8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



      Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 14, 1999

                      PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



          Delaware                     0-23946                   58-1873345
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)          (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)



                            310 Technology Parkway
                         Norcross, Georgia 30092-2929
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)



                                (770) 441-1580
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5.   Other Events

     See the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the
setting of a meeting date and a record date for the Pediatric Services of
America, Inc. 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits


(c)  Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number                   Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated December 14, 1999, filed herewith.

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                                   SIGNATURE

     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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                 PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
                                   (Registrant)



                                  /s/ James M. McNeill
                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                 James M. McNeill
                                 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                                 Secretary and Treasurer

Date: December 14, 1999

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

     The following exhibits are filed with this report.  The Registrant will
furnish any exhibit upon request to Pediatric Services of America, Inc., 310
Technology Parkway, Norcross, Georgia 30092.  There is a charge of $.50 per page
to cover expenses for copying and mailing.

Exhibit No.              Description
- ----------               -----------

 99.1                Press Release dated December 14, 1999

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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                      PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
                   ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS SCHEDULED

     NORCROSS, GA..... December 14, 1999..... Pediatric Services of America,
Inc. (Nasdaq SmallCap: PSAI) announced today that its Board of Directors has set
a meeting date and a record date for its 2000 annual meeting of stockholders.
The annual meeting will be held on Wednesday March 8, 2000 at the Northeast
Atlanta Hilton Hotel, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross, Georgia at
9:00 a.m. PSAI common stockholders of record as of January 10, 2000 will be
eligible to vote at the meeting.

     PSAI provides comprehensive pediatric home health care services through a
network of 103 branch offices in 24 states.

NOTE: Forward looking statements made in this release involve a number of risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to changes in government
regulation and health care reforms, ability to execute the Company's strategic
programs, ability to improve accounts receivable collections, changing economic
and market conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                      Pediatric Services of America, Inc.
 Joseph D. Sansone, President/CEO or James M. McNeill, Chief Financial Officer
                                 770-441-1580