US hospital operators fall as HCA Healthcare misses profit estimates

Tenet Healthcare

25/10/2024 14:13

** Shares of U.S. hospital operators fall premarket after
HCA healthcare  HCA.N  missed Q3 profit estimates
    ** Shares of Tenet Healthcare  THC.N  down 6% at $142, while
Community Health systems  CYH.N  down 2% 
    ** HCA Healthcare  HCA.N  falls 6.7% to $371
    ** HCA missed Q3 profit estimates after delays in medical
procedures due to Hurricane Helene
    ** Universal Health Services  UHS.N , which reported Q3
earnings late Thursday, down 7.8% 
    ** As of last close, HCA & UHS were up 47%, THC almost
doubled and CYH up 35.8% YTD 

 (Reporting by Sruthi Narasimha Chari in Bengaluru)
 ((Sruthinarasimha.chari@thomsonreuters.com))