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 *
  GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [THC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
767 FIFTH AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10153
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 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)
Common Stock, $0.05 par value 49,823,831
I (1) (2)
See footnotes (1) and (2)

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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

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 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) These shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share (the "Shares"), are held as follows: 1,473,071 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Partners, L.P.; 20,971,048 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; 9,799,985 Shares held for the account of Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P.; 11,067,719 Shares held for the account of Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.; 3,391,348 Shares held for the account of Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P.; and 3,120,660 Shares held for the account of GCM Opportunity Fund, L.P. Glenview Capital Management, LLC serves as investment manager to each of 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) 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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Exhibit List:  The Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit B to the Schedule 13G/A filed by the Reporting Persons on September 18, 2012 to reflect their beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein is incorporated herein by reference.

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