical practice of such Employee, (y) the

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     provision of management or consulting services to or on behalf of any
     person, arrangement or company, in each case other than to or on behalf of
     any person, arrangement or company the principal business of which is the
     provision of dialysis services or management or consulting services for
     nephrology practices, and (z) employment by Employee at Lenox Hill Hospital
     in a medical or business capacity; provided, that except with respect to
     the purchase or sale of supplies and equipment used in dialysis treatments
     or extracorporeal blood handling in connection with items (w) through (z)
     above, the foregoing shall in no way be construed to be a waiver by the
     Company with respect to activities between Employee and any person
     (including any physician or entity) who competes with the Business of the
     Company, including without limitation national or regional dialysis
     providers such as Gambro, Fresenius, Total Renal Care or their successors,
     which activities shall be prohibited in accordance with this Section 4.2;
     and (2) during the Restricted Period, Employee may own, beneficially or of
     record, up to 2% of the outstanding common shares of any publicly-traded
     corporation engaged in the Business, so long as such shares were purchased
     in open market transactions at available public prices. "Restricted Period"
     shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date hereof and ending on
     the date which is the second anniversary of the first to occur of the
     Expiration Date and the date Employee's employment with the Company is
     terminated for any reason.

          (b) The Restricted Period shall be automatically extended for a period
     equal to any period that Employee is in breach of the restrictive covenants
     set forth in this Section 4 (the "Restrictive Covenants").  "Territory"
     shall mean the area included within a 20 mile radius of any location where
     the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities provides services or engages
     in the Business, including any Medicare certified outpatient renal dialysis
     facility or any other facility providing any services or engaging in any
     activities of the Business which is (x) owned, operated or managed by the
     Company or any Affiliated Entity on the Expiration Date or the date on
     which the Employment Period is otherwise terminated or at any time during
     the 6 months preceding such date, or (y) for which the Company or any
     Affiliated Entity during the nine months preceding the Expiration Date or
     the date on which the Employment Period is otherwise terminated, was
     actively engaged in efforts to establish, acquire, manage or operate (each
     such facility is hereinafter referred to as a "Facility").  With respect to
     the Territory, Employee specifically acknowledges that the Company plans to
     conduct the Business throughout the United States and to undertake to
     expand the Business throughout the United States.  If Employee's employment
     with the Company is terminated within the six months following a Change of
     Control (as defined below), the term "Facility," as defined for these
     purposes, shall not include those facilities which are owned, managed, or
     operated by an Affiliated Entity which became an Affiliated Entity as a
     result of the transaction which also resulted in the Change of Control.
     "Change of Control" shall mean any person or entity, other than a
     shareholder of the Company on the date hereof, acquiring in excess of fifty
     percent (50%) of the assets or issued and outstanding voting stock of the
     Company other than as a result of, or after the occurrence of, a sale, in
     an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act of
     1933, as amended, of shares of the Company's common stock in which the
     price per

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     share paid by the public for such securities will be at least $10,
     reflecting a post-offering market capitalization for the Company of at
     least $150 million.

     4.3  Non-Solicitation.  Without limiting the generality of the provisions
          ----------------
of Section 4.2 hereof, Employee hereby agrees that, during the Restricted
Period, he will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, or participate as
employee, agent, consultant, stockholder, director, partner or in any other
individual or representative capacity, in any business which solicits business
from any person, firm, corporation or other entity which was a client or other
business partner of the Company during the term of this Agreement or any
referring physician or any owner of facilities operated by the Company or its
Affiliated Entities and, in each instance, who or which is located in the
Territory, or from any successor in interest to any such person, firm,
corporation or other entity who or which is located in the Territory, for the
purpose of securing business relationships or contracts related to the Business;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit
or restrict Employee from soliciting business from any such parties on behalf of
the Company in performance of his duties as an employee of the Company required
under and as specifically contemplated by Section 1 above.

