All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the greatest increase in share price at 28 percent.
Here are how the five operators stacked up as of May 4.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $4.78 per share (up 25.5 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $97.57 per share (up 1.4 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $52.95 per share (up 8.2 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $31.11 per share (up 28 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $117.78 per share (up 3 percent)
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