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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING    
  

    This memorandum confirms my intent and certain understandings regarding my continued employment by Tenet Healthcare Corporation ("Tenet"). I hereby confirm my
intent to continue as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tenet for a period of not less than two years. I understand that Tenet intends to grant me, on or about June 1, 1996,
options under Tenet's Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 900,000 shares of Tenet common stock and that these options would be exercisable at a price equal to the closing price of Tenet's common stock on
the date of grant and expire not later than ten years from the date of grant. While past practice has been to vest options in equal portions over three years from the date of grant, I understand that
these options would vest 66 2/3% on the second anniversary of the date of grant and 100% on the third anniversary of the grant date. I understand that as a result of this vesting schedule,
under the terms of the stock incentive plan, if I leave Tenet voluntarily over the next two years, other than for reasons covered in the stock option plan and stock option agreement such as in the
event of a change in control, I will not be entitled to any of these 900,000 stock options. I further understand that Tenet does not intend to grant any additional options to me during fiscal 1997 and
fiscal 1998. 

 

	/s/ JEFFREY C. BARBAKOW   
 JEFFREY C. BARBAKOW	 	Date:  May 21, 1996

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING    
  

    I hereby confirm my intent to continue as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation ("Tenet") for a period of not less
than three years. I understand that on May 29, 2001, Tenet granted me options under Tenet's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Tenet common stock and on June 1,
2001, Tenet granted me options under Tenet's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan to purchase an additional 1,000,000 shares of Tenet common stock. I further understand that these options will be exercisable at
an exercise price equal to the closing price of Tenet's common stock on the respective grant dates, will expire not later than ten years from the respective grant dates and will vest ratably on each
of the first three anniversaries of the respective grant dates. I understand that Tenet does not contemplate granting any additional stock options to me through the end of fiscal year 2004. 

	

 	
 	

 
	/s/ JEFFREY C. BARBAKOW
	 	Date: June 1, 2001
	JEFFREY C. BARBAKOW

	 	 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS RELOCATION PROTECTIONS AGREEMENT    
  

Termination Benefits  

    If the Company's move to Santa Barbara results in a relocation of your household and your employment with Tenet is terminated involuntarily for any reason
other than cause, as described below, you will be entitled to receive as termination benefits a severance package of 24 months of salary and benefits continuation together with
re-employment assistance. 

    In
addition, any stock options which have been granted or may be granted to you, and which are vested or become vested during your employment or during any period of salary
continuation, will continue to be exercisable up until ninety (90) days after the end of the salary continuation period unless by their terms the options shall expire sooner. 

    In
the event your employment is terminated for cause, you will not be entitled to any termination benefits. 

    If
you voluntarily terminate your employment with Tenet within 24 months of your relocation to Santa Barbara, the amount paid on your behalf or to you as relocation benefits
will be considered a loan. The loan amount due will be reduced 1/24th for each month you are employed within the initial 24-month period. 

Relocation Benefits at Termination  

    If your employment is terminated involuntarily for other than cause, and the Company has relocated you to the Santa Barbara area, you may elect to have the
Company move you back to the location of your residence prior to your having moved to the Santa Barbara area. Further, the Company will assist you with the sale of your Santa Barbara area home on a
basis equivalent to the arrangements for initially moving you to the Santa Barbara area. For example, if the Company paid for realtor's fees and closing costs for the move to Santa Barbara, then Tenet
would pay for those same expenses for the move from Santa Barbara. Any rental differential or mortgage/interest/tax differential then in effect would cease. No payments will be made in lieu of the
Company providing such relocation expense. 

"Cause" Defined  

    As used in this agreement, the term "cause" shall include, but shall not be limited to, dishonesty, fraud, willful misconduct, self-dealing or
violations of the Tenet Standards of Conduct, breach of fiduciary duty (whether or not involving personal profit), failure, neglect or refusal to perform your duties in any material respect, violation
of law (except traffic violations or similar minor infractions), material violation of Tenet's Human Resources or other policies, or any material breach of this agreement; provided, however, that a
failure to achieve or meet business objectives as defined by the Company shall not be considered "cause" so long as you have devoted your best and good faith efforts and full attention to the
achievement of those business objectives. 

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SEVERANCE PROTECTION PLAN
  FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS    
  

Termination Benefits  

    Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below) of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the "Company"), all then unvested stock options held by each
Participant (as defined below) in the Severance Protection Plan (the "Plan") will become vested as of the date of such Change of Control. In addition, if a Participant is terminated for other than
Cause (as defined below) or the Participant terminates for Good Reason (as defined below) within two years of the date of the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Participant will be entitled to a
lump-sum payment equal to two times the Participant's then-current base salary plus the Participant's target bonus for the then- current fiscal year under the
Company's Annual Incentive Plan ("AIP"); provided that such payment shall be less any salary continuation amounts payable under any other severance agreement or severance policy of the Company. The
Participant also will receive an additional pro-rated award (the "Pro-Rata Bonus") under the AIP for the then-current fiscal year calculated by multiplying
(x) the number of months or partial months elapsed for that fiscal year divided by 12 by (y) an amount equal to not less than the Participant's target award for the
then-current fiscal year. Furthermore, the Participant will be permitted to continue to receive benefits under the Company's (or its successor's) health care plan until the Participant
reaches age 65 or is employed by another employer offering health care coverage to the Participant for the same cost to the Participant as the Participant was paying while employed by the Company
(subject to adjustment based on the consumer price index). The total payments that are deemed to be contingent upon a Change of Control in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 280g of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), when added to the present value of all other payments that are payable to the Participant and are contingent upon a Change of Control, may
not exceed an amount equal to two hundred and ninety-nine percent (299%) of the Participant's "base amount" as that term is defined in Section 280g of the Code and applicable
regulations. The Pro Rata Bonus is not subject to this limit. Participants also are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees, if any, necessary to enforce payment of benefits under the
Plan. 

"Participant" Defined  

    A "Participant" is any individual designated as a participant in the Plan by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company. 

"Cause" Defined  

    "Cause" shall mean the willful, substantial, continued and unjustified refusal of the Participant to perform the duties of his or her office to the extent of
his or her ability to do so; any conduct on the part of the Participant which constitutes a breach of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company; or any illegal or publicly immoral act
by the Participant which materially and adversely affects the business of the Company. 

"Change of Control" Defined  

    (A) A
"Change in Control" of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any Person is or becomes the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of
securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined Voting Stock of the Company or; (ii) individuals who, as of April 1, 1994, constitute the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that (a) any individual who becomes a director of the
Company subsequent to April 1, 1994, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board and (b) no individual who was elected initially (after April 1, 1994) as a director as a result of an actual
or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A 

promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any other actual or threatened solicitations of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than
the Incumbent Board shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board. 

    (B) "Affiliate"
and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under
the Exchange Act. 

    (C) "Person"
shall mean an individual, firm, corporation or other entity or any successor to such entity, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person,
but "Person" shall not include the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan or employee stock plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or any Person organized,
appointed, established or holding Voting Stock by, for or pursuant to the terms of such a plan. 

    (D) "Voting
Stock" with respect to a corporation shall mean shares of that corporation's capital stock having general voting power, with "voting power" meaning the
power under ordinary circumstances (and not merely upon the happening of a contingency) to vote in the election of directors. 

Termination for "Good Reason" Defined  

    A voluntary termination for "Good Reason" shall mean a voluntary termination following: (i) material downward change in the functions, duties, or
responsibilities which reduce the rank or position of the Participant; (ii) a reduction in the Participant's annual base salary; (iii) a material reduction in the Participant's annual
incentive plan bonus payment other than for financial performance as it broadly applies to all similarly situated Participants in the same plan; (iv) a material reduction in the Participant's
retirement or supplemental retirement benefits that does not broadly apply to all Participants in the same plan; or (v) transfer of the Participant's office to a location that is more than
fifty (50) miles from the Participant's current principal office location. 

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