All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw the largest decrease in share price, with its shares down 5.94 percent to $27.73.
Here is how the five operators' stock prices stacked up last week.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $27.73 per share (down 5.94 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $67.20 per share (down 3.00 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $70.93 per share (down 2.18 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $33.11 per share (down 2.27 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $119.45 per share (down 4.13 percent).
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