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 greatest increase in share price at 13.6 percent.
Here is how the five operators stacked up as of March 2.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $4.92 per share (down 15.2 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $101.36 per share (up 0.5 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $46.30 per share (up 8 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $21.93 per share (up 13.6 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $123.88 per share (up 6.4 percent)
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