Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Among the major for-profit hospital operators, Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw the greatest decrease in share price at 4.5 percent.
How the five operators stacked up as of June 22:
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $4.27 per share (down 3.2 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $106.72 per share (up 0.2 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $51.80 per share (down 4.5 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $36.61 per share (up 0.8 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $115.01 per share (down 0.4 percent)
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