Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw the largest increase in share price, with shares rising 5.2 percent last week.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price rise 1.1 percent last week, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw their share prices fall last week.
Here is how the five operators' stock prices stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $17.14 per share (up 5.2 percent)
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $76.37 per share (up 1.2 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $65.67 per share (down 0.9 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $27.92 per share (down 0.8 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $117.91 per share (up 1.1 percent)
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