An investigation for investors in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) shares over potential securities laws violations was announced and NYSE:UHS stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

San Diego, CA -- (SBWire) -- 12/15/2016 --An investigation on behalf of investors of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) shares over potential securities laws violations was announced.

Investors who purchased shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS), have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call 858-779-1554.

The investigation by a law firm focuses on whether certain statements regarding Universal Health Services' business, its prospects and its operations were materially false and misleading at the time they were made.

On December 7, 2016, a report was published detailing its investigation into Universal Health, which was "…based on interviews with 175 current and former UHS staff, including 18 executives who ran UHS hospitals; more than 120 additional interviews with patients, government investigators, and other experts; and a cache of internal documents." The report stated that "[c]urrent and former employees from at least 10 UHS hospitals in nine states said they were under pressure to fill beds by almost any method – which sometimes meant exaggerating people's symptoms or twisting their words to make them seem suicidal – and to hold them until their insurance payments ran out."

On December 8, 2016, Universal Health Services, Inc published a statement regarding the report and said that it disputes and denies the conclusions in the report.

Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) declined from $127.94 per share on December 7, 2016 to as low as $99.72 per share on December 14, 2016.

Those who purchased shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com