Four of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
Up 7.36 percent last week, shares of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health rose more than any other major for-profit hospital operator.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, on the other hand, saw their stock prices fall.
Here is how the five operators' stock prices stacked up last week.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $28.53 per share (down 1.01 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $68.79 per share (up 1.16 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $68.88 per share (up 7.36 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $31.40 per share (up 4.46 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $122.09 per share (up 5.30 percent).
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