All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw the largest decrease in share price, with shares falling 10.8 percent.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw its share price fall 1.6 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.): $12.77 per share (down 1.6 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $77.10 per share (down 4 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $59.18 per share (down 10.8 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $30.61 per share (down 2.7 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $129.53 per share (down 6.3 percent)
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