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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [THC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 767 FIFTH AVENUE,, 44TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/17/2012 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10153 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.05 par value 09/17/2012   P   3,000,000 (1) A $ 5.75 (2) 52,823,831 I (1) (3) See footnotes 1 and 3

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10153		X
ROBBINS LAWRENCE M 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10153		X

Signatures

/s/ Mark J. Horowitz, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Glenview Capital Management, LLC and attorney-in-fact for Lawrence M. Robbins		09/18/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share (the "Shares") were purchased for the following accounts: 55,100 Shares purchased for the account of Glenview Capital Partners, L.P.; 786,700 Shares purchased for the account of Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; 364,600 Shares purchased for the account of Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P.; 1,128,800 Shares purchased for the account of Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.; 346,000 Shares purchased for the account of Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P.; and 318,800 Shares purchased for the account of GCM Opportunity Fund, L.P. Glenview Capital Management, LLC serves as investment manager to Glenview Capital Partners, L.P., Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd., Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd., Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P., and GCM Opportunity Fund, L.P. Mr. Robbins is the Chief Executive Officer of Glenview Capital Management, LLC.
(2)	The price reported herein reflects the weighted average purchase price for open-market purchases of Shares made by the Reporting Persons on September 17, 2012 within a $1.00 range. The actual prices for these transactions range from $5.60 to $5.85, inclusive. The Reporting Persons further undertake to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or for any other purpose.

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