Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the greatest increase in share price, at 5.5 percent.
How the five operators stacked up as of July 6:
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $3.10 per share (down 6.6 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $105.22 per share (up 2.6 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $48.15 per share (down 1.3 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $35.41 per share (up 5.5 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $112.08 per share (up 0.6 percent)
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