Tenet Awards Scholarships to Children of Employees of its Central Region

Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet’s Central Region announced today that they have awarded $57,000 in one-year college scholarships to 27 children of hospital and regional employees in the Tenet Central Region, which includes Texas, Missouri and Tennessee. The Children of Tenet Employees Scholarship Program is designed to assist children of Tenet employees pursue higher education. By Tenet facility, the 2007 scholarship recipients, their parents and school are: Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Houston, Texas Kristin Murray, daughter of Mary Murray, University of Texas at Austin   Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Tyler Burke, son of Diana Burke, Lambuth University Emily Parrish, daughter of Rebecca Parrish, Maryville University of Saint Louis   Doctors Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, Texas Sneha John, daughter of Daniel John, University of Houston   Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, Texas Valerie Arnaez, daughter of Milagors Arnaez, Texas Christian University Sarah Stack, daughter of Nancy Stack, Texas Christian University   Nacogdoches Medical Center, Nacogdoches, Texas Kristin Palmer, daughter of Chad Palmer, Weber State University Lauren Pierce, daughter of Tessa Pierce, Texas A&M University   Patient Financial Services, St. Louis, Mo. Aja Junior, daughter of Jacquelyn Junior, University of Missouri - Columbia   Saint Francis Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Mallory Bowden, daughter of Lisa Bowden, Middle Tennessee State University Amber Greenway, daughter of Cynthia Cooper, University of Central Arkansas Lacy Harris, daughter of Janie Harris, University of Memphis Casey O'Rourke, daughter of David O'Rourke, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Lindsey Tarbox, daughter of Charles Tarbox, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Renee Wimpee, daughter of Karen Wimpee, University of Tennessee - Knoxville   Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, Mo. Kathryn Steib, daughter of Gale Steib, Kansas State University Anna Werner, daughter of Karen Werner, Grinnell College   Sierra Providence Health Network, El Paso, Texas Miguel Arroyo Jr., son of Patricia Arroyo, St. Mary's University Katie Bemis, daughter of Beverly Bemis, University of Texas at Austin Carmen Bessire, daughter of Guadalupe Bessire, University of Texas at Austin David Martinez, son of Carlos Martinez, Claremont McKenna College Margaret Pacillas, daughter of Margaret Pacillas, University of New Mexico Mallory Thomasson, daughter of Mark Thomasson, Baylor University   Tenet Headquarters Office, Dallas, Texas Logan Conatser, son of Rex Conatser, University of Texas at Dallas Elizabeth Dippel, daughter of Julie Dippel, North Harris Montgomery Community College Kristin Phillips, daughter of Carolyn Tyler, Texas Tech University Cynthia Melton, daughter of Connie Melton, East Texas Baptist University "Tenet Healthcare Foundation is delighted to assist the children of our employees achieve their goals of higher education,” said Maria Martineau Plankinton, director of the Tenet Healthcare Foundation. "We see these scholarships as an investment in the future and as an acknowledgement of all that these students have already accomplished. Congratulations to all of the recipients for this outstanding achievement.” This year, the Tenet Healthcare Foundation awarded $264,000 through the Children of Tenet Employees Scholarship program to 125 deserving children of Tenet employees across the country. These scholarships are awarded each year for full-time undergraduate study at any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school. Winners are chosen based on academic record, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, goals and aspirations stated on the application, unusual personal or family circumstances and an outside appraisal. The program is administered for Tenet by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America in compliance with state and federal guidelines regulating scholarship awards by corporate foundations. Tenet Central Region, part of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), comprises 16 acute care hospitals in Missouri, Tennessee and Texas with approximately 4,293 beds and numerous related health care services. The region includes two hospitals serving the greater St. Louis area, two in the greater Memphis area and 12 in Texas. A 100-bed acute care hospital – Sierra Providence Eastside Hospital – is currently under construction in El Paso and is expected to open in early 2008. Tenet Central Region hospitals are Des Peres Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri; Saint Francis Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett in Tennessee; and Centennial Medical Center, Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, Houston Northwest Medical Center, Lake Pointe Medical Center, Nacogdoches Medical Center, Park Plaza Hospital, Providence Memorial Hospital, RHD Memorial Medical Center, Shelby Regional Medical Center, Sierra Medical Center and Trinity Medical Center in Texas. The region also includes two specialty hospitals, Plaza Specialty Hospital and Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital. 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. Tenet Healthcare Foundation is a charitable foundation sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Endowed by Tenet, the Foundation, directs most of its grants to help unmet health care needs in the communities served by facilities owned by Tenet subsidiaries. The Foundation also provides grants to various educational, social services, civic and humanities-supporting organizations nationwide.