CORRECTING and REPLACING Tenet Statement on Redding Medical Center.Business Editors/Legal Writers/Health/Medical Writers Correction by...Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) is an operating company that owns and operates 57 hospitals in the United States [1]. It is based in Dallas, Texas. Its stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is NYSE: THC. Corporation SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003 In BW5579, (CA-TENET-HEALTHCARE) Tenet Statement on Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. Medical Center, first graph of statement, first line should read xxx Eastern District (sted Northern District). The corrected release reads: TENET STATEMENT ON REDDING MEDICAL CENTER Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :THC THC tetrahydrocannabinol. THC n. Tetrahydrocannabinol; a compound that is obtained from cannabis or is made synthetically; it is the primary intoxicant in marijuana and hashish. ) today issued the following statement: "We understand that the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m. today to announce a settlement with Tenet and its subsidiaries of investigations regarding allegations of unnecessary cardiac procedures performed by two physicians practicing at Redding Medical Center. "We can confirm the existence of a settlement, but have agreed with the U.S. Attorney to await his press conference before issuing a press release or making any comment. We will issue our press release after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon." Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 114 acute care hospitals with 27,743 beds and numerous related health care services. Tenet and its subsidiaries employ approximately 116,500 people serving communities in 16 states. Tenet's name reflects its core business philosophy: the importance of shared values among partners -- including employees, physicians, insurers and communities -- in providing a full spectrum of health care. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com. Certain statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . They are based on management's current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Certain of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's transition report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the 7-month period ended Dec. 31, 2002 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . 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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