Form 8-K

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 20, 2004

 


 

 

TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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 20, 2004.

 

Item  12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 20, 2004, Triad Hospitals, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith and incorporated herein by reference.


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 20, 2004


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


99.1    Press Release issued by Triad Hospitals, Inc. on April 20, 2004.