Tenet Awards Scholarships to Children of Employees of its Palm Beach Health Network

Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC), and Tenet’s Palm Beach Health Network announced today that they have awarded $29,000 in one-year college scholarships to 15 children of hospital and patient financial services employees in the Palm Beach Health Network. 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: Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach Samantha Wenzel, daughter of Peter Oates, University of Central Florida Mayank Vijayvergia, son of Nalini Vijayvergia, Northwestern University Adam Weisbrodt, son of Cheryl Weisbrodt, Florida Atlantic University   Patient Financial Services, Boca Raton Alina Ali, daughter of Mohammed Ali, Cornell University   Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach David Medoff, son of Karen Medoff, University of Florida Lindsey Rogers, daughter of Tina Rogers, Lesley University   North Ridge Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale Jennifer Pernas, daughter of Vivian Pernas, University of Miami   Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens Alexis Hillman, daughter of Roberta Hillman, Northwestern University Ashley Priest, daughter of Rhonda Priest, Ultrasound Medical Institute Roland Ringer, son of Joyce Stack, University of Florida   St. Mary's Medical Center, West Palm Beach Jennifer Vargas, daughter of Lisa Vargas, University of Central Florida   West Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton Etai Benshlomo, son of Teva Benshlomo, University of Michigan Mary Clarke, daughter of Careen Clarke, Johns Hopkins University David Hedlund, son of Carrol Hedlund, University of Florida Eric Medina, son of Georgina Rey-Medina, University of Florida "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. Palm Beach Health Network, part of Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s (NYSE:THC) Florida operations, comprises five acute care hospitals and one rehabilitation hospital with approximately 1,670 beds and numerous related health care services. The network’s hospitals include Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center. 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.