Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the largest decrease in share price, with shares falling 2.4 percent.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price fall 0.5 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw their share prices rise last week.
Here is how the five operators’ stock prices stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $11.06 per share (up 2.9 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $75.94 per share (down 0.7 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $58.25 per share (up 0.9 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $23.62 per share (down 2.4 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $120.11 per share (down 0.5 percent)
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