All five of the major for-profit hospital operators saw their stocks fall last week.
Shares of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems were down 4.40 percent last week, the most of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $48.00 per share (down 4.40 percent)
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $68.65 per share (down 1.76 percent)
- LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $68.00 per share (down 2.41 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $43.87 per share (down 2.47 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $106.52 per share (down 1.57 percent)
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