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) – April 22, 2003
TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
000-29816 (Commission File Number) |
75-2816101 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 5800 Tennyson Parkway Plano, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
75024 (Zip Code) |
(214) 473-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
| Item | 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c) Exhibit.
99.1 Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on April 22, 2003.
| Item | 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216. On April 22, 2003, Triad Hospitals, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
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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: April 22, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on April 22, 2003. |
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