UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2004


                           APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                      1-14316                  33-0488566
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                File Number)         Identification Number)


        26220 ENTERPRISE COURT
        LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA                        92630
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 639-2000



ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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          (c) Exhibits

              Exhibit
              Number   Reference
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              99.1     Press  release  issued  by  Apria  Healthcare  Group Inc.
                       ("Apria") on February 18, 2004.




ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
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          On February 18,  2004,  Apria issued a press  release  announcing  its
          financial  results for the quarter and year ended  December  31, 2003.
          The  release  also sets the  record  date for the Annual  Meeting  and
          adjusts  the   deadlines  for   stockholder   proposals  and  director
          nominations. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
          No. 99.1.

          The  information in this current report on Form 8-K is being furnished
          to the  Commission  and  shall not be deemed  filed  for  purposes  of
          Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.
                                ---------------------------
                                        Registrant





February 18, 2004                By: /s/ AMIN I. KHALIFA
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                                    Amin I. Khalifa
                                    Executive Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer