Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings saw the largest increase in share price, with shares rising 5.4 percent.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw its share price rise 0.3 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw its stock price fall last week.
Here is how the five operators stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $6.61 per share (down 1.2 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $83.80 per share (up 5.4 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $60.65 per share (up 1.1 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $18.34 per share (up 0.3 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $113.91 per share (up 1 percent)
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