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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Newman Stephen L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [THC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2010 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/01/2010   M   16,800 A $ 5.39 266,121 D   Common Stock 01/01/2010   F   4,444 D $ 5.39 261,677 D   Common Stock               750 I By IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
2007 January Restricted Units	$ 0 (1)	01/01/2010		M			16,800	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	16,800	$ 5.39	0	D
2004 March Option (Right to Buy)	$ 12.01							(2)	03/03/2014	Common Stock	66,666		66,666	D
2005 February Option (Right to Buy)	$ 10.52							(2)	02/16/2015	Common Stock	60,000		60,000	D
2006 February Option (Right to Buy)	$ 7.93							(2)	02/22/2016	Common Stock	55,000		55,000	D
2007 March Option (Right to Buy)	$ 6.6							(3)	03/01/2017	Common Stock	140,000		140,000	D
2007 March Restricted Units	$ 0 (1)							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
2007 Performance Based Restricted Units (N)	$ 0 (4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
2008 March Option (Right to Buy)	$ 4.94							(3)	03/06/2018	Common Stock	450,000		450,000	D
2008 March Restricted Units	$ 0 (1)							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	81,667		81,667	D
2009 February Option (Right to Buy)	$ 1.14							(3)	02/26/2019	Common Stock	1,700,000		1,700,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Newman Stephen L 1445 ROSS AVENUE SUITE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75202			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

Stephen L. Newman		01/05/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These restricted units vest ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. Restricted units are settled in shares of the Company's common stock upon vesting.
(2)	These derivative securities (stock options) vested ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
(3)	These derivative securities (stock options) vest ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
(4)	On the third anniversary of the date of grant, these restricted units vest conditionally based on the average of the closing price of the company's common stock on the last 40 trading days of 2009 ("Stock Price") as follows: 30,000 restricted units vest if the Stock Price is $6.75 or less; 60,000 restricted units vest if the Stock Price is $8.50; and 90,000 restricted units vest if the Stock Price is $10.25 or greater. Straight-line interpolation will be used to determine the number of restricted units vesting for Stock Prices between the threshold prices stated. Restricted units are settled in shares of the Company's common stock upon vesting.

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