- Most hospital stocks are higher in trading, the beneficiaries of HCA Healthcare's (HCA +14.6%) strong earnings beat earlier today.
- HCA also raised its 2021 forecast as Q2 revenue jumped 30.4% year-over-year, while net income surged 34.4%.
- Other hospital and health care facility names: Universal Health Services(UHS +5.3%), Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC +9.4%), Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC +5.0%), Community Health System(CYH +11.5%), and Brookdale Senior Living (BKD +5.6%).