All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the largest decrease in share price, with shares falling 13 percent.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price fall 2.4 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Here is how the five operators stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $8.24 per share (down 8.5 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $83.55 per share (down 4.8 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $60.85 per share (down 4.8 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $15.30 per share (down 13 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $118.84 per share (down 2.4 percent)