Tenet Awards Scholarships to Children of Employees of its Miami-Dade/Broward Health Network

Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet’s Miami-Dade/Broward Health Network announced today that they have awarded $10,500 in one-year college scholarships to six children of hospital and regional employees in the Miami-Dade/Broward 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: Florida Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale Ran Fan, daughter of Xuejun Fan, Drexel University Naa Sika Williams, daughter of Patricia Williams, University of Florida   North Shore Medical Center, Miami Leo Ferretti, son of Diane Berman, New College of Florida   Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah Rafael Cruzado, son of Ingrid Cruzado, University of Florida Ricardo Rueda, son of Elizabeth Rueda, University of Florida Daniel Urgelles, son of Mercedes Urgelles, University of Pennsylvania "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. Miami-Dade/Broward Health Network, part of Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s (NYSE: THC) Florida operations comprises seven acute care hospitals with approximately 2,516 beds and numerous related health care services. The network’s hospitals include Coral Gables Hospital, Florida Medical Center, Hialeah Hospital, Hollywood Medical Center, North Shore Medical Center, Palmetto General Hospital and Parkway Regional 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.