Three major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the greatest increase, 5.4 percent.
Here's how the operators stacked up as of Oct. 18:
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $4.17 per share (up 2.7 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $123.64 per share (up 2.7 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $23.81 per share (up 5.4 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $146.09 per share (down 0.02 percent)
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