Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the greatest increase in share price at 9.8 percent.
Here is how the five operators stacked up, as of Sept. 1.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $7.87 per share (up 3.8 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $78.67 per share (down 1.2 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $57.90 per share (up 1.8 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $18.12 per share (up 9.8 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $109.10 per share (up 0.2 percent)
More articles on healthcare finance:
Lurie Children’s Hospital receives $3.5M from Chicago Cubs first baseman
How a critical access hospital bounced back from the brink of bankruptcy: 5 questions with Carthage Area Hospital CFO Rob Bloom
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center no longer at risk of losing CMS contract
