Tenet Management to Present at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference on January 10th

DALLAS - January 7, 2013 - Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that Trevor Fetter, Tenet's president and chief executive officer, will speak at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in California on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Tenet's remarks will be available live via webcast. The webcast may be accessed through the investor relations section of Tenet's website at www.tenethealth.com/investors. A set of slides, which will be referred to during the presentation, will be available on the company's website at approximately
7:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 10, 2013. It is suggested that listeners access the audio webcast 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the start time. A replay of the audio webcast will be available on the company's website for 30 days following the date of the presentation.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, a leading health care services company, through its subsidiaries operates 49 hospitals, over 100 free-standing outpatient centers and Conifer Health Solutions, a leader in business process solutions for health care providers serving more than 500 hospital and health care entities nationwide. 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.
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