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: October 31, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
Commission file number: 1-7293
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada (State or Incorporation) |
95-2557091 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 3820 State Street Santa Barbara, California 93105 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
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| (805) 563-7000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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| N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
On October 31, 2002, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), issued two press releases. The first press release related to allegations contained in an affidavit filed today by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento, California, regarding two physicians who practice at the Company's Redding Medical Center in Redding, California. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The second press release was in response to unfounded rumors that the Company's corporate headquarters had been searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements And Exhibits.
| (c) Exhibits | ||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 31, 2002, "Tenet Comments on Redding Affidavit". | |
| 99.2 | Press release dated October 31, 2002, "Tenet Responds to Rumor of FBI Search of its Headquarters". | |
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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/ CHRISTI R. SULZBACH Christi R. Sulzbach Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
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| Date: October 31, 2002 | |||
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| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 31, 2002, "Tenet Comments on Redding Affidavit". | |
| 99.2 | Press release dated October 31, 2002, "Tenet Responds to Rumor of FBI Search of its Headquarters". |
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