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)
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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 |