Founder Profile
Richard Eamer
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Richard Eamer?
Richard Eamer is a founder of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, which was founded in 1969 with Leonard Cohen and John Bedrosian.
- Company founded
- Tenet Healthcare Corporation
- Founded
- 1969
- Co-founders
- Leonard Cohen and John Bedrosian
Background
American attorney and healthcare executive.
Founding Story
Richard Eamer co-founded National Medical Enterprises (NME) in 1969, which later became Tenet Healthcare. A trained attorney, he aggressively drove the company's incredibly rapid, early expansion, heavily utilizing complex financial leverage to acquire dozens of hospitals across the United States before being forced out during a massive psychiatric billing scandal in 1993. Richard Eamer was born in 1928.
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- Tenet Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and FY 2025 Results (Business Wire, Feb 11, 2026) (Tenet Healthcare Corporation)
- Tenet Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results; Raises 2026 Financial Outlook (Jul 23, 2026) (Tenet Healthcare Corporation)