Hospital operators slide after HCA Healthcare's Q3 profit miss

Community Health Systems

24/10/2023 15:18

(Updates)
    ** Shares of hospital operators fall after HCA Healthcare
 HCA.N  misses Q3 profit estimates
    ** Tenet Healthcare  THC.N  dips 3.1% to $52.98, while
Universal Health Services  UHS.N  falls 2.3% to $122.12 
    ** HCA, the largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S,
posts Q3 adjusted profit of $3.91 per share, missing LSEG
estimate of $3.98 per share
    ** UHS shares down ~14%, while THC up ~9% YTD

 (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
 ((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))