PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                                      Rule 415(a)(1)(viii)
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 14, 1995)                  Registration No. 33-85736

                                 460,000 Shares

                                      VIVRA
                                  INCORPORATED

                                  Common Stock
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     VIVRA Incorporated,  a Delaware  corporation (the "Company") has issued and
sold 460,000  shares (the  "Shares") of common stock,  $.01 par value per share,
accompanied  by  Preferred  Stock  Purchase  Rights  (the  "Common  Stock"),  in
connection with the acquisition of Cooper, Moody, Altschuler,  Chianer, Dennis &
Niedeman,  P.A.,  d/b/a the Greater Fort  Lauderdale  Heart Group (the "Acquired
Company").  The Company  and the  shareholders  of the  Acquired  Company,  have
entered into a Stock Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement").

     The Common  Stock of the  Company is listed on the New York Stock  Exchange
("NYSE")  under the symbol "V". The last reported sale price of the Common Stock
on the NYSE on August 22, 1996 was $30.00 per share.

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  THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED
        UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ANY
              REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


           The date of this Prospectus Supplement is August 22, 1996.


                 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     Any statement contained herein, or in a document  incorporated by reference
herein,  shall be deemed to be  modified  or  superseded  for  purposes  of this
Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement of which it
is a part to the  extent  that a  statement  contained  herein  or in any  other
subsequently  filed  document  which also is  incorporated  herein  modifies  or
replaces such  statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded  shall not be
deemed,  in its  unmodified  form,  to  constitute  a part  of  this  Prospectus
Supplement or such Prospectus or Registration Statement.


                           CERTAIN TERMS OF THE MERGER

Acquisition Consideration

     Under the terms of the  Exchange  Agreement  and subject to the  conditions
thereof,  in consideration of the transfer and delivery of all of the issued and
outstanding  stock of the Acquired  Company,  the purchase price was $13,800,000
(the "Purchase  Price"),  paid by the delivery of the 460,000 Shares. The Shares
were  calculated  as that number of shares of the Common  Stock equal to (i) the
Purchase Price divided by (ii) $30.00.

     Under the Exchange Agreement, no shares may be sold until the date on which
the Company reports  combined  financial  statements of the Acquired Company and
the Company which  includes at least 30 days  operating  results of the Acquired
Company.

Closing

        The Closing of the transactions  contemplated by the Exchange  Agreement
was effective as of June 30, 1996.




Stock Exchange Listing

        Pursuant to a condition to each party's  obligation  to  consummate  the
Exchange,  the Shares issued in connection with the Exchange have been listed on
the NYSE.

Representations and Warranties

     The Exchange Agreement contains  customary  representations  and warranties
relating to, among other things, (i) organization, qualification,  authorization
and similar  corporate  matters of the Acquired  Company;  (ii)  delivery of and
accuracy  and  completeness  of certain  financial  statements  of the  Acquired
Company;  (iii)  absence of  material  changes  in the  Acquired  Company  since
December 31, 1995;  (iv) extent of and title to assets of the Acquired  Company;
(v) that  execution and delivery of the Exchange  Agreement will not violate the
charter  documents  of the  Acquired  Company or cause the  Acquired  Company to
breach any  agreement or judgment,  or  accelerate  any  indebtedness;  (vi) the
Acquired Company's compliance with laws, including holding all rights,  permits,
consents and licenses  necessary to conduct its business;  (vii) no  undisclosed
threatened or pending  litigation of the Acquired Company;  (viii) taxes and tax
returns of the Acquired Company;  (ix) insurance  policies,  labor arrangements,
compensation  of  personnel,   employment  contracts  and  compliance  with  and
qualification  of employee  benefit  plans of the  Acquired  Company;  (x) trade
names,  trademarks,   service  marks,   copyrights,   patents  and  any  pending
registrations  or  applications  of  the  Acquired  Company;   (xi)  absence  of
undisclosed  liabilities  of the Acquired  Company;  (xii)  material  contracts,
commitments, instruments and leases to which the Acquired Company is a party and
no breach  thereof;  (xiii) no  employment  of  services  of any  brokers by the
Acquired Company or the Company in connection with the Exchange;  (xiv) delivery
of securities documents and filings of the Company to Drs. Altschuler,  Chizner,
Dennis,  Moody and Niederman;  (xv) no untrue  representation or warranty of the
Company or the  Acquired  Company;  (xvi)  registration  of the Shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, which upon issuance will be validly issued,  fully-paid,
non-assessable  and free of preemptive  rights;  (xvii) no  transactions  by the
Acquired Company with affiliates thereof; and (xviii) the transaction qualifying
as a pooling of interests transaction.

Closing Agreements

     Under the Agreement,  the parties  executed,  acknowledged and delivered at
the Closing,  Employment  Agreements between Vivra Specialty Partners,  Inc. and
each of the shareholders of the Acquired Company.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                              PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE..................................................  1
CERTAIN TERMS OF THE ACQUISITION............................................  2


                                   PROSPECTUS

AVAILABLE INFORMATION.......................................................  2
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE..................................................  2
THE COMPANY.................................................................  4
RISK FACTORS................................................................  5
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK................................................. 10
DIVIDEND POLICY............................................................. 10
SELECTED SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA........................... 11
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS..................................................... 12
BUSINESS.................................................................... 16
MANAGEMENT.................................................................. 25
OUTSTANDING SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS........................... 32
LEGAL MATTERS............................................................... 32
EXPERTS..................................................................... 32


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                                 460,000 SHARES

                               VIVRA INCORPORATED

                                  COMMON STOCK

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                              PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
                                 August 22, 1996

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