Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices increase last week.
Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw the largest increase in share price, with shares rising 5.6 percent.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings saw its share price rise 2.8 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 share prices fall last week.
Here is how the five operators stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $8.80 per share (down 7.9 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $88.99 per share (up 2.8 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $65.50 per share (up 5.6 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $17.71 per share (down 4.3 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $124.45 per share (up 2.9 percent)
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