All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw the largest decrease in share price, with shares falling 15.9 percent last week.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price fall 0.2 percent last week, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Here is how the five operators' stock prices stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $12.50 per share (down 15.9 percent)
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $77.92 per share (down 3.6 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $65.62 per share (down 0.8 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $28.43 per share (down 9.5 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $133.61 per share (down 0.2 percent)