Plymouth Health Signs Definitive Agreement to Purchase Alvarado Hospital
Sale Would Keep Doors Open at Emergency Room and 311-Bed Hospital with 30 Years of Service to San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, October 27, 2006 — Plymouth Health, a newly formed physician-owned company, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Alvarado Hospital Medical Center from a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC)....continued

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