UNITED STATES
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

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report (Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): December 20, 2004

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2004

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ARDENT HEALTH SERVICES LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-110117	62-1862223
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


One Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 250, Nashville, TN		37215
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 296-3000

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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	Item 8.01. Other Events.
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-99.1 Press Release
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE 12/20/04

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~September~~December 3020, 2004, Ardent Health Services LLC (the “~~Ardent~~Registrant”), ~~issued~~announced athat its ~~press~~subsidiary, ~~release~~Ardent ~~regarding~~Health ~~its~~Services, ~~initiation~~Inc. (the “Company”), has commenced the solicitation of consents anfrom ~~internal~~the ~~review~~holders of ~~certain accounting~~its ~~matters~~10% atSenior ~~Lovelace~~Subordinated ~~Sandia~~Notes ~~Health~~due ~~System,~~2013 ~~Inc.,~~to aan ~~subsidiary~~amendment ofto the ~~Ardent~~financial ~~which~~reporting iscovenant ~~headquartered~~contained in ~~Albuquerque,~~the ~~New~~indenture ~~Mexico~~governing the Notes. AThe ~~copy~~amendment ofwould provide that the ~~press release~~Registrant is ~~attached~~not ~~hereto~~required asto ~~Exhibit~~comply with the covenant until May 992, 2005.1 ~~and~~In addition, ~~incorporated~~the ~~herein~~Company byis seeking a waiver of all existing defaults under the indenture with respect ~~reference~~to the financial reporting covenant.

A copy of the Registrant’s press release is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release issued by Ardent Health Services LLC on ~~September~~December 3020, 2004.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ARDENT HEALTH SERVICES LLC By: /s/ R. Dirk Allison ~~Name:~~ R. Dirk Allison ~~Title:~~ Executive Vice President and ~~Chief~~ChiefFinancial ~~Financial~~ Officer

Date: ~~September~~December 3020, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following is a list of the exhibits filed herewith:


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press release issued by Ardent Health Services LLC on December 20, 2004.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release issued by Ardent Health Services LLC on September 30, 2004.

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