Triad Hospitals, Inc	Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2003		2002		2001		2000		1999
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interests and income taxes	$	173.1	$	249.0	$	50.8	$	16.5	$	(131.0	)
Fixed charges, exclusive of capitalized interest		156.8		156.6		144.0		72.2		78.6
Income (loss) as adjusted	$	329.9	$	405.6	$	194.8	$	88.7	$	(52.4	)
Fixed Charges:
Interest charged to expense	$	133.8	$	136.7	$	127.6	$	62.2	$	67.7
Portion of rents representative of interest		23.0		19.9		16.4		10.0		10.9
		156.8		156.6		144.0		72.2		78.6
Interest expense included in cost of plant construction		1.8		4.6		4.6		1.7		—
	$	158.6	$	161.2	$	148.6	$	73.9	$	78.6
Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges		2.1		2.5		1.3		1.2		(A)

^(A) Triad’s earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $131.0 million for the year ended December 31, 1999.