Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Up 5.48 percent last week, shares of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America rose more than any other major for-profit hospital operator.
Here is how the five operators stack up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $61.75 per share (down 1.25 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $95.46 per share (up 5.48 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $86.65 per share (down 0.84 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $59.43 per share (up 0.39 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $140.04 per share (down 1.28 percent).