Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Andrews Audrey T.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [THC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2013
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75202
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) 03/08/2013   M   2,157 A $ 31.72 9,057 D  
Common Stock 03/08/2013   M   10,000 A $ 22.68 19,057 D  
Common Stock 03/08/2013   S   15,157 (2) D $ 43.19 (3) 3,900 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
2006 February Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 31.72 03/08/2013   M     2,157   (4) 02/22/2016 Common Stock 2,157 $ 0 0 D  
2008 July Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 22.68 03/08/2013   M     10,000   (5) 07/28/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Andrews Audrey T.
1445 ROSS AVENUE
SUITE 1400
DALLAS, TX 75202
      SVP and General Counsel  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeffrey S. McFall, Attorney in Fact for Audrey T. Andrews   03/12/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All historical share and stock option exercise price data in this Form 4 have been restated to reflect a one-for-four reverse stock split effective as of October 11, 2012.
(2) The shares were sold in open market broker transactions. The reporting person continues to meet the Company's stock ownership guidelines.
(3) The price is the weighted average sale price of the aggregate number of shares that were sold by the reporting person. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $43.17 to $43.24. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(4) As previously reported, the options were granted on February 22, 2006 and vested ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
(5) As previously reported, the options were granted on July 28, 2008 and vested ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

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