Three of the major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health each saw their shares rise 4.8 percent.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings saw its share price rise 4.2 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw their share prices fall.
Here is how the five operators stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $5.73 per share (up 4.8 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $73.25 per share (up 4.2 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $56.90 per share (up 4.8 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $15.18 per share (down 0.5 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $112.07 per share (down 10.1 percent)