================================================================================ UNITED STATES 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 July 27, 2004 SURGICARE, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 001-16587 58-1597246 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 10700 Richmond Ave., Suite 300 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042 (Address of principal executive offices) (713) 973-6675 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On July 27, 2004, the Board of Directors of SurgiCare, Inc. (the "Company") approved the Company's Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code"). The Company posted the Code on its website, www.surgicareinc.com, on August 3, 2004. SIGNATURES 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. SURGICARE, INC. Date: August 10, 2004 By: /s/ Keith LeBlanc ------------------------------------- Keith LeBlanc President and Chief Executive Officer