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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report:  December 22, 2021 (Date of earliest event reported)     TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)       Nevada   1-7293   95-2557091 (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number) 14201 Dallas Parkway Dallas , TX   75254 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (469) 893-2200 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $0.05 par value   THC   NYSE 6.875% Senior Notes due 2031   THC31   NYSE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐       Item 8.01. Other Events. On December 22 2021, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that subsidiaries of USPI Holding Company, Inc. (“USPI”), in which the Company owns 95% of the voting common stock, completed the previously announced acquisition of Surgical Center Development #3, LLC’s and Surgical Center Development #4, LLC’s ownership interest in a portfolio of 86 ambulatory surgery centers and other related ambulatory support services for approximately $1.1 billion. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.     (d) Exhibits   Exhibit No.    Description 99.1    Press Release issued on December 22, 2021 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document) SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.         TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION       Date: December 22, 2021     By:   /s/ Thomas Arnst     Name:   Thomas Arnst     Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel