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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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) - October 29, 2001


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                              TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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

           13455 Noel Road, Suite 2000                           75240
                  Dallas, Texas                               (Zip Code)
    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (972) 789-2700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.  Other Events.


         On October 29, 2001, Triad Hospitals, Inc. issued the press release
attached as an exhibit to this current report on Form 8-K.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibit.

         99.1     Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on
                  October 29, 2001.








                                    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
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                                         Donald P. Fay
                                         Executive Vice President,
                                          Secretary and General Counsel

Date: October 29, 2001




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on October 29, 2001.