All five of the major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the largest increase in share price, with its shares rising 17.7 percent last week.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw its share price rise 4.9 percent last week, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
Here is how the five operators' stock prices stacked up last week.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $28.38 per share (up 12.6 percent)
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $68.92 per share (up 6.8 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $73.84 per share (up 6.4 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $32.27 per share (up 17.7 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $120.64 per share (up 4.9 percent)
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