Tenet Healthcare to Announce Results via Webcast August 7.

Business Editors

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) will announce results for the second quarter of calendar fiscal year 2003, ended June 30, 2003, on August 7, 2003. This is a revised date from the previously expected release date of August 14.

The company will issue a press release the morning of August 7. To discuss results in further detail, Tenet management will host a conference call at 11 a.m. (EDT) the same day. All interested parties are invited to participate in the conference call via webcast.

In order to access the webcast, you will need a 56Kbps modem or network Internet connection, Windows Media Player, a 16-bit sound card and speakers or head phones. The webcast will be available through our web site at www.tenethealth.com or through StreetEvents at www.companyboardroom.com. If you have never tried to access a webcast, you may want to visit www.companyboardroom.com and test your system on an archived conference call.

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. 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 for the 7-month period ended Dec. 31, 2002 and quarterly reports on Form 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.