Four of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw the largest decrease in share price, with shares falling 12.1 percent.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings was the only major for-profit hospital operator to see its share price rise last week.
Here is how the five operators' stock prices stacked up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $11.00 per share (down 12.1 percent)
- HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $76.64 per share (up 1.1 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $57.94 per share (down 0.7 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $25.50 per share (down 7.2 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $126.37 per share (down 0.7 percent)
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