Four of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw the greatest decrease in share price at 5.6 percent.
Here is how the five operators stacked up as of March 23.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $4.29 per share (down 1.2 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $98.78 per share (down 3.9 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $48.25 per share (down 5.6 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $24.79 per share (up 0.6 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $121.21 per share (down 1.9 percent)
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