BUZZ-Hospital operators set to end year higher

Reuters2024-12-31

** Shares of hospital operators are set to end the year on a high as they have benefited from a higher demand for healthcare services

** HCA Healthcare stock rose 11.6% higher, while Tenet Healthcare stock gained 68.7% - second straight year in green

** Universal Health Services rose 17.5% this year - on track for its third year of gains

** Demand for medical care has been strong in the United States over the past quarters

** Although the favorable trends should continue in 2025, the setup for 2026 appears more cautious with a potential rollover in volumes and regulatory uncertainty with the Trump administration creating challenges for hospitals, J.P.Morgan analysts said in a note earlier this month

(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)

((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))

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