AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                              with PATRICK C. KELLY

         This  AMENDMENT (the  "Amendment"),  effective as of April 17, 2000, by
and between PSS World Medical, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"),  and
Patrick C. Kelly ("Executive"),  amends that certain Employment Agreement, dated
as of the date indicated  below,  by and between the Company and  Executive,  as
heretofore amended (the "Employment Agreement").

         In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.  Section 3 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding
             the following sentence at the end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  if a Change of  Control  occurs  the
Employment  Period shall be automatically  extended through the later of (i) the
third anniversary of the Change of Control, or (ii) the normal expiration of the
then-current term, including any prior extensions."

         2. Section 7 of the Employment  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
in its entirety the  definition of Change of Control and  substituting  therefor
the following:

         A "Change of Control" shall mean:

                  (a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section  13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended (the  "Exchange  Act")) (a "Person") of  beneficial  ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3  promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 35% or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding  voting  securities of
the Company  entitled  to vote  generally  in the  election  of  directors  (the
"Outstanding Company Voting Securities");  provided,  however, that for purposes
of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change
of Control:  (i) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or  maintained  by the Company or any  corporation  controlled  by the
Company,  or (ii) any acquisition by any  corporation  pursuant to a transaction
which  complies  with  clauses  (i),  (ii) and (iii) of  subsection  (c) of this
definition; or

                  (b) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date,  constitute the
Board (the  "Incumbent  Board")  cease for any reason to  constitute  at least a
majority  of the  Board;  provided,  however,  that any  individual  becoming  a
director  subsequent to the Effective  Date whose  election,  or nomination  for
election by the  Company's  stockholders,  was  approved by a vote of at least a
majority  of  the  directors  then  comprising  the  Incumbent  Board  shall  be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent  Board,  but
excluding,  for this purpose,  any such individual  whose initial  assumption of
office  occurs  as a result of an actual or  threatened  election  contest  with
respect to the election or removal of  directors  or other actual or  threatened
solicitation  of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person  other than the
Board; or

                  (c) Consummation of a reorganization,  merger or consolidation
or sale or other  disposition of all or  substantially  all of the assets of the
Company  (a  "Business  Combination"),  in each  case,  unless,  following  such
Business  Combination,  (i)  all or  substantially  all of the  individuals  and
entities  who were  the  beneficial  owners,  respectively,  of the  Outstanding
Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior
to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
80% of,  respectively,  the then  outstanding  shares  of  common  stock and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors,  as the case may be, of the  corporation
resulting  from such Business  Combination  (including,  without  limitation,  a
corporation  which as a result of such  transaction  owns the  Company or all or
substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries)  in  substantially   the  same  proportions  as  their  ownership,
immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common
Stock and  Outstanding  Company Voting  Securities,  as the case may be, (ii) no
Person (excluding the Company or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of
the  Company  or such  corporation  resulting  from such  Business  Combination)
beneficially  owns,  directly or indirectly,  35% or more of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding  voting  securities of such corporation  resulting
from such Business  Combination except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination,  and (iii) at least a majority of the members
of the board of  directors  of the  corporation  resulting  from  such  Business
Combination  were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of
the  initial  agreement,  or of the  action  of the  Board,  providing  for such
Business Combination; or

                  (d) If Executive's  employment  responsibilities are primarily
with Diagnostic Imaging, Inc., a disposition by the Company of a majority of the
stock or substantially all of the assets of Diagnostic Imaging,  Inc.; provided,
however, that if Executive is offered and accepts a position with the Company or
another  subsidiary  or  division  of the  Company  immediately  following  such
disposition of Diagnostic  Imaging,  Inc., then a Change of Control shall not be
deemed to have occurred by virtue of this subsection (d); or

                  (e) If Executive's  employment  responsibilities are primarily
with Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc., a disposition by the Company of a majority
of the stock or  substantially  all of the assets of Gulf South Medical  Supply,
Inc.;  provided,  however,  that if  Executive is offered and accepts a position
with the Company or another  subsidiary  or division of the Company  immediately
following such disposition of Gulf South Medical Supply,  Inc., then a Change of
Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of this  subsection  (e);
or

                  (f) If Executive's  employment  responsibilities are primarily
with the Physician Sales & Service division of the Company, a disposition by the
Company of substantially all of the assets of such division;  provided, however,
that if Executive is offered and accepts a position  with the Company or another
subsidiary or division of the Company immediately  following such disposition of
the Physician  Sales & Service  division,  then a Change of Control shall not be
deemed to have occurred by virtue of this subsection (f).

         3.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  if, in the opinion of the Company's
accountants,  the foregoing  amendments (or any portion  thereof) would preclude
the use of "pooling of interest"  accounting  treatment  for a Change of Control
transaction that (a) would otherwise qualify for such accounting treatment,  and
(b) is contingent  upon  qualifying  for such  accounting  treatment,  then such
amendments  (to the extent so  determined  to preclude such pooling of interests
accounting  treatment)  will not be  effective  and the terms of the  Employment
Agreement will remain in effect as if such  amendments (or portion  thereof) had
not been proposed.

         4.  As amended hereby, the Employment Agreement, as heretofore amended,
shall be and remain in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Amendment as of the
date first above written.

                       PSS WORLD MEDICAL, INC.


                       By:        /s/ John F. Sasen, Jr
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                          John F. Sasen, Jr.
                          Executive Vice President and CMO


                       By:        /s/ David A. Smith
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                          David A. Smith
                          Executive Vice President and CFO

                       EXECUTIVE

                                  /s/ Patrick C. Kelly
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                          Patrick C. Kelly

                       Date of original Employment Agreement:  March 4, 1998
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