Health Management Associates was the only company to gain on its stocks, up 7.27 percent. However, this came one week after the Naples, Fla.-based hospital chain lost almost 13 percent on its shares.
Tenet lost the most, as its shares were down more than 5.5 percent, while Vanguard was not far behind at a loss of 4.9 percent.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of April 15 through April 19.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $41.91 per share (down 2.81 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $11.65 per share (up 7.27 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $37.66 per share (down 1.72 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $44.64 per share (down 3.50 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $40.04 per share (down 5.57 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $61.25 per share (down 1.94 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $14.54 per share (down 4.91 percent)
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