SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY JOINS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RENAL CARE GROUP TO ADVANCE DIALYSIS SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE

Nashville, Tennessee (June 17, 1996) - Renal Care Group, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:RCGI) announced today that it is forming a partnership with Saint Louis University (SLUCARE) to operate outpatient dialysis facilities in the Saint Louis area. The partnership will eventually provide a full range of dialysis-related services to over 160 patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"We believe that Renal Care Group is the partner of choice for our university-based programs," said Kevin J. Martin, M.B., B.Ch., professor of internal medicine and chief of the division of nephrology at Saint Louis University. "They are committed to helping us deliver optimal, quality care to our nephrology patients and to advancing clinical research in nephrology."

Coy D. Fitch, M.D., chairman of internal medicine at Saint Louis University described Renal Care Group as, "a national organization dedicated to the highest standards of patient care and to the pursuit of new ways to improve patient care."

"We are especially pleased that Saint Louis University has chosen Renal Care Group as their partner," said Raymond Hakim, M.D., chief medical officer, Renal Care Group. "We will work together to continue a program with a national reputation for supporting optimal patient care, outstanding physician training and innovative clinical research."

Renal Care Group, Inc. is a nephrology services company that was founded in June 1995 to focus on the provision of care to patients with kidney disease, including patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. The Company provides dialysis and ancillary services to approximately 3,200 patients through 47 outpatient dialysis centers in 12 states, in addition to acute dialysis services to 25 hospitals.