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Mark Korth Named CEO of Lakewood Regional Medical Center

Posted on: Friday, 7 April 2006, 18:00 CDT

Tenet California announced today that Mark Korth, 37, has been named Chief Executive Officer at Lakewood Regional Medical Center.

An accomplished hospital operator with more than 10 years of health care management experience, Korth will be responsible for all strategic, operational, and clinical activities at LRMC, effective April 24.

"Mark is an innovative, effective hospital leader," said Stephen L. Newman, Tenet California's chief executive officer. "His expertise in bringing people, physicians and communities together gives us enormous confidence that Lakewood Regional Medical Center will thrive under his strong leadership."

"I'm very excited about the opportunity to join Lakewood Regional Medical Center," said Korth. "It's a hospital with a great reputation, and I'm looking forward to working with the terrific physicians and staff there."

A graduate of Tenet's leadership training program, Korth has served as the chief operating officer at Los Alamitos Medical Center for the past four years. Prior to joining Tenet, he spent five years as an executive at Sutter Health System, including three years as the chief operating officer of Sutter Independent Physicians, a 500-physician member independent physician association. Korth earned a bachelor of science degree from Brigham Young University in Utah, and two master's degrees, in Business Administration and in Healthcare Administration, from the University of Minnesota.

Los Alamitos Medical Center will conduct a search to fill the chief operating officer role vacated by this appointment.

Lakewood Regional Medical Center is part of Tenet California. Located at 3700 E. South Street, Lakewood, CA, and founded in 1972, Lakewood was built to meet the health care needs of a growing community. Today, the 172-bed medical center offers a wide range of services and innovative programs, including the Heart Institute, orthopedic services, acute rehabilitation services, transfusion-free medicine and surgery, an outpatient diagnostic center, auxiliary and volunteer services, a senior program and free membership club (Premier Advantage), community education and support groups. Lakewood Regional Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditations agency. To learn more about Lakewood Regional Medical Center, or for a free physician referral, please visit www.lakewoodregional.com or call 1-800-813-4345.

Tenet California, a region of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC), comprises 17 acute care hospitals in California and one in Nebraska with approximately 4,381 beds and numerous related health care services. The region includes USC University Hospital in Los Angeles and Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. -- two renowned academic medical centers -- as well as major urban and community hospitals that serve large and diverse populations in Southern, Northern and Central California.

Tenet California's hospitals are Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Community Hospital of Los Gatos, Desert Regional Medical Center, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center, Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center, Placentia-Linda Hospital, San Dimas Community Hospital, San Ramon Medical Center, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Twin Cities Community Hospital and USC University Hospital. The region's sole Nebraska hospital is Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Tenet California also includes USC Norris Cancer Hospital, a specialty hospital. 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 year ended Dec. 31, 2005, 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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