Vanguard, after having lost a step the week prior, was the biggest winner this past week, as its shares were up almost 11 percent. HMA, LifePoint, CHS and UHS also all traded at least 3 percent higher.
HCA, the largest for-profit hospital operator, was trading at $38.45 on Thursday, but it lost more than a half-dollar on its shares after it released its proxy filing that day, which showed CEO Richard Bracken’s compensation topped $46.3 million in 2012.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of March 11 through March 15.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $44.43 per share (up 3.54 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $12.26 per share (up 7.64 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $37.92 per share (up 1.80 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $47.10 per share (up 4.30 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $44.22 per share (up 2.36 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $62.00 per share (up 3.30 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $16.74 per share (up 10.93 percent)
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