For-Profit Hospital Stock Report: Week of May 5-9, 2014

For the second straight week, most hospital stocks took a dive.

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Stock value decreased only marginally for most hospital companies, although Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw its shares tumble more than 7 percent. Last week, CHS posted big losses in the first quarter as it still tried to integrate hospitals from Health Management Associates into its portfolio.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals gained 1.28 percent, the lone for-profit hospital operator to post a positive week.

•    Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $36.68 per share (down 7.07 percent)

•    Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $51.51 per share (down 0.71 percent)

•    LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $57.61 per share (up 1.28 percent)

•    Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $44.36 per share (down 2.31 percent)

•    Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $82.57 per share (down 1 percent)

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