Four of the 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 largest increase in share price, rising 13.9 percent.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw its share price rise 0.03 percent, the least of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings was the only major for-profit hospital operator to see its stock price fall last week.
Here is how the five operators stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $9.62 per share (up 11.6 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $83.49 per share (down 0.9 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $62.17 per share (up 0.03 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $17.89 per share (up 13.9 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $121.99 per share (up 1 percent)
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