8-K

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) – February 10, 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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 10, 2005, Triad Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s chief financial officer will be recalled to temporary active military duty. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on February 10, 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: February 11, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on February 10, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investor Contact:	Media Contact:
Laura C. Baldwin	Patricia G. Ball
Director of Finance and Investor Relations	Vice President of Marketing & PA
214-473-3969	214-473-3752
laura.baldwin@triadhospitals.com	pat.ball@triadhospitals.com

Triad CFO To Be Recalled To Military Duty

PLANO, TX (February 10, 2005) – Triad Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company” or “Triad”) (NYSE: TRI) announced that chief financial officer Burke W. Whitman, a reserve officer in the United States Marine Corps, will be recalled to temporary active military duty in March, probably for service in Iraq, with an expected return to the Company in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Triad anticipates no significant impact to its operations or performance as a result of Mr. Whitman’s absence. The Company expects Mr. Whitman to remain involved in its strategic and other significant decisions through electronic and telephonic communications, and other officers will conduct the Company’s day-to-day business while Mr. Whitman is away.

During Mr. Whitman’s absence, the Company plans for senior vice president and controller W. Stephen Love to serve as acting chief financial officer, and for chairman and chief executive officer James D. Shelton and director of finance and investor relations Laura C. Baldwin to lead its investor relations activities. Mr. Love and Ms. Baldwin will report to Mr. Shelton during Mr. Whitman’s absence. Other officers’ duties will remain unchanged.

“We are proud of Burke and his service to our country, and we look forward to his safe and early return,” said Mr. Shelton.

Mr. Whitman and Ms. Baldwin are scheduled to speak at an investor conference in New York at 10:30 am ET on Wednesday, February 16, and expect to discuss this temporary organizational change briefly at that time. The presentation will be webcast live over the Internet via the Company’s website (www.triadhospitals.com).

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Numerous factors, including those related to market conditions and those detailed from time-to-time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that will determine the Company’s future results are beyond the ability of the Company to control or predict. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and, therefore, actual results may differ materially. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s views only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All references to “Company”, “Triad”, and “Triad Hospitals, Inc.” as used throughout this document refer to Triad Hospitals, Inc. and its affiliates.