ADVISORY/Tenet Shareholder Committee Editorial Advisory.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (July 23)

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2003

Tenet Shareholder Committee, LLC:

Who:     M. Lee Pearce, M.D., chairman, Tenet Shareholder Committee,
         will personally present a shareholder resolution to the Tenet
         Healthcare Corporation's Annual Meeting.

What:    The Committee's resolution calls for 90% of Tenet's Board of
         Directors to meet the Council of Institutional Investors'
         definition of independence.

Where:   Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 No. Sepulveda Blvd.
         Los Angeles, CA  310-440-4500

When:    July 23, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., PDT


Editorial Alert: Dr. Pearce will be available for interviews and
                 comments immediately following the conclusion of
                 the Annual Meeting.

                 For contact appointments call Paul Brickman,
                 954-523-6262 or 310-476-6571.