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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) - November 15, 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 November 15, 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 November 15, 2001.





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

Date: November 16, 2001


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on
                November 15, 2001.




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