All five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Down 6.37 percent last week, shares of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America fell more than any other major for-profit hospital operator.
Here is how the five operators stack up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $42.01 per share (down 3.02 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $72.95 per share (down 6.37 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $71.85 per share (down 3.15 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $35.87 per share (down 3.81 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $128.47 per share (down 0.02 percent).
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