King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, which mostly operates behavioral health facilities but still owns roughly two dozen acute-care hospitals, gained the most last week. Its shares were up more than 4.7 percent, closing at almost $72.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals also had a positive week, as its shares jumped 3.2 percent to $46.75.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Sept. 9 through Sept. 13.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $40.32 per share (up 1.61 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $12.79 per share (up 0.08 percent)
• Hospital Corp. of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $40.29 per share (up 1.95 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $46.75 per share (up 3.20 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $40.22 per share (up 0.90 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $71.70 per share (up 4.73 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $20.96 per share (up 0.19 percent)
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