Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Andrews Audrey T.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/28/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [THC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and General Counsel
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75202		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
2004 March Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 03/03/2014 Common Stock 2,375 $ 48.04 D  
2005 February Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 02/16/2015 Common Stock 2,208 $ 42.08 D  
2006 February Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 02/22/2016 Common Stock 2,157 $ 31.72 D  
2008 July Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 07/28/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 22.68 D  
2010 February Restricted Unts   (2)   (2) Common Stock 2,917 $ (2) D  
2011 February Restricted Unts   (2)   (2) Common Stock 5,000 $ (2) D  
2012 February Restricted Unts   (2)   (2) Common Stock 12,500 $ (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Andrews Audrey T.
1445 ROSS AVENUE
SUITE 1400
DALLAS, TX 75202		       SVP and General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey S. McFall, Attorney-in-Fact for Audrey T. Andrews 02/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 derivative securities (stock options) vested ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
(2) 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.

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