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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY (PUBLIC): POA
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POWER  OF ATTORNEY


I,  Warren  J.  Nimetz,  do  hereby designate Alan  B.  Miller,  Steve  Filton
  and  Charles  F. Boyle  to act as my lawful attorneys-in-fact to execute  and
have  delivered on my behalf, with  the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission
and  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange, certain  forms as they  pertain  to my
reporting  of  holdings  of  Universal  Health Services, Inc.,  Common  Stock.

Such necessary forms shall consis of a Form 3, Initial Statement of Beneficial
 Ownership, Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership and Form 5,
Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership.

I hereby  ratify and confirm  all that said attorney  shall lawfully do or
 cause to be done  by virtue hereof.



/s/ Warren J. Nimetz


Signed and dated on this 17th day of January,  2018.



The  undersigned,  Alan  B. Miller,  Steve  Filton  and  Charles  F. Boyle
  hereby  affirm  that we are  the  persons  named herein  as attorneys-in-fact
  and that  our original  signatures are  affixed  hereto.

/s/ Alan B. Miller
/s/ Steve  Filton
/s/ Charles  F. Boyle


Signed and dated on this 17th day of January,  2018.



COMMONWEALTH  OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY  OF MONTGOMERY

On this 17th day of January, in the year 2018, before me, Karen D. Sterner,
personally appeared Warren J. Nimetz, Alan  B. Miller,  Steve Filton  and
Charles  F. Boyle, personally known to me and have executed this
 document in  my presence.

/s/ Karen D. Sterner

(SEAL) Signature of Notary Public
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOTARIAL SEAL
Karen D. Sterner, Notary  Public North Coventry Twp.,
Chester County My Commission Expires  Aug. 31, 2021
MEMBER. PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION  OF NOTARIES
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