All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Shares of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America were up 3.89 percent last week, the most of any of the for-profit hospital operators.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $51.53 per share (up 0.76 percent)
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $79.85 per share (up 3.89 percent)
- LifePoint Health (previously LifePoint Hospitals)(Brentwood, Tenn.): $73.21 per share (up 0.94 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $48.45 per share (up 0.39 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $122.25 per share (up 1.34 percent)