SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: October 17, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)
Commission file number: 1-7293
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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3820 State Street |
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(805) 563-7000 |
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ITEM 9. Tenet Receives Additional DOJ Subpoena in Medicare Outlier Investigations.
On October 17, 2003, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release stating that it had received an additional subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles that it understands is related to the previously disclosed investigation of Medicare outlier payments to hospitals owned by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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/s/ Stephen D. Farber |
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Stephen D. Farber |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: October 17, 2003 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release issued on October 17, 2003.
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