CORRECTING and REPLACING Tenet Appoints Regional Chief Medical Officers to Promote Quality Care and Patient Safety at its Hospitals.

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CORRECTION...by Tenet Healthcare Corporation

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In BW5143 issued April 15, 2004: The fifth bulleted section should read: Kenneth Kunze (sted Robert Kunze).

The corrected release reads:

TENET APPOINTS REGIONAL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY AT ITS HOSPITALS

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) announced today that the company has appointed physicians to serve in the newly created positions of chief medical officers for the company's five regions. Four physicians will serve as CMOs for the California, South Florida, Southern States and Texas regions, while two physicians will share the position of CMO for the Central-Northeast Region.

The new CMOs will work collaboratively with Tenet's regional and hospital administrative teams, and with individual hospital medical staffs, to promote quality medical care and patient safety at the company's hospitals. The CMOs, who report directly to Jennifer Daley, M.D., Tenet's senior vice president, clinical quality, also will evaluate the clinical efficacy of new medical technologies and programs, and provide medical input, support, guidance and consultation. Additionally, they will assist in implementing Tenet's comprehensive "Commitment To Quality" initiatives. "Commitment To Quality" is an innovative program that includes a series of targeted initiatives designed to bring about significant improvements in quality of care and patient safety, nursing practice, medical staff governance, and other important areas related to the delivery of quality care at Tenet's hospitals.

"The appointment of these physicians represents an important step in our ongoing efforts to ensure quality of care and patient safety at our hospitals across the country," said Trevor Fetter, Tenet's president and chief executive officer. "Their expertise and counsel will be invaluable in helping us meet our goal of being recognized as a quality leader in every one of our markets."

"Each of these physicians is an expert in his or her own right," added Daley. "Through these appointments, we are creating a network of physician leaders in our regions who are committed to clinical quality and who can communicate this passion for quality care and patient safety on a daily basis to physicians at our hospitals. The new CMOs will work alongside me to promote the practice of evidence-based medicine at our hospitals and help implement Tenet's `Commitment To Quality'."

The six CMOs are:

-- Anthony J. Ardire, M.D., M.P.H., C.P.E., CMO for Tenet's

Central-Northeast Region. Dr. Ardire, a pediatrician, has more

than 20 years' experience in health care management. Dr.

Ardire comes to Tenet's Pennsylvania hospitals after serving

as medical director for the Studer Group, where he worked with

health care organizations to create a culture of service and

operational excellence, including developing comprehensive

strategies to improve quality outcomes. He served as medical

director, clinical improvement and patient safety officer for

the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey,

Pa. In this role, Dr. Ardire led strategies to improve

clinical and satisfaction outcomes, optimize costs, reduce

patient harm and grow leadership skills and competencies.

-- Robert S. Hendler, M.D., CMO for Tenet's Texas Region. A

board-certified gastroenterologist, Dr. Hendler came to Tenet

in 1998. Prior to joining the company, he was in private

practice as a physician since 1979. Dr. Hendler also serves as

vice president, physician relations, for Tenet Healthcare

Corporation. He earned his bachelor of science degree in

biology from Boston College and his medical degree from the

University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, Texas. He

completed his internship and residency at the University of

Texas, Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where he

continues to teach as an associate clinical professor.

-- David Katzin, M.D., CMO for Tenet's South Florida Region. He

is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. He was

in cardiology private practice in South Florida for many

years. Since 1993, Dr. Katzin has served as medical director

of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., and at West

Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla. Dr. Katzin has

expertise in quality improvement strategies for hospitalized

patients, conflict mediation, physician education about

evidence-based practice and patient safety and medical staff

leadership under the standards of the Joint Commission on

Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

-- Ronald L. Kaufman, M.D., M.B.A., CMO for Tenet California. A

rheumatologist who is board certified in internal medicine,

rheumatology and medical management, Dr. Kaufman has more than

25 years' experience in direct patient care, clinical

instruction and health care management. Dr. Kaufman comes from

the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern

California, where he was senior associate dean for

administration and associate senior vice president for

administration for the university. He previously was chief

medical officer for LAC+USC Medical Center and Healthcare

Network, one of the largest facilities in Los Angeles County.

-- Kenneth Kunze, M.D., CMO for Tenet's Southern States Region.

Dr. Kunze, a gastroenterologist who is board certified in both

internal medicine and gastroenterology, has more than 20

years' experience in direct patient care and health care

management. Dr. Kunze comes to the Southern States Region from

Hilton Head, S.C., where he was in private practice. He served

as medical director for Hilton Head Regional Medical Center

for the past seven years. Dr. Kunze has experience in quality

improvement strategies for patients and medical staff

leadership under the standards of the Joint Commission on

Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

-- Karen Webb, M.D., M.P.H., CMO for Tenet's Central-Northeast

Region. Dr. Webb is a board-certified internist with an M.P.H.

in preventive medicine. She also serves as chief medical

officer at Tenet's Saint Louis University Hospital, where she

has practiced for 20 years. Dr. Webb has played an

instrumental role in bringing together health care, emergency

management, law enforcement and government entities under the

Saint Louis Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) to

develop an effective medical disaster program for the greater

St. Louis region.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and related health care services. Tenet's hospitals aim to provide the best possible care to every patient that comes through their doors, with a clear focus on quality and service. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.

(NOTE TO EDITORS: Digital photos of Drs. Ardire, Hendler, Katzin, Kaufman, Kunze and Webb are available by email. Please call Meredith Cota in Tenet's Corporate Communications Department at 805-563-6873.)

Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2003, 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.