SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Information Statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Final Amendment)
National Surgery Centers, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
638044107
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(CUSIP Number)
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1) Name of Reporting Person Welsh, Carson,
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Anderson & Stowe
No. of Above Person V, L.P.
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [ X ]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place Delaware
of Organization
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Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting -0-
Beneficially Power
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: ________________________________________
6) Shared Voting
Power -0-
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7) Sole Disposi- -0-
tive Power
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8) Shared Dis-
positive Power -0-
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially -0-
Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (9)
Excludes Certain Shares
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11) Percent of Class
Represented by -0-
Amount in Row (9)
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12) Type of Reporting
Person PN
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1) Name of Reporting Person WCA Management
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Corporation
No. of Above Person
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [ X ]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place New York
of Organization
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Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting 200 shares of
Beneficially Power Common Stock, $.01
Owned by Each par value ("Common
Reporting Person Stock")
With: ________________________________________
6) Shared Voting
Power -0-
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7) Sole Disposi- 200 shares of
tive Power Common Stock
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8) Shared Dis-
positive Power -0-
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 200 shares of
Owned by Each Reporting Person Common Stock
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10) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (9)
Excludes Certain Shares
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11) Percent of Class
Represented by less than 0.1%
Amount in Row (9)
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12) Type of Reporting
Person CO
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Final Amendment to Schedule 13G
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Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule
13G originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January 29, 1996.
Item 1(a) - Name of Issuer: National Surgery Centers, Inc.
Item 1(b) - Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60601
Item 2(a) - Name of Person Filing:
This statement is being filed by Welsh, Carson,
Anderson & Stowe V, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("WCAS V"), and WCA Management
Corporation, a New York corporation ("WCA")
(collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
Item 2(b) - Address of Principal Business Office:
320 Park Avenue, Suite 2500
New York, New York 10022
Item 2(c) - Place of Organization:
WCAS V: Delaware
WCA: New York
Item 2(d) - Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e) - CUSIP Number: 638044107
Item 3 - Statements Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b):
Not applicable.
Item 4 - Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
WCAS V: -0-
WCA: 200 shares of Common Stock
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(b) Percent of Class:
WCAS V: -0-
WCA: less than 0.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
WCAS V: -0-
WCA: 200 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
WCAS V: -0-
WCA: 200 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: -0-
Item 5 - Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
This statement is being filed to report that as of
the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased
to beneficially own more than five percent of the
Common Stock.
Item 6 - Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Not applicable.
Item 7 - Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Company:
Not applicable.
Item 8 - Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group:
See Exhibit 2.
Item 9 - Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
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Item 10 - Certification:
Not applicable.
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Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE V, L.P.
By: WCAS V Partners, General Partner
By /s/ Laura VanBuren
General Partner
WCA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By /s/ Russell L. Carson
Dated: January 21, 1997
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Pages
EXHIBIT 1
AGREEMENT
OF
WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE V, L.P.
AND
WCA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(f)
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The undersigned hereby agree that the Information
Statement
on Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is annexed as Exhibit 1
is
filed on behalf of each of them in accordance with the provisions
of
Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE V, L.P.
By: WCAS V Partners, General Partner
By /s/ Laura VanBuren
General Partner
WCA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By /s/ Russell L. Carson
Dated: January 21, 1997
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Pages
EXHIBIT 2
Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group
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Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe V, L.P. and WCA Manage-
ment
Corporation are filing this statement on Schedule 13G as a group.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe V, L.P. is a Delaware
limited
partnership. Its sole general partner is WCAS V Partners, a New
Jersey
general partnership.
WCA Management Corporation is a New York corporation.
