Four of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw the greatest drop in share price, 14.9 percent.
Here's how the five operators stacked up as of Sept. 7:
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $3.30 per share (down 14.9 percent)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): $132.47 per share (down 1.2 percent)
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $64.45 per share (up 0.1 percent)
- Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $30.83 per share (down 8.6 percent)
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $126.92 per share (down 2.5 percent)
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