Tenet Offers Student Loan Consolidation and Repayment Programs to Nurses and Other Employees

Business Wire, April 14, 2003

"By offering these programs, Tenet has not just helped its own employees, it has created a pilot program for any employer whose business success relies on well-educated employees," Combe added. "Congress should pay attention. This is the right thing to do and other employers should be encouraged through employer tax credits."

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 114 acute care hospitals with 27,882 beds and numerous related health care services. Tenet and its subsidiaries employ approximately 116,500 people serving communities in 16 states. Tenet's name reflects its core business philosophy: the importance of shared values among partners - including employees, physicians, insurers and communities - in providing a full spectrum of health care. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.

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