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DALLAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) plans to announce results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 before the market opens on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

The Company will host a conference call on February 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for management to discuss the results via a live audio webcast accessible through the Companyas Web site at [ www.tenethealth.com/investors ]. It is suggested that listeners access the audio webcast 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call. The audio webcast will be available live and on a replay basis for 90 days following the earnings announcement.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a health care services company whose subsidiaries and affiliates own and operate acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic imaging centers. Tenetas hospitals and related healthcare facilities are committed to providing high quality care to patients in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit [ www.tenethealth.com ].

Some of thestatements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based onourcurrent expectationsand could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risksand uncertaintiesdiscussed inourfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, includingourannual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and periodic reports on Form 8-K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

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