100 Percent Participation in
Get With the Guidlines Programs

Dallas, TX - November 17, 2005 - Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) received an appreciation award from the American Heart Association for 100 percent particpation of eligible facilities in its Get With the Guidelines - Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG-CAD) and Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) programs. The award was given to Tenet at the GWTG REcognition Awards Ceremony held during the association's Scientific Sessions meeting in Dallas.

Get With the Guidelines is designed to ensure that patients with cardiovascular disease are consistently treated and discharged with appropriate medications and instructions to help reduce the patient's risk of a second heart attach or stroke. The quality improvement program has three medules: coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke.

"The American Heart Association applauds Tenet for its commitment to implement the appropriate standards of care and protocols to reduce the number of recurrent events in coronary patients," said Gray Ellrodt, MD, chairman for the American Heart Association's GWTG Steering Committee. "Tenet's 100 percent commitment of eligible facilities to this program is something we hope other health organizations will follow."

"We are very proud to have all our eligible facilities participate in the GWTG-CAD and GWTG-HF program," said Trevor Fetter, Tenet's president and chief executive officer. "Tenet's complete participation in this program is just one more way we are proving our commitment to the quality care of our patients. We will continue our drive to consistently improve treatment for all cardiovascular patients that come to our hospitals."

Jennifer Daley, MD, Tenet's senior vice president for clinical quality, said, "One of the key components of Tenet's Commitment to Quality initiative is supporting evidence-based practice of medicine. The American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines program aligns very closely with our own goals. Our 100 percent participation for CAD and heart failure of eligible facilities in this program demonstrates our aim to achieve best evidence-based practice in cardiac care at our hospitals. We are proud to work with the American Heart Association on implementing Get With the Guidelines to achieve this goal."

Under GWTG-CAD, patients begin aggresive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol -lowering medications, aspirin, ACE inhibitors/ARBs and beta- blockers in the hospital and receive smokign cessation, weight management couseling, and referrals for cardiac rehabilitation or exercise prescription before they are discharged. The GWTG-heart failure patients are couseled to follow guidelines such as ACE-inhibitor and beta-blocker therapy, hypertension control, smoking cessation, weight management and understanding the signs and sysmptoms of heart failure and what to do if their condition worsens. Hospitals that receive recongition for participation in the GWTG demonstrate that they have formed a dedicated team to help guide the hospital towards these goals and have begun implementing these procedures at their facilities.

According to the American Heart Association, more than 450,000 people suffer a recurrent heart attack each year. Statistics also show that within one year of an attack, 25 percent of men and 38 percent of women will die. Within six years after a heart attack, about 22 percent of men and 46 percent of women will be disabled with heart failure. Projections have shown that implementation of cardiovascular disease secondary prevention guidelines nationwide, as promoted in the GWTG-CAD program alone, could result in saving more than 80,000 lives each year.

Tenet's Commitment to Quality is a company wide stratgey designed to enhance the overall quality and productivity of the care delivery process at Tenet hospitals across the country. It includes a series of targeted initiatives to bring about significant improvements in evidence-based quality of care and patient safety, nursing practice, medical staff governance, and other important areas related to the delivery of quality care.

Below is a list of the Tenet hospitals that have been recognized for implementing the American Heart Association's GWTG-CAD and GWTG-HF programs:

ALABAMA
Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham

CALIFORNIA
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, San Diego
Community Hospital of Los Gatos, Los Gatos
Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs
Doctor's Medical Center of Modesto, Modesto
Doctor's Hospital of Manteca, Manteca
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Fountain Valley
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center, Garden Grove
Irvine Regional Hospital & Medical Center, Irvine
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio
Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Lakewood
Los Alamitos Medical Center, Los Alamitos
Placentia-Linda Hospital, Placentia
San Dimas Community Hospital, San Dimas
San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo
Twin Cities Community Hospital, Templeton
USC University Hospital, Los Angeles

FLORIDA
Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Weston
Coral Gables Hospital, Coral Gables
Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach
Florida Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale
Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach
Hialeah Hospital, Hialeah
Hollywood Medical Center, Hollywood
North Ridge Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale
North Shore Medical Center, Miami
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens
Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah
Parkway Regional Medical Center, North Miami
Saint Mary's Medical Center, West Palm Beach
West Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton

GEORGIA
Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta
North Fulton Regional Hospital, Rosewell
South Fulton Medical Center, East Point
Spalding Regional Hospital, Griffin
Sylvan Grove, Jackson

LOUISIANA
Kenner Regional Medical Center, Kenner
Lindy Boggs Medical CEnter, New Orleans
Meadowcreast Hospital, Gretna
Memorial Medical Center/Baptist Campus, New Orleans
NorthShore Regional Medical Center, Slidell

MISSISSIPPI
Gulf Coast Medical Center, Biloki

MISSOURI
Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis
Saint Louis Univerity Hospital, St. Louis

NEBRASKA
Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha

NORTH CAROLINA
Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford
Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory

PENNSYLVANIA
Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia
Hahnemann Univeristy Hospital, Philadelphia
Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia
Warminster Hospital, Warminster

SOUTH CAROLINA
East Cooper Regional Medical Center, Mount Pleasant
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, Hilton Head Island
Piedmont Healthcare System, Rock Hill

TENNESSEE
Saint Francis Hospital, Memphis
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center, Bartlett

TEXAS
Centennial Medical Center, Frisco
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Houston
Doctors Hospital of Dallas, Dallas
Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston
Lake Pointe Medical Center, Rowlett
Nacogdoches Medical Center, Nacogdoches
Park Plaza Hospital, Houston
Providence Memorial Hospital, El Paso
RHD Memorial Medical Center, Dallas
Shelby Regional Medical Center
Sierra Medical Center, El Paso
Trinity Medical Center, Carrollton

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acure 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.

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