HMA counters 60 Minutes

NAPLES — Health Management Associates disputed a 60 Minutes television broadcast on Sunday in which current and former employees alleged improper admissions.

By mid-morning Monday, the shares of HMA fell about 6% to $7.50 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

The company held a telephone conference with investors on Friday before the broadcast and issued a statement Monday morning to refute the charges. HMA says the television show was unable to identify any patient that had been inappropriately admitted to any of its emergency rooms.