Exhibit 12.1

Triad Hospitals, Inc
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges



                                                             For the      For the
                                                          Three Months Three Months
                                                              Ended        Ended
                                                            March 31,    March 31,             For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                              1999         1998       1998       1997      1996      1995      1994
                                                                                                       
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before
 minority interests and income taxes                      $  (46.1)    $   (1.9)   $ (113.9)  $ (14.7)   $ 127.3   $ 143.3   $  90.1
Fixed charges, exclusive of capitalized interest              21.2         19.5        82.4      73.6       64.5      47.6      38.7
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Income as adjusted                                        $  (24.9)    $   17.6    $  (31.5)  $  58.9    $ 191.8   $ 190.9   $ 128.8
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Fixed Charges:
Interest charged to expense                               $   18.2     $   16.1    $   68.9   $  60.5    $  52.0   $  36.6   $  30.7
Portion of rents representative of interest                    3.0          3.4        13.5      13.1       12.5      11.0       8.0
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                                                              21.2         19.5        82.4      73.6       64.5      47.6      38.7
Interest expense included in cost of plant construction        1.3          0.4         1.7       0.4        0.6       0.6       0.3

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                                                          $   22.5     $   19.9    $   84.1   $  74.0    $  65.1   $  48.2   $  39.0
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Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges                            (A)          (A)         (A)       (A)        3.0       4.0       3.3
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(A) Triad's earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $47.4 million
    and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998,
    respectively, and $115.6 million and $15.1 million for the years ended
    December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively