In deriving these US Hospital and Specialized Health Services Corps, I first started with the very helpful Yahoo Finance Websites Hospitals and Specialized Health Services.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 12 largest US Hospital and Specialized Health Services Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 48% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, and very early in President Obama's first term, or on March 6, 2009, which was these US Hospital and Specialized Health Services Companies' very lowest point due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But nearly miraculously since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 12 largest US Hospital and Specialized Health Services Corps have increased by a spectacular 608% through January 17, 2014. And the one with the lowest percentage increase still had its stock price more than double.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 12 US largest Hospital and Specialized Health Services Companies must be extremely pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
This Hospital and Specialized Health Services industry is a massive beneficiary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). And if more US States, particularly States with so many uninsured like Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and Indiana were to fully expand Medicaid, this industry would be a truly off-the-charts massive beneficiary of the ACA. And as a substantial side benefit, this full expansion of Medicaid would also substantially reduce health insurance premiums.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 12 largest US Hospital and Specialized Health Services Companies on January 17, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 17, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Hospital and Specialized Health Services Company | HQs | 1-17-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-17-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Acadia Healthcare | Franklin | TN | 53.01 | 2.04 | 12.00 | 2499% | -83% |
| Tenet Healthcare | Dallas | TX | 47.24 | 3.68 | 20.32 | 1184% | -82% |
| Air Methods | Englewood | CO | 55.27 | 4.67 | 16.56 | 1084% | -72% |
| Health Management Associates | Naples | FL | 13.33 | 1.86 | 5.98 | 617% | -69% |
| Universal Health Services | King of Prussia | PA | 85.28 | 16.44 | 25.60 | 419% | -36% |
| HEALTHSOUTH | Birmingham | AL | 34.14 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 361% | -65% |
| AmSurg | Nashville | TN | 44.87 | 13.59 | 27.06 | 230% | -50% |
| Hanger | Austin | TX | 40.28 | 12.63 | 11.01 | 219% | 15% |
| Lifepoint Hospitals | Brentwood | TN | 55.88 | 18.45 | 29.74 | 203% | -38% |
| Community Health Systems | Franklin | TN | 40.91 | 13.95 | 36.86 | 193% | -62% |
| DaVita HealthCare Partners | Denver | CO | 64.83 | 22.86 | 28.18 | 184% | -19% |
| MEDNAX | Sunrise | FL | 55.02 | 27.24 | 34.08 | 102% | -20% |
| Average % Change all 12 | 608% | -48% |
