Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the greatest increase in share price at 10.3 percent.
Here is how the five operators stacked up as of March 9.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $4.87 per share (down 1 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $103.90 per share (up 2.5 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $48.43 per share (up 4.6 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $24.19 per share (up 10.3 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $126.65 per share (up 2.2 percent)
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