Four of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health was the only operator to see an increase in share price, with shares up 1.09 percent to $78.66 per share.
Here is how the five operators stack up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $51.86 per share (down 1.20 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $84.69 per share (down 0.84 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $78.66 per share (up 1.09 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $46.86 per share (down 0.74 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $133.21 per share (down 1.34 percent).
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