Health Management Associates was the only hospital operator to earn 2 percent or more on shares last week. CHS, HCA, Tenet and LifePoint all lost ground, though none more than 1.97 percent.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Feb. 18 through Feb. 22, 2013.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $41.76 per share (down 1.25 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $10.98 per share (up 2.04 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $35.76 per share (down 1.43 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $43.91 per share (down 0.97 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $39.31 per share (down 1.97 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $57.99 per share (up 0.99 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $14.74 per share (up 0.20 percent)
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