Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America saw the largest increase in share price, with shares rising 2.7 percent last week.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price rise 0.1 percent last week, 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' stock prices stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $16.31 per share (down 4.7 percent)
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $74.95 per share (up 2.7 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $65.83 per share (up 0.2 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $27.23 per share (down 2 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $115.69 per share (up 0.1 percent)
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