     4.4  Interference with Relationships.  During the Restricted Period,
          -------------------------------
Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, as employee, agent, consultant,
stockholder, director, co-partner or in any other individual or representative
capacity:  (i) except on behalf of the Company, employ or engage, recruit or
solicit for employment or engagement, any person who is or becomes employed or
engaged by the Company or its Affiliated Entities during the term of this
Agreement or during the six month period following any termination of this
Agreement, or otherwise seek to influence or alter any such person's
relationship with the Company or its Affiliated Entities, or (ii) solicit or
encourage any client or other business partner of the Company or its Affiliated
Entities or any referring physician or any owner of facilities operated or
managed by the Company or its Affiliated Entities to terminate or otherwise
alter his relationship with the Company or its Affiliated Entities.

     4.5  Confidential Information.  The Employee agrees that during the
          ------------------------
Employment Period or at all times thereafter, he shall not disclose to any
person or entity not employed by the Company and not engaged to render services
to the Company or otherwise use any Confidential Information obtained while in
the employ of the Company, except on behalf of the Company in accordance with
its policies or as such disclosure may be required by law or a court order.  As
used in this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall mean any information
relating to the business or affairs of the Company, Peak Liquidating, L.L.C., a
limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
("Peak"), any Affiliated Entities, or any of their patients, clients or other
business partners, including but not limited to information relating to
financial statements, patient, client or other business partner identities,
potential patients or clients, employees, information, analyses, or other
proprietary information used by the Company, Peak, or any Affiliated Entities in
connection with their businesses; provided, however, that Confidential
Information shall not include any information which is in the public domain or
becomes known in the industry through no wrongful act on the part of Employee or
is approved for disclosure by the Company.  Employee acknowledges that the
Confidential Information is vital, sensitive, confidential and proprietary to
the Company, Peak and the Affiliated Entities.

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     4.6  Blue-Pencil.  If any court of competent jurisdiction shall at any time
          -----------
deem the term of this Agreement or any particular Restrictive Covenant too
lengthy or the Territory too extensive, the other provisions of this Section 4
shall nevertheless stand, the Restricted Period herein shall be deemed to be the
longest period permissible by law under the circumstances and the Territory
herein shall be deemed to comprise the largest territory permissible by law
under the circumstances.  The court in each case shall reduce the time period
and/or Territory to permissible duration or size.

     4.7  Remedies.
          --------

          (a) Employee has carefully considered the nature and extent of the
     restrictions upon him and the rights and remedies conferred upon the
     Company under this Agreement, and Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees
     that such restrictions, rights and remedies are reasonable in time and
     territory, are designed to eliminate competition which otherwise would be
     unfair to the Company, do not stifle the inherent skill and experience of
     Employee, would not operate as a bar to Employee's sole means of support,
     are fully required to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and
     do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment
     to Employee.

          (b) Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Restrictive Covenants
     are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company's business
     interests, that irreparable injury will result to the Company if Employee
     breaches any of the terms of said Restrictive Covenants, and that in the
     event of Employee's actual or threatened breach of any such Restrictive
     Covenants, the Company will have no adequate remedy at law.  Employee
     accordingly agrees that in the event of any actual or threatened breach by
     him of any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company shall be entitled,
     upon three days' notice to Employee, to immediate temporary injunctive and
     other equitable relief, without bond and without the necessity of showing
     actual monetary damages, subject to a hearing as soon thereafter as
     possible.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the
     Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or
     threatened breach, including the recovery of any damages which it is able
     to prove.

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5.   Miscellaneous.
     -------------

     5.1  Notices, Consents, etc.  Any notices, consents or other communication
          -----------------------
required to be sent or given hereunder by any of the parties shall in every case
be in writing and shall be deemed properly served if (a) delivered personally,
(b) sent by registered or certified mail, in all such cases with first class
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) delivered by a recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) sent by facsimile transmission (along with a
copy sent by first-class mail) to the parties at the addresses as set forth
below or at such other addresses as may be furnished in writing.

