SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: September 16, 2003

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Commission file number: 1-7293

 

 

TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

3820 State Street
Santa Barbara, California 93105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(805) 563-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

ITEM 9.                                     Trevor Fetter Named Tenet’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

On September 16, 2003, Tenet Healthcare Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has named Trevor Fetter as the company’s chief executive officer.  He also was elected to the Board of Directors, becoming its tenth member and the only management director.  A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby is furnished.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Stephen D. Farber
		Stephen D. Farber
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:  September 16, 2003

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

99.1                           Press Release dated September 16, 2003.

 

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