Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw the largest increase in share price, with shares rising 2 percent.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price rise 0.1 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw their stock prices fall last week.
Here is how the five operators stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $6.59 per share (down 7.8 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $79.71 per share (up 0.4 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $60.40 per share (up 2 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $18.10 per share (down 2.1 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $112.75 per share (up 0.1 percent)