The following hospital and health system rating and outlook changes and affirmations took place during the past week, starting with the most recent.
1. Moody's upgrades Eisenