EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by reference  in  the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Tenet Healthcare
Corporation of our reports dated October 20, 1994 appearing on pages F-2 and S-1
of American Medical Holdings, Inc.'s and American Medical International,  Inc.'s
Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year  ended August 31, 1994. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 11, 1995