UNIVERSAL HLTH SVC B UHS (NYSE) $ 34.20 Change: -1.02 -2.98% | Volume: 589,500
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Sector Snap: Hospital operators fall

(NEW YORK)Shares of Hospital operators slipped with the market Monday and as a Goldman Sachs analyst said the companies are not as protected against an economic downturn as they have been in...READ MORE
Dec 01, 2008 1:11PM
Keywords: CYH, LPNT, HMA, UHS, MDTH, EMS, DGX, THC

Universal Health 3Q profit rises 28 percent

(KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.)Hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. said Monday its profit rose 28 percent in the third quarter, as admissions rose and results improved at its behavioral health facil...READ MORE
Oct 27, 2008 6:40PM
Keywords: UHS

Ahead of the Bell: Hospital operators

(NEW YORK)Analysts voiced new pessimism on hospital operators Tuesday, with a Deutsche Bank analyst predicting that greater unemployment will lead to more bad debt and smaller profits.READ MORE
Oct 07, 2008 9:00AM
Keywords: DB, CYH, UHS, HMA, THC, LPNT

Sector Snap: Hospital operators decline

(NEW YORK)Shares of several hospital operators fell in afternoon trading Wednesday as Wall Street remained volatile over a a broad financial sector crisis and lingering concerns that the eco...READ MORE
Oct 01, 2008 1:57PM
Keywords: CYH, UHS, HMA, LPNT, THC

Ahead of the Bell: Health services and hurricanes

(NEW YORK)Emergency medical services companies may get a lift after providing emergency services during hurricane season, a JPMorgan analyst said Thursday, but hospital operators will probab...READ MORE
Sep 18, 2008 8:00AM
Keywords: EMS, PDX, THC, CYH, HMA, MDTH, UHS, SUNH, HLS, SKH, KND, LPNT

Sector Snap: Hospital Operators

(NEW YORK)Shares of hospital operators received a boost Friday as analysts gave mostly upbeat outlooks for several companies based on a mix of admissions, management and debt improvements.READ MORE
Sep 12, 2008 1:55PM
Keywords: THC, HMA, LPNT, CYH, UHS, SUNH, SKH, PSYS, AMSG, KND

Health care sector shows job growth in August

(INDIANAPOLIS)Health care has turned into one of the hotter places for job growth as summer winds down, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.READ MORE
Sep 05, 2008 2:35PM
Keywords: THC, UHS, LPNT, HMA, CYH


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