Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC), and Tenet's Southern States Region announced today that they have awarded $83,500 in one-year college scholarships to 38 children of hospital and patient financial services employees in the Tenet Southern States Region which includes Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Children of Tenet Employees Scholarship Program is designed to assist children of Tenet employees pursue higher education.

By Tenet facility, the 2007 scholarship recipients, their parents and school are: 

Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Ga.
Emily Kraus, daughter of Pattie Kraus, College of Charleston

Patient Financial Services, Atlanta, Ga.
Chadwick Adams, son of Walter Adams, Auburn University
Lisa Shock, daughter of Gloria Thomas, University of Georgia

Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala.
Mallory Dodson, daughter of Marian Dodson, University of Alabama at
 Birmingham
John Duffey, son of Karen Duffey, University of Alabama
Paige Tucker, daughter of Spin Green, Vanderbilt University
Rachel Haney, daughter of Michelle Haney, University of Alabama
Leeza Wall, daughter of Patricia Wall, University of Alabama
Joseph Waters, son of Kay Waters, University of Alabama

Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford, N.C.
Brittany Moye, daughter of Kimetha Moye, Howard University

East Cooper Regional Medical Center, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Alyson Murphy, daughter of Juliana Murphy, University of South
 Carolina
Callie Emmitt, daughter of Sheila Weiker, Tennessee Technological
 University

Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, N.C.
Nicole Cheatle, daughter of Maryann Cheatle, Rutgers, The State
 University of New Jersey
Courtney Cheuvront, daughter of Dennis Cheuvront, Southeastern
 University
Nicholas Gullett, son of Jane Gullett, University of South Carolina
Joshua Lawrimore, son of John Lawrimore, University of North Carolina
 at Chapel Hill
Courtney Marlowe, daughter of Amy Marlowe, Campbell University
Erin Millikin, daughter of Loretta Millikin, Appalachian State
 University
Kenneth Yoder, son of Karon Turner, University of North Carolina at
 Charlotte

Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, Hilton Head, S.C.
Elizabeth Deaton, daughter of Rowena Deaton, Coastal Carolina
 University
Christopher Houck, son of Lisa Houck, University of South Carolina
Amanda Palmer, daughter of Lucy Palmer, University of South Carolina
Lauren Watterson, daughter of Connie Watterson, Clemson University

North Fulton Regional Medical Center, Roswell, Ga.
Diane Dutcher, daughter of Joanne Foft, Georgia Institute of
 Technology
Megan Heard, daughter of Patrice Heard, East Tennessee State
 University
Stephen Kennedy, son of Edna Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology
Patricia Limb, daughter of Sandra Limb, University of Georgia

NorthShore Regional Medical Center - Slidell, La.
Blane Luparello, son of Ellen Luparello, Louisiana Tech University
Lauren Winkler, daughter of Gail Winkler, Southeastern Louisiana
 University

Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
Russell Cook, son of Laura Cook, University of South Carolina
Kendall Funderburk, daughter of Lisa Funderburk, Winthrop University
Ashley Locke, daughter of Lisa Funderburk, University of South
 Carolina Upstate
Marissa Newman-Hyatt, daughter of Carol Newman, University of South
 Carolina
Zachary Finch, son of Stephen Rea, University of North Carolina at
 Charlotte
Matthew Sohner, son of Mark Sohner, Furman University

South Fulton Medical Center, East Point, Ga.
Ikhlas Saleem, daughter of Surayyah Fareed, Wellesley College
Jazmine Mason, daughter of William Mason, University of West Georgia

Spalding Regional Medical Center, Griffin, Ga.
Thomas Bartholomew, son of Deborah Bartholomew, Auburn University

?Tenet Healthcare Foundation is delighted to assist the children of our employees achieve their goals of higher education,? said Maria Martineau Plankinton, director of the Tenet Healthcare Foundation. ?We see these scholarships as an investment in the future and as an acknowledgement of all that these students have already accomplished. Congratulations to all of the recipients for this outstanding achievement.?

This year, the Tenet Healthcare Foundation awarded $264,000 through the Children of Tenet Employees Scholarship program to 125 deserving children of Tenet employees across the country.

These scholarships are awarded each year for full-time undergraduate study at any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school. Winners are chosen based on academic record, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, goals and aspirations stated on the application, unusual personal or family circumstances and an outside appraisal.

The program is administered for Tenet by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America in compliance with state and federal guidelines regulating scholarship awards by corporate foundations.

Tenet Southern States, a region of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC), comprises 12 acute care hospitals in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina with approximately 2,890 beds and numerous related health care services. The region includes four hospitals in the greater Atlanta area, seven in the Carolinas, one in Birmingham, and one in the greater New Orleans area.

Tenet Southern States hospitals are Brookwood Medical Center in Alabama; Atlanta Medical Center, North Fulton Regional Hospital, South Fulton Medical Center and Spalding Regional Medical Center in Georgia; Central Carolina Hospital and Frye Regional Medical Center in North Carolina; Coastal Carolina Medical Center, East Cooper Regional Medical Center, Hilton Head Regional Medical Center and Piedmont Medical Center in South Carolina; and NorthShore Regional Medical Center in Louisiana. The region also includes one critical access hospital ? Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson, Ga. 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.

Tenet Healthcare Foundation is a charitable foundation sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Endowed by Tenet, the Foundation, directs most of its grants to help unmet health care needs in the communities served by facilities owned by Tenet subsidiaries. The Foundation also provides grants to various educational, social services, civic and humanities-supporting organizations nationwide.

Carol Britton, 469-893-2910