Hospital Corporation of America suffered the biggest loss as shares slipped almost 9 percent from Dec. 7 through Dec. 14. Recently, two of HCA’s biggest shareholders, Bain Capital Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., said they are selling more than 32 million shares of common stock.
Health Management Associates and Tenet Healthcare also had positive weeks, each gaining more than 6 percent in stock value. Vanguard Health Systems also gained nearly 5.5 percent.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Dec. 7 through Dec. 14, 2012.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $29.70 per share (down 0.07 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $8.15 per share (up 6.82 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $30.75 per share (down 8.92 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $36.22 per share (down 0.58 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $30.63 per share (up 6.17 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $45.54 per share (down 0.18 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $11.50 per share (up 5.41 percent)
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