          If to Company:      Everest Healthcare Services Corporation
                              101 North Scoville
                              Oak Park, Illinois  60302
                              Attention:  Craig W. Moore
                              Fax: 708/386-1711

          With copies to:     Katten Muchin & Zavis
                              525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600
                              Chicago, Illinois  60661-3693
                              Attention:  Alan M. Berry, Esq.
                              Fax: 312/902-1061

          If to Employee:     Paul Zabetakis
                              22 Half Moon Way
                              Stamford, Connecticut 06902
                              Fax: 203/359-3565

Date of service of such notice shall be (w) the date such notice is personally
delivered, (x) three (3) days after the date of mailing if sent by certified or
registered mail, (y) one (1) day after date of delivery to the overnight courier
if sent by overnight courier or (z) the next succeeding business day after
transmission by facsimile.

     5.2  Severability.  The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision of
          ------------
this Agreement shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any other
provision.

     5.3  Entire Agreement.  The parties acknowledge and agree that effective as
          ----------------
of the Effective Date hereof, that certain Medical Director Agreement between
the Company and Employee dated as of June 20, 1996 shall terminate and be of no
further force and effect.  This Agreement and those documents expressly referred
to herein embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and
supersede and preempt any prior (or contemporaneous) understandings, agreements
or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have
related to the subject matter hereof in any way, and may not be contradicted by
evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreement.  The parties further intend
that this Agreement shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of its
terms and that no extrinsic evidence

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whatsoever may be introduced in any judicial, administrative, or other legal
proceeding involving this Agreement.

     5.4  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in separate
          ------------
counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together constitute one and the same agreement.

     5.5  Assignment.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the
          ----------
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, but will not be assignable or delegable by any party without the prior
written consent of the other parties, except it will be assignable by the
Company in connection with a sale of the Company's business.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Employee may not assign any of his
rights or delegate any of his responsibilities, liabilities or obligations under
this Agreement, without the written consent of the Company.

     5.6  No Strict Construction.  The language used in this Agreement will be
          ----------------------
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual
intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party
hereto.

     5.7  Amendment and Waiver.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended,
          --------------------
or any provision of this Agreement may be waived, provided that any such
amendment or waiver will be binding on Employee or the Company, only if such
amendment or waiver is set forth in a writing executed by Employee or the
Company, respectively.  The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
other breach.

     5.8  Construction.  This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in
          ------------
accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the laws
of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to provisions thereof regarding
conflict of laws.

     5.9  Arbitration.
          -----------

          (a) The Employee and the Company agree that any claim or dispute
     arising out of or related to this Employment Agreement shall be subject to
     and settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal
     Arbitration Act and the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment
     Disputes of the American Arbitration Association which are then in effect;
     provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall not apply
     to Section 4 of this Employment Agreement or to any claim by the Company
     for injunctive or equitable relief, including without limitation claims
     related to unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, trade
     secrets, intellectual property, unfair competition, or breach of the
     Restrictive Covenants herein.

          (b) The Employee or the Company shall invoke arbitration by delivering
     a written demand for arbitration to the other party no later than ninety
     (90) days after the

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     party's first knowledge of the claim or dispute. Claims covered by this
     provision that are not raised within ninety (90) days are waived. The costs
     of arbitration, including the fees and costs of the arbitrator, shall be
     shared equally by the parties unless otherwise required by law or directed
     by the arbitrator in his/her award. Each party shall pay its own attorneys'
     fees, and no punitive or consequential damages shall be awarded. All
     aspects of the arbitration process, including discovery, the hearing, and
     the record of the proceeding, are confidential and shall not be open or
     disclosed to any third party or the public.

     5.10 Employee Acknowledgment.  The Employee acknowledges (a) that he has
          -----------------------
consulted with or has had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of
his own choice concerning this Agreement and has been advised to do so by the
Company, and (b) that he has read and understands the Agreement, is fully aware
of its legal effect, and has entered into it freely based on his own judgment.

