EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                               AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
 
    We consent to the use of our reports dated July 25, 1996 included and
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (no.
333-17907) of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of Tenet Healthcare Corporation and subsidiaries as of May 31, 1996 and
1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended May
31, 1996, and the related schedule, and to the reference to our firm under the
headings "Selected Historical Financial Information" and "Experts" in the
prospectus. Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to a
change in the method of accounting for income taxes in 1994.
 
                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
   
Los Angeles, California
January 24, 1997