UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 ORor 15(d) OFof ~~THE~~the

~~SECURITIES~~Securities ~~EXCHANGE~~Exchange ~~ACT~~Act OFof 1934

Date of report ~~Report~~ (Date of earliest event reported)~~: January~~ 21August 12, 2004

AMERIPATH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-22313	65-0642485
(State or Other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Jurisdiction of	File Number)	Identification No.)
Incorporation)

7829 Garden Road, Suite 200, Riviera Beach, Florida 33404


7289 Garden Road, Suite 200, Riviera Beach, Florida		33404
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(~~Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code~~561) 712-6200

(561) 845-1850

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Item 512. ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~January~~August 2112, 2004, AmeriPath, Inc. issued a press release ~~announcing~~reporting ~~the~~on ~~retirement~~its financial ofresults ~~James~~for C.the ~~New, AmeriPath’s~~quarter ~~Chairman~~ended ~~and~~June ~~Chief~~30, ~~Executive Officer~~2004. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.6. of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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

~~(c)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~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.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:


	AMERIPATH, INC.

Date: August 12, 2004	By:	/s/ David L. Redmond
	Name:	David L. Redmond
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated January 21, 2004.

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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.

AMERIPATH, INC. /s/ David L. Redmond David L. Redmond Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 21, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated ~~January~~August 2112, 2004, with respect to the Registrant’s financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2004.

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