     5.11 D&O Insurance. The Company shall maintain insurance which would cover
          -------------
Employee in connection with any liability asserted against Employee for
performance of his duties hereunder or as a result of being an employee of the
Company, whether the Company would be permitted to indemnify the Employee
against such liability under applicable law to the same extent it maintains such
insurance for other officers of the Company.  In addition, the Company shall
provide Employee with contractual indemnification on terms consistent with that
provided to other executives of the Company.

     5.12 Successors/Binding Agreement.
          ----------------------------

          (a) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or
     indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
     substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly
     assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
     same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such
     succession had taken place.  As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall
     mean the Company as herein before defined and any successor to its business
     and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this
     Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

          (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
     the Employee and Employee's personal or legal representatives, executors,
     administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.  In
     the event of Employee's death, all amounts otherwise payable to Employee
     hereunder shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be paid in accordance
     with the terms of this Agreement to Employee's devisee, legatee or other
     designee or, if there is no such designee, to Employee's estate.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused executed this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.


                              THE COMPANY:
                              -----------

                              EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES
                               CORPORATION


                              By:/s/ Craig W. Moore
                                 ------------------------
                                 Craig W. Moore
                                 Chief Executive Officer



                              EMPLOYEE:
                              --------


                              /s/ Paul Zabetakis
                              ---------------------------
                                  Paul Zabetakis

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                                   EXHIBIT A
                                   ---------

               Responsibilities, Duties and Authority of Employee
               --------------------------------------------------

The Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer will maintain full
responsibility and accountability for the daily operations of the dialysis
services business segment of the Company (the "Dialysis Business").  Employee
will direct, administer and coordinate the activities of the Dialysis Business
of the Company in accordance with the goals, objectives, and policies
established by the Board of Directors, CEO, and federal and state regulatory
agencies.  Employee will institute policies and objectives covering the
organization's operations, human resources, financial performance, quality,
regulatory compliance, and growth and coordinate such policies and objectives
with other officers and employees of the Company as necessary.  In connection
with the foregoing and the responsibilities set forth below,  Employee will
foster open communications between all business segments and departments with
clear lines of authority and delegated responsibilities maintained and
consistently monitored.

     Specific responsibilities will include:

     .    Develop and maintain an organization that leads the industry in
          quality of care, regulatory compliance and facilities standards.

     .    Provide strategic direction and leadership to achieve established
          profit plan goals by developing and implementing strategies and
          tactics which will build a return on investment and increase earnings
          and create shareholder value.

     .    Develop and maintain an aggressive, highly professional organization
          necessary to achieve growth objectives. Employee will need to stay
          abreast of all market trends and competitive practices.

     .    Develop both short- and long-range strategic plans and programs as
          well as operational support systems which are responsive to both
          company and industry challenges.

     .    Review and refine existing programs and develop new methodologies
          which will enhance Company performance and patient and customer
          satisfaction.

     .    Develop monthly and annual revenue forecasts. Ensure that the revenue
          volume and profitability objectives are achieved while also leading
          the industry in quality outcomes.

     .    Develop and maintain active participation in professional
          organizations, associations, and educational programs and seminars in
          order to build long-term business relationships and identify new
          market opportunities which can be opportunistically pursued.

                                      15


     .    Ensure that the organization has a full complement of competent,
          licensed professionals at all times and develop appropriate programs
          and processes as needed in the areas of recruitment, training, and
          full communications.

     .    Develop and maintain close professional relationships where possible
          with officers of important customers, prospective customers and
          vendors.

     .    Ensure that the organization is in full compliance with all federal,
          state and other regulatory and licensing agencies.

     .    Continually benchmark actual operating results (financial and quality)
          against established goals in a time frame which allows corrective
          action to be taken on a timely basis. Establish uniform and verifiable
          standards of performance. Develop new metrics as necessary.

     .    Seek out new profit opportunities and ways to improve profitability.
          This would include reviewing new service offerings and
          recommendations, keeping abreast of competitor actions, and
          identifying new products, services, applications, programs, and
          markets.

     .    Implement established corporate administrative policies and procedures
          to include maintenance of permanent records in compliance with
          corporate, legal, and health agency requirements.

