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DALLAS—Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp., trying to turn around after years of battling financial and legal troubles, lost $31 million in the first quarter but showed it may be reversing a long slide in patient admissions.

The company said Tuesday that its loss amounted to 6 cents per share in the three months ended March 31 compared with a profit of $75 million, or 16 cents per share, a year earlier.