On September 22, 2009, Tenet Healthcare Corporation ("Tenet") entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with Tenet's offering of 345,000 shares of its 7.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including 45,000 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. The shares were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Tenet's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-160674), which became effective on July 17, 2009. A copy of the opinion of Woodburn & Wedge relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities in the offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.

On September 24, 2009, Tenet filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Designation (the "Certificate of Designation"), which became effective on September 25, 2009. The Certificate of Designation classified 345,000 unissued shares of Tenet's preferred stock, par value $0.15 per share, as "7.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Preferred Stock"). The 345,000 shares of Preferred Stock have the preferences and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions as set forth in the Certificate of Designation. On September 25, 2009, Tenet consummated its registered public offering of 345,000 shares of Preferred Stock. Net proceeds to Tenet from the sale of the Preferred Stock, after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts, were approximately $335 million.

The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement and the Certificate of Designation do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the form of stock certificate evidencing the 7.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, which are filed hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

    1.1           Underwriting Agreement, dated September 22, 2009, between Tenet
                  and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the several
                  underwriters named therein

    4.1           Certificate of Designation for the 7.00% Mandatory Convertible
                  Preferred Stock, par value $0.15 per share, dated September 24,
                  2009

    4.2           Form of stock certificate evidencing the 7.00% Mandatory
                  Convertible Preferred stock, par value $0.15 per share
                  (incorporated by reference to the Form of Stock Certificate set
                  forth as Exhibit A to the Certificate of Designation filed as
                  Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K)

    5.1           Opinion of Woodburn & Wedge