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Bernadette Mangan Named Chief Executive Officer of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Posted on: Friday, 21 October 2005, 09:00 CDT

Tenet's Central Northeast-Southern States Region today announced that Bernadette M. Mangan has been named chief executive officer at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children effective December 12, 2005.

Mangan brings more than 20 years of experience in health care management to the position and nearly 15 years in nursing and direct patient care. Most recently, she was chief operating officer and senior vice president for Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia, a 266-bed acute care hospital in Philadelphia. Previously, she was president and chief executive officer of Parkview Hospital in Philadelphia and in the same position at Zurbrugg Hospital in Riverside, N.J. She also served as vice president of professional services at a regional level for Zurbrugg Memorial Hospitals.

"Bernadette brings a great deal of valuable health care experience to this position," said Stephen E. Corbeil, senior vice president of operations for the Tenet Central Northeast-Southern States Region. "She began her nursing career in pediatrics, so she is returning to her professional roots. Her depth of experience in health care management and direct patient care will be invaluable assets at St. Christopher's."

"I am extremely excited about this opportunity and to return to pediatrics," said Mangan. "The physicians and staff at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children are among the top in their fields. Together we will work diligently to exceed the expectations of our patients and build on the strengths of the hospital."

Mangan earned her master's of business administration at LaSalle University in Philadelphia and a bachelor of science degree from Wilmington College in New Castle, Del. She also received her registered nursing degree from Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Lansdowne.

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a 161-bed pediatric hospital located at Erie Avenue at Front Street in Philadelphia. The hospital provides a wide range of pediatric medical and surgical specialties through its affiliation with Drexel University College of Medicine. With a medical staff of more than 270 pediatric specialists, St. Christopher's is a Regional Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and provides programs such as kidney and liver transplantation, minimally invasive surgery, and open heart surgery for the children of the greater Philadelphia area and from around the world. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is part of Tenet Pennsylvania, which also includes Graduate Hospital, Hahnemann University Hospital, Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Warminster Hospital.

Tenet Central Northeast-Southern States, a region of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC), comprises 18 acute care hospitals in Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee with approximately 4,619 beds and numerous related health care services. The region includes Saint Louis University Hospital, a renowned academic medical center, and Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, as well as five hospitals in the greater Philadelphia area, four hospitals in the greater Atlanta area and seven strong community hospitals in Memphis and the Carolinas. Tenet Central Northeast-Southern States hospitals are Atlanta Medical Center, North Fulton Regional Hospital, South Fulton Medical Center and Spalding Regional Medical Center in Georgia, Saint Louis University Hospital and Des Peres Hospital in Missouri, Central Carolina Hospital and Frye Regional Medical Center in North Carolina, Graduate Hospital, Hahnemann University Medical Center, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Warminster Hospital in Pennsylvania, East Cooper Regional Medical Center, Hilton Head Regional Medical Center and Piedmont Medical Center in South Carolina, and Saint Francis Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett in Tennessee. 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.

Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2004, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

Source: Business Wire

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