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		<title>(HMA) Health Management Associates Initiated at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/hma-health-management-associates-initiated-at-neutral/78602</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hospitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Health Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CYH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Management Associates Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We initiate our coverage on Health Management Associates (HMA), a leading operator of hospitals, with a Neutral rating. The company runs hospitals in select non-urban markets throughout the U.S., but mostly in the south eastern part of the country. First-quarter 2011 earnings per share of 22 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Health Management had total revenues of $1,434 million in the quarter, of which inpatient and outpatient services contributed about 50% each. Health Management continues to emphasize its three long-standing initiatives, namely Emergency Room (“ER”) operations, physician recruitment and market development, which have facilitated admissions. ER volumes, in particular, have picked up. As in the previous year, the company plans to recruit a substantial number of doctors. Health Management continues to expand its service lines by ]]></description>
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		<title>(HMA) Health Management Associates to Acquire Mercy Health Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Management Associates (HMA), a leading operator of hospitals, recently revealed that its subsidiary had reached a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Mercy Health Partners, a unit of Catholic Health Partners. As a consequence, Health Management will take over, or lease, all 7 hospitals of Mercy Health Partners, with 1,323 licensed beds, and further continuum-of-care services, which is a part and parcel of the East Tennessee health system based out of Knoxville. Mercy Health Partners has operated in East Tennessee for over 80 years. It has a reputation for delivering quality care and has received several awards from Thomson Reuters and HealthGrades. The hospitals that are a part of the deal include, among others, Mercy Medical Center West in Knoxville (101 beds), Baptist Hospital of Cocke County in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BRCM) Company News for April 15, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/17/brcm-company-news-for-april-15-2011-corporate-summary/71657</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathay General Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CATY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Management Associates Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rural-Metro Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• SUPERVALU INC (NYSE:SVU) reported Q4 EPS of $0.44, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 5.4% year-over-year to $8.70 billion, missing consensus estimates of $8.751 billion • The Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) reported Q1 EPS of $0.55, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate for $0.43 per share • Argentina based company ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC (NYSE:ARCO) made its debut on the US markets. Share prices rocketed 29% on its first day of trading. The company is one of the biggest operators of McDonalds with more than 1,700 McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) franchises in Latin America • Analysts at Auriga have started coverage on Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) with a “Buy” rating and with a target price of $50.00 • Macquarie analysts initiated coverage on shares of Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) ]]></description>
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		<title>(THC) Tenet Healthcare Corporation Downgraded to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/28/thc-tenet-healthcare-corporation-downgraded-to-neutral/29169</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/28/thc-tenet-healthcare-corporation-downgraded-to-neutral/29169#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we downgraded Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) to Neutral with a price target of $5. Our price target is based on 23.8x our 2010 earnings estimate of 21 cents. Although we are pleased with the company’s efforts to improve service quality, the competition in the industry is a concern. Furthermore, bad debt expense in the most recent quarter increased $12 million year-over-year on a same-hospital basis. The increase in bad debts could weaken Tenet. Furthermore, Tenet’s dependence on government programs for revenues has inherent risks. The company operates in a highly competitive and fragmented health care industry. Tenet competes with players such as Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) and Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. (LPNT). Competitors will always look to grab market share by offering lower prices, new services or services that ]]></description>
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		<title>(THC) Tenet Healthcare Corporation Revenues Rise in the Third Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/thc-tenet-healthcare-corporation-revenues-rise-in-the-third-quarter/19579</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hospitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LPNT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEDNAX Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Health Services Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) reported third-quarter earnings of $4 million or breakeven per share compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 2 cents. The company earned $120 million or 25 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Net operating revenues for the quarter increased 5.7% to $2.262 billion from $2.140 billion last year. The company exited the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $731 million, which reflected an increase of $224 million since Dec. 31, 2008. Capital expenditures for the quarter were $91 million. Same-Hospital Data Revenues increased 5.2 %to $2.24 billion on a same-hospital basis. Same-hospital data does not include Sierra Providence East Medical Center in El Paso, TX, which opened on May 21, 2008. Currently, there are 48 hospitals in same-hospital operations. Total admissions ]]></description>
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