     .    Develop and maintain an aggressive, fully staffed organization
          necessary to achieve growth objectives. Stay informed of all market
          trends and Company positioning in the market. Select, train and
          encourage the development of capable people at all levels. Ensure
          reasonable long-range forecasts of volume, marketshare, financial
          requirements, human resource needs, medical practice changes, and
          facility requirements.

     .    Monitor the performance of budgets to plan and formulate measures to
          make necessary adjustments. Advise the CEO of the projected impact of
          policies and practices on investments, quality, and earnings.

     .    Build community relations consist with corporate goals of good
          citizenship by responding to community requirements and reciprocally
          informing the community of Company programs and events.

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EX-12

Exhibit 12. Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges



                                                   Predecessor                             The Company
                                           ------------------------       --------------------------------------------
                                           Year ended September 30,                  Year ended September 30,
                                                    1995                     1996       1997        1998        1999
                                                  --------                 --------   --------   ---------   ---------
                                                                                              
Fixed charges:
  Interest expense                                $    723                 $  1,013   $  2,962   $   7,884   $  12,567
  Portion of rental expense
   representative of interest                          465                      883      1,267       1,689       1,517
                                                  --------                 --------   --------   ---------   ---------
Total fixed charges                                  1,188                    1,896      4,229       9,573      14,084
                                                  ========                 ========   ========   =========   =========
 Earnings:
  Income (loss) before income taxes               $    852                 $  6,896   $  7,916   $   7,227    $(23,183)
  Fixed charges                                      1,188                    1,896      4,229       9,573      14,084
                                                  --------                 --------   --------   ---------    --------
Total earnings                                       2,040                    8,792     12,145      16,800      (9,099)
                                                  ========                 ========   ========   =========    ========
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                1.7 to 1                 4.6 to 1   2.9 to 1   1.75 to 1       (1)
Excess of fixed charges over earnings               N/A                      N/A        N/A         N/A       $ 37,267


(1) Earnings are not adequate to cover fixed charges.

EX-21

                                                                      EXHIBIT 21

            SUBSIDIARIES OF EVEREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORPORATION



NAME OF SUBSIDIARY                                               JURISDICTION
- - ------------------                                               ------------

Acute Extracorporeal Services, L.L.C.                              Delaware

Con-Med Supply Company, Inc.                                       Illinois

Continental Health Care, Ltd.                                      Illinois

Dialysis Services of Cincinnati, Inc.                              Ohio

Dialysis Specialists of Topeka, Inc.                               Kansas

Dialysis Specialists of Tulsa, Inc.                                Oklahoma

DuPage Dialysis Ltd.                                               Illinois

Everest Healthcare Indiana, Inc.                                   Indiana

Everest Healthcare Ohio, Inc.                                      Ohio

Everest Healthcare Texas Holding Corp.                             Delaware

Everest Healthcare Texas, L.P.                                     Delaware

Everest Management, Inc.                                           Delaware

Everest New York Holdings, Inc.                                    New York

Everest One IPA, Inc.                                              New York

Everest Two IPA, Inc.                                              New York

Everest Three IPA, Inc.                                            New York

Extracorporeal Alliance, L.L.C.                                    Delaware

Home Dialysis of America, Inc.                                     Arizona

Home Dialysis of Eastgate, Inc.                                    Ohio

Home Dialysis of Mt. Auburn, Inc.                                  Ohio

Mercy Dialysis Center, Inc.                                        Wisconsin

New York Dialysis Management, Inc.                                 New York

North Buckner Dialysis Center, Inc.                                Delaware

Northern New Jersey Dialysis, L.L.C.                               Delaware

Perfusion Resource Association, L.L.C.                             Delaware

Saint Margaret Mercy Dialysis Centers, L.L.C.                      Illinois

Terrell Dialysis Center, L.L.C.                                    Delaware

Tri-State Perfusion, L.L.C.                                        Delaware

WSKC Dialysis Services, Inc.                                       Illinois

EX-27

 



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