SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – January 25, 2005

TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE	000-29816	75-2816101
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5800 Tennyson Parkway Plano, Texas	75024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(214) 473-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 25, 2005, Triad Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, certain preliminary financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2004. The Company also announced earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on January 25, 2005.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Triad Hospitals, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.
By:	/s/ Donald P. Fay
	Donald P. Fay
	Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Date: January 25, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on January 25, 2005