Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Quintana Marie
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [THC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1400
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Marketing/Communications
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75202
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
2018 May Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock (2) 6,116 $ (2) D  
2018 May Performance Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 05/31/2028 Common Stock 13,979 $ 35.43 D  
2019 February Restricted Stock Units   (4)   (4) Common Stock (2) 8,257 $ (2) D  
2019 February Performance Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/27/2029 Common Stock 18,682 $ 28.26 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Quintana Marie
1445 ROSS AVENUE
SUITE 1400
DALLAS, TX 75202
      EVP, Marketing/Communications  

Signatures

Anthony L. Shoemaker, as Attorney-in-Fact for Marie Quintana 03/11/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) One-third of these time-based restricted stock units vest on each of May 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
(2) Restricted stock units are settled in shares of the Company's common stock upon vesting.
(3) These performance-based stock options vest on May 31, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of a stock price performance condition requiring the Company's common stock price to close at or above $44.29 per share for any 20 consecutive trading days during the three-year period following the date of grant, which was May 31, 2018.
(4) One-third of these time-based restricted stock units vest on each of February 27, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
(5) These performance-based stock options vest on February 27, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of a stock price performance condition requiring the Company's common stock price to close at or above $35.33 per share for any 20 consecutive trading days during the three-year period following the date of grant, which was February 27, 2019.

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