RENAL CARE GROUP TO PRESENT AT
MERRILL LYNCH'S HEALTH SERVICES INVESTOR CONFERENCE; AUDIO PRESENTATION TO BE BROADCAST LIVE OVER THE INTERNET

Nashville, Tennessee, November 26, 2002 — Renal Care Group, Inc. (NYSE:RCI) today announced its participation at the Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference to be held December 3-4, 2002, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Mr. Dirk Allison, chief financial officer of Renal Care Group, will discuss the Company's recent business developments and operating strategies.

A live audio broadcast of Renal Care Group's presentation will be available on Wednesday, December 4, 2002, from 9:40-10:10 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the broadcast, listeners should go to http://www.renalcaregroup.com/html/investors.asp (link broken) approximately 15 minutes prior to the event to register and to download any necessary software. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 14 days by accessing the address above.

Renal Care Group, Inc. is a specialized dialysis services company that provides care to patients with kidney disease. The Company currently treats nearly 20,000 patients in more than 260 owned outpatient dialysis facilities, in addition to providing acute dialysis services at 120 hospitals. Over 6,000 associates provide services across the Company's 26-state network.

Contact:
Terry L. Proveaux
Director of Investor Relations
Telephone: 615.345.5577
tproveaux@renalcaregroup.com