Tenet Hospitals Awarded 257 CIGNA HealthCare Quality Designations

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that 42 of its
hospitals received 257 quality designations through CIGNA HealthCare.

These quality designations are based on outcomes for treatment of 29 surgical
procedures and medical conditions. The patient outcomes data are based partially
on a hospital`s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital
Compare measures, Leapfrog Patient Safety Measures, mortality and complications
rates. The designations indicate superior outcomes and nearly 65 percent of
CIGNA HealthCare`s network hospitals receive a quality designation for treatment
of at least one condition.

"We are very proud that so many of our hospitals have again received quality
designations that are based on the latest evidence-based care," said Stephen L.
Newman, M.D., Tenet`s chief operating officer. "This affirms our commitment to
improving the quality of care provided at our hospitals. In fact, 86 percent of
Tenet`s hospitals received a CIGNA HealthCare quality designation. We also
increased the total number of quality designations at our hospitals from 214 in
2008 to 257 in 2009, a 20 percent increase."

In addition to the quality designations, 26 Tenet hospitals received 76 Center
of Excellence (COE) designations for 2009 from CIGNA HealthCare, improving year
over year COEs by 26 percent. These COE designations recognize hospitals meeting
CIGNA HealthCare`s high standards for quality and efficiency.

Dr. Newman added, "Tenet applauds CIGNA`s leadership within the industry for its
comprehensive quality program. Last year we worked with CIGNA to develop an
innovative pay-for-performance program that links to these COE designations. Our
hospitals that achieved COE designations receive incremental revenue as a result
of the high-quality care they provide to our patients."

"We are pleased that Tenet shares our goal to strengthen quality and provide
individuals with information that can help them make health care decisions,"
adds Dr. Richard Salmon, national medical director for CIGNA HealthCare. "We
applaud their efforts to work with us to secure these designations and improve
care delivery."

The 42 Tenet hospitals receiving the quality and Center of Excellence
designations for 2009 are:

*Indicates CIGNA HealthCare Center of Excellence Designation

Alabama:

* Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham - Angioplasty, Coronary Artery Bypass
Graft* (CABG), Disc Surgery*, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement and
Stroke

California:

* Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs - Angioplasty*, CAGB, Cardiac
Catheterization, Caesarean Section, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Gastric
Bypass, Heart Attack, Total Hip Replacement*, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy,
Total Knee Replacement*, Adult Pneumonia and Stroke
* Doctors Medical Center, Modesto - Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Head and
Neck Endarterectomy and Vaginal Delivery
* Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Fountain Valley - CABG*,
Caesarean Section, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Gastric Bypass, Heart
Attack, Heart Failure, Total Hip Replacement*, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy,
Adult Pneumonia, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery
* Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Lakewood - Angioplasty*, CABG, Laparoscopic
Gallbladder Removal, Heart Failure, Total Hip Replacement* and Stroke
* Los Alamitos Medical Center, Los Alamitos - Caesarean Section*, Colon Surgery,
Heart Failure, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Total Knee Replacement*, Stroke and
Vaginal Delivery*
* Placentia-Linda Hospital, Placentia - Total Hip Replacement*
* San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon - Caesarean Section, Colon
Surgery, Disc Surgery and Vaginal Delivery
* Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Louis Obispo - Caesarean Section,
Adult Craniotomy, Disc Surgery, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Total Hip
Replacement, Spinal Fusion* and Vaginal Delivery
* Twin Cities Community Hospital, Templeton - Caesarean Section, Colon Surgery,
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement*
and Vaginal Delivery

Florida:

* Coral Gables Hospital, Coral Gables - Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Heart
Attack, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Adult Pneumonia and
Stroke
* Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach - Angioplasty, Cardiac Pacemaker Implant,
Colon Surgery, GI Hemorrhage, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Total Hip
Replacement, Irregular Heartbeat, Total Knee Replacement, Adult Pneumonia,
Spinal Fusion and Stroke
* Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach - Heart Attack*, Heart
Failure*, Total Knee Replacement, Adult Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion* and Vaginal
Delivery
* Hialeah Hospital, Hialeah - Caesarean Section, Colon Surgery, Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Gastric
Bypass*, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Adult
Pneumonia, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery
* North Shore Medical Center, Miami - Caesarean Section, Heart Attack, Heart
Failure, Adult Pneumonia, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery
* North Shore Medical Center - FMC Campus, Ft. Lauderdale - Angioplasty,
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Total Hip
Replacement, Adult Pneumonia and Stroke
* Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens - Angioplasty*, CABG*,
Cardiac Catheterization*, Cardiac Pacemaker Implant*, Laparoscopic Gallbladder
Removal, Head and Neck Endarterectomy, Heart Attack*, Heart Failure*, Heart
Valve Replacement*, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Adult
Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion* and Stroke*
* Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah - Angioplasty, Caesarean Section,
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Gastric Bypass, Heart Failure, Total Hip
Replacement, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Total Knee Replacement, Stroke and
Vaginal Delivery
* St. Mary`s Medical Center, West Palm Beach - Caesarean Section, Adult
Craniotomy, Heart Attack, Spinal Fusion and Stroke
* West Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton - Caesarean Section, Laparoscopic
Gallbladder Removal, Heart Attack*, Heart Failure*, Total Hip Replacement, Adult
Pneumonia* and Vaginal Delivery

Georgia:

* Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta - Gastric Bypass*
* North Fulton Regional Hospital, Roswell - Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Adult
Pneumonia and Stroke
* South Fulton Medical Center, East Point - Heart Attack and Heart Failure
* Spalding Regional Medical Center, Griffin - Heart Failure and Stroke

Missouri:

* Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. - Angioplasty*, CABG*, Total Hip
Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Adult Pneumonia and Spinal Fusion*
* Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis - Heart Failure

Nebraska:

* Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. - Angioplasty and Heart
Failure

North Carolina:

* Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford - Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal
* Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory - CABG*, Caesarean Section*, Colon
Surgery, Disc Surgery*, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal*, Gastric Bypass, Head
and Neck Endarterectomy*, Total Hip Replacement*, Total Knee Replacement*,
Spinal Fusion* and Vaginal Delivery*

Pennsylvania:

* Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia - Colon Surgery, Laparoscopic
Gallbladder Removal, Heart Failure, Adult Pneumonia and Stroke

South Carolina:

* East Cooper Regional Medical Center, Mount Pleasant - Disc Surgery* and Spinal
Fusion*
* Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill - Angioplasty, Total Hip Replacement, Total
Knee Replacement, Spinal Fusion and Stroke

Tennessee:

* Saint Francis Hospital, Memphis - Angioplasty*, CABG*, Gastric Bypass, Head
and Neck Endarterectomy*, Total Hip Replacement*, Total Knee Replacement* and
Stroke

Texas:

* Centennial Medical Center, Frisco - Vaginal Delivery*
* Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Houston - Caesarean Section, Laparoscopic
Gallbladder Removal*, Gastric Bypass*, Adult Pneumonia and Vaginal Delivery
* Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, Dallas - CABG*, Caesarean Section* and
Vaginal Delivery
* Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston - Angioplasty*, CABG*, Cardiac
Catheterization, Colon Surgery*, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Gastric
Bypass, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Adult
Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion*, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery
* Lake Pointe Medical Center, Rowlett - Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal* and
Vaginal Delivery*
* Nacogdoches Medical Center, Nacogdoches - Angioplasty, Total Abdominal
Hysterectomy* and Spinal Fusion*
* Park Plaza Hospital, Houston - Caesarean Section*, Gastric Bypass*, Heart
Failure, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy*, Total Knee Replacement*, Stroke and
Vaginal Delivery
* Providence Memorial Hospital, El Paso - Caesarean Section*, Colon Surgery*,
Disc Surgery, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal, Heart Failure, Total Hip
Replacement, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Total Knee Replacement*, Adult
Pneumonia, Transurethral Prostatectomy, Spinal Fusion* and Vaginal Delivery
* Sierra Medical Center, El Paso - Angioplasty, CABG, Caesarean Section*, Colon
Surgery, Adult Craniotomy*, Disc Surgery*, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal,
Heart Failure, Total Hip Replacement, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Total Knee
Replacement, Adult Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion*, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a health care services company whose
subsidiaries and affiliates own and operate acute care hospitals, ambulatory
surgery centers and diagnostic imaging centers. Tenet's hospitals and related
health care facilities are committed to providing high quality care to patients
in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit
www.tenethealth.com.

Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking
statements.Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be
affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties
discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K.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.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation
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