Other competitors in the healthcare sector include: Health Management Associates (HMA), Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), and MedCath (MDTH).

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The target growth rate for the company of which he's chief executive, Health Management Associates , is two to four hospitals a year.

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Tenet Healthcare, HCA Holdings, Universal Health Services, Community Health Systems, Health Management Associates, to name but a few, are all publicly traded hospital companies.

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