DALLAS – March 12, 2008 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that Stephen L. Newman, M.D., its chief operating officer, will make a presentation at the Lehman Brothers 11th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, Fla., on March 18, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Dr. Newman will review Tenet’s key operating strategies and recent progress in achieving enhanced pricing and volume growth in targeted service lines.
The presentation will be available live by Web cast and may be accessed through the investor relations section of Tenet’s Web site, www.tenethealth.com. The slides for this presentation will be posted to the company’s Web site at 7:00 a.m. (ET) the morning of March 18. Please access the Web site at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to download and install any necessary audio software. A recorded version of the presentation also will be available for replay for 90 days after the conference on Tenet’s Web site.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and related ancillary health care businesses, which include ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic imaging centers. Tenet is committed to providing high quality care to patients in the communities we serve. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.
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