International Business News - UHS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif 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 the past. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/sector-snap-hospital-operators-fall.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:11:38 EST 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 facilities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/universal-health-3q-profit-rises-28-percent.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:40:20 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ahead-of-the-bell-hospital-operators.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:00:34 EDT 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 economy will remain weak. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/sector-snap-hospital-operators-decline.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:57:55 EDT Emergency medical services companies may get a lift after providing emergency services during hurricane season, a JPMorgan analyst said Thursday, but hospital operators will probably lose some third-quarter revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/ahead-of-the-bell-health-services-and-hurricanes.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:25 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/sector-snap-hospital-operators.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:55:15 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/health-care-sector-shows-job-growth-in-august.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:35:52 EDT Patients deferring hospital procedures, the challenges facing managed care companies, and biotechnology pipelines will be among the themes discussed at the Jefferies health care conference, which begins Tuesday in New York. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/jefferies-opens-annual-health-care-conference-tuesday.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:39:07 EDT Among the premarket stories for Friday, June 13, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Fifth Third Bancorp may cut its dividend by up to 50 percent and need to raise fresh capital to shore up its balance sheet, an analyst said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/premarket-roundup-fifth-third-campbell-soup.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:51:44 EDT Shares of hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. have traded around all-time highs in recent weeks, which caused a Wachovia analyst to downgrade the stock Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/ahead-of-the-bell-universal-health-services.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:12:34 EDT The Federation of American Hospitals, which represents for-profit hospital chains, spent $630,000 on lobbying in the first quarter, according to a government disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/hospital-industry-group-spent-630-000-lobbying.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 13:11:33 EDT A Citi Investment Research analyst began covering hospital operator stocks with "Sell" ratings Tuesday, citing declining patient commercial admissions and growing debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/ahead-of-the-bell-hospital-operators-started-at-sell.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:52:28 EDT