TenetQ406PreparedRemarks

The document is Trevor Fetter, President and CEO of Tenet Healthcare's, prepared remarks from an earnings call on February 27, 2007. Fetter discusses Tenet's accomplishments in 2006 including resolving legal issues, settling insurance claims from Hurricane Katrina, and appointing new executives. He provides an outlook for 2007 of $700-800 million in EBITDA and discusses strategies like targeted growth initiatives and increased capital expenditures to drive volume growth. Stephen Newman, Chief Operating Officer, then discusses executing on these strategies including improving outpatient services to further increase volumes and performance.