Tenet Promotes Lynn S. Hart to Senior Vice President, Government Relations.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--March 15, 2000

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE:THC) today announced that Lynn S. Hart has been promoted to senior vice president, government relations.

Hart, who joined Tenet in 1996 as vice president, government relations, oversees the development and implementation of the company's legislative strategies, including management of its federal and state grassroots lobbying activities. She reports to Barry P. Schochet, vice chairman, and is based at Tenet's Dallas Operations Center.

"Our need for effective government relations has never been greater, and Lynn's promotion reflects her increased responsibilities in handling the myriad of issues we face with local, state and federal governments," Schochet said.

"Under her leadership, Tenet organized a highly successful grassroots campaign last year that was instrumental in persuading Congress to enact relief for hospitals from the draconian effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Her political acumen and wise counsel have been invaluable to Tenet in dealing with many other important government-related issues."

Before joining Tenet, Hart, 45, worked almost 11 years for the Federation of American Health Systems, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that represents more than 1,700 investor-owned U.S. hospitals and health systems. Her last position at the FAHS was senior vice president, federal and state legislation.

Prior to the FAHS, Hart worked for the American Hospital Association, also in Washington, D.C., for two years, first as associate director, division of legislation, and later as director, political affairs.

Earlier in her career, she served as director, government affairs, of the American Physical Therapy Association from 1980 to 1981. From 1976 to 1980, she served on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant and legislative correspondent.

Hart has a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Oklahoma and a master of arts degree in legislative affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

She is a member of the FAHS Board of Governors, the Conference Board's Council of Public Affairs Executives and serves on the Legislative Committee of the Healthcare Leadership Council.

She and her husband live in Dallas.

Tenet Healthcare, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 113 acute care hospitals with 27,707 beds and numerous related health care services. The company employs approximately 118,100 people serving communities in 17 states and services its hospitals from a Dallas-based operations center.

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 annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as the company cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect its ability to achieve the results estimated. The company makes no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

Note to editors: A digital photograph of Lynn Hart is available by e-mail on request by calling 805/563-6988.