Share value barely budged for five of the seven major publicly traded hospital operators. However, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. — the two chains that acquired competitors this year — each lost more than 2 percent.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Dec. 16 through Dec. 20.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $38.29 per share (down 2.59 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $12.98 per share (up 0.15 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $46.89 per share (up 0.13 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $50.81 per share (up 0.22 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $40.31 per share (down 0.07 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $79.40 per share (down 2.37 percent)
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