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): April 23, 2003


                           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.  EXHIBITS
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         Exhibit
         Number    Reference
         ------    ---------
         99.1      Press release issued by Apria Healthcare Group Inc. ("Apria")
                   on April 23, 2003.




ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
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         On  April  23,  2003,  Apria  issued  a press  release  announcing  its
         financial  results for the quarter  ended March 31,  2003.  Pursuant to
         Item  12,  Results  of  Operations  and  Financial  Condition,  and  in
         accordance  with the interim  guidance  provided by the  Securities and
         Exchange Commission (Release No. 33-8216),  a copy of the press release
         is being furnished to the Commission under this Item 9.




                                   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





April 23, 2003                     By: /s/ James E. Baker
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       James E. Baker
                                       Chief Financial Officer