EXHIBIT 25.1

            THIS CONFORMING PAPER FORMAT DOCUMENT IS BEING SUBMITTED
                    PURSUANT TO RULE 901(d) OF REGULATION S-T

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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                        SECTION 305(b)(2)           |__|

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                                    13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                     (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                                identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                              10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)


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                          TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


Nevada                                                      95-2557091
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                              identification no.)


2700 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, California                                    90404
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)

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                     $300,000,000 __% Senior Notes due 2003
                       (Title of the indenture securities)



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1.   GENERAL INFORMATION.  FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

     (a)  NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH
          IT IS SUBJECT.

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                     Name                                Address
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     Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street, New York,
     New York                                     N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y.
                                                  12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                  N.Y.  10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C.  20429

     New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York

     (b)  WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

     Yes.

2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

     IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
     AFFILIATION.

     None.  (See Note on page 3.)

16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS.

     EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE
     INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE
     7a-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND RULE 24 OF THE
     COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE.

     1.   A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
          (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
          authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
          corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to
          Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1
          to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

     4.   A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)



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     6.   The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
          (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
          33-44051.)

     7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
          pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority.



                                      NOTE


     Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the
Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2, the answer
to said Item is based on incomplete information.

     Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an
amendment to this Form T-1.



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                                    SIGNATURE



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State
of New York, on the 15th day of September, 1995.


                                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                             By:    /S/ LLOYD A. MCKENZIE
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                                                 Name:  LLOYD A. MCKENZIE
                                                 Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT


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                                                                      Exhibit 7

                       Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                     of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business June 30, 1995,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.




                                                                Dollar Amounts
                                                                  in Thousands
                                                             

ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin . . . .       $ 3,025,419
  Interest-bearing balances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           881,413
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,242,368
  Available-for-sale securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,774,079
Federal funds sold in domestic offices of the bank . . . . .         5,503,445
Securities purchased under agreements to resell. . . . . . .           200,634
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income . . . . . . . . .        26,599,533
  LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses. . . . . . . . .           516,283
  Loans and leases, net of unearnedincome and allowance. . .        26,083,250
Assets held in trading accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,455,639
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) . .           612,547
Other real estate owned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            79,667
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
  companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           198,737
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
  outstanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,111,464
Intangible assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           105,263
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,237,264
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Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       $43,511,189
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       $19,233,885
  Noninterest-bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         7,677,954
  Interest-bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        11,555,931
  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
    and IBFs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        12,641,676
  Noninterest-bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            72,479
  Interest-bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        12,569,197
 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
  agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank
  and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
  Federal funds purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,747,659
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase . . . . . .            73,553
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury . . . . . . . . . .           300,000
Trading liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           738,317
Other borrowed money:
  With original maturity of one year or less . . . . . . . .         1,586,443
  With original maturity of more than one year . . . . . . .           220,877
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding . .         1,113,102
Subordinated notes and debentures. . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,053,860
Other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,489,252
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Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        40,198,624
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           942,284
Surplus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           525,666
Undivided profits and capital reserves . . . . . . . . . . .         1,849,221
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on
  available-for-sale securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              (662)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments. . . . .            (3,944)
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Total equity capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         3,312,565
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Total liabilities and equity capital . . . . . . . . . . . .       $43,511,189
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     I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                  Robert E. Keilman

     We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

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     J. Carter Bacot     |
     Thomas A. Renyi     |      Directors
     Samuel F. Chevalier |
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