Tenet Awards Scholarships to Children of Employees of Its California Region

Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet California announced today that they have awarded $55,500 in one-year college scholarships to 30 children of hospital and regional employees in the Tenet California Region, which includes Nebraska. 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: Community Hospital of Los Gatos, Los Gatos Melissa Erickson, daughter of Susan Erickson, Georgetown University Cheryl Ho, daughter of Yuet Ho, University of California, Los Angeles Kristen Lee, daughter of Jeanine Lee, University of California, Berkeley   Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. Kayla Le, daughter of Pat Le, Kansas State University Joseph Lee, son of Debra Lee, University of Nebraska at Omaha Ashley McAlexander, daughter of Ella McAlexander, University of Nebraska at Omaha Angelique McNeal, daughter of Stacie McNeal, Lewis University Patrick Tefft, son of Mary Tefft, University of Kansas   Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Manteca Amanda Cookson, daughter of Ronald Cookson, San Francisco State University Matthew Daley, son of Kathy Daley, Brigham Young University Andrea Irons, daughter of Judy Irons, University of California, Berkeley   Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Modesto Christopher Brown, son of Jeffrey Brown, Azusa Pacific University Michael Magpayo, son of Michoi Magpayo, Pacific Union College Erin Marty, daughter of Susan Marty, Azusa Pacific University Monica Vander Lugt, daughter of Brenda Normoyle, Dordt College   Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Encino Colleen Meseck, daughter of Linda Meseck, University of California, Los Angeles Robert Peralta, son of Visitacion Peralta, California State Polytechnic University Lauren Schaubert, daughter of Michelle Schaubert, California State University, Northridge Kenneth Yun, son of Chung Yun, University of California, Berkeley   Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center, Garden Grove Lara Pham, daughter of Thuy-Co Phan, University of San Diego   Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Lakewood Rodney Mallari, son of Lydia Mallari, University of California Los Angeles   Los Alamitos Medical Center, Los Alamitos Andrea Esposito, daughter of Karen Esposito, California State University, Long Beach Jamie Joy Custodio, daughter of Laarni Garcia, California State University, Long Beach Charis Krause, daughter of Charlene Krause, Azusa Pacific University   San Dimas Community Hospital - San Dimas Lauren Kawabata, daughter of Geoffrey Kawabata, University of California, Los Angeles Sonia Kumar, daughter of Reeta Kumar, California State University, Fullerton Tina Thomas, daughter of Santhamma Thomas, California State University, Long Beach   Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo Zachary Kasow, son of Rhonda Kasow-Bittner, California State University, Monterey Bay Nakia Wheeler, daughter of Rose Wheeler, California Polytechnic State University   Tenet California Regional Office, Santa Ana Crystal Saucedo, daughter of Areli Saucedo-Garcia, University of California, Santa Cruz "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 California, a region of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), comprises 17 acute care hospitals in California and one in Nebraska with approximately 3,424 beds and numerous related health care services. The region includes USC University Hospital in Los Angeles and Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. – two renowned academic medical centers – as well as major urban and community hospitals that serve large and diverse populations in Southern, Northern and Central California. Tenet California’s hospitals are Community Hospital of Los Gatos, Desert Regional Medical Center, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center, Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center, Placentia-Linda Hospital, San Dimas Community Hospital, San Ramon Medical Center, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Twin Cities Community Hospital and USC University Hospital. The region’s sole Nebraska hospital is Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Tenet California also includes USC Norris Cancer Hospital, a specialty 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.