Tenet Healthcare reports profit increase in Q2 as patient volumes improve

Tenet Healthcare Corp. is the latest for-profit system benefiting from recovering patient volumes in the first half of 2023. 

Dallas-based Tenet said Monday same-hospital admissions in the second quarter grew by about 3% compared with a year ago, including a 5% growth in non-COVID-19 patients, while ambulatory surgical cases grew 6.6%.

The company reported second-quarter net income of $123 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared with…