Cathy Kusaka Fraser to Lead Human Resources at Tenet.

DALLAS -- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) announced today that Cathy Kusaka Fraser, an expert in organization design and human talent management, will become senior vice president of human resources, effective Sept. 29. She will report to Trevor Fetter, president and chief executive officer.

Fraser, 41, will join Tenet from her position as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. Inc., the international consulting firm. At McKinsey, she counseled senior executives at a number of large companies on organizational design, talent management and retention strategies, recruiting, and related human resources topics. Before joining McKinsey in 2000, she worked in management positions in human resources, finance and marketing for several large companies.

As senior vice president of human resources, she will succeed Joseph A. Bosch, who resigned earlier this year.

"Cathy Fraser brings a breadth of human resources and other corporate experience, a creative passion for organizational design, and a positive energy to this very important position at Tenet," Fetter said. "She will help us continue the transformation of our corporate culture into an operating organization focused on quality in everything we do. She is collaborative and innovative in her approach to difficult competitive challenges, and I look forward to Cathy's leadership of our human resources team in all areas of talent management, retention, recruitment and organizational effectiveness and efficiency."

At McKinsey, she helped her clients redesign staffing systems, build comprehensive talent development and performance management systems and improve collaboration and efficiency of corporate functions, among other accomplishments.

Prior to her work with McKinsey, Fraser served as a vice president of Sabre Holdings Inc. (NYSE:TSG), a major provider of travel product distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry, from 1994 to 2000. At Sabre, her varied positions included responsibilities for elements of planning, strategy, finance and marketing.

From 1991 to 1994, she served as a manager and analyst for AMR Corp. (NYSE:AMR), the parent of American Airlines, in Fort Worth, Texas. From 1986 to 1991, she was an analyst for General Motors Acceptance Corp. in Detroit.

Fraser holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Washington in Seattle, and master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan. A native of Seattle, she and her family make their home in the Dallas area.

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 who 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: A digital photograph of Cathy Kusaka Fraser is available by email on request. Please contact Valeria Wilkes in Tenet's Corporate Communications Department at 469-893-6114.)