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  0001760857
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000070318
  TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
  001-07293
  14201 DALLAS PARKWAY
  DALLAS
  TX
  75254
  469-893-2200
  Sutaria Saumya
  Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  13773
  2129220.40
  95822000
  08/15/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  01/06/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  11817
  01/06/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  02/23/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  1956
  02/23/2023
  Compensation
  N
  Rupal S. Sutaria
  14201 Dallas Parkway
  Dallas
  TX
  75254
  Common
  08/14/2024
  86227
  13314020.57
  Today's sale and the sale on August 14, 2024, occurred in the account of Rupal S. Sutaria, who is the spouse of Saumya Sutaria, an Officer and Director of the company.
  08/15/2024
  /s/ Bradley Camilo, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Saumya Sutaria