EXHIBIT 23.1




                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Tenet Healthcare Corporation:

We consent to the use of our reports dated July 25, 2000, incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Tenet Healthcare
Corporation, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Tenet Healthcare
Corporation and subsidiaries as of May 31, 1999 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three year
period ended May 31, 2000, and the related schedule, and to the reference to
our firm under the headings "Selected Financial Information" and "Experts" in
the prospectus.

Our reports refer to a change in the method of accounting for start-up costs
in fiscal 2000.


                                          KPMG LLP


Los Angeles, California
September 25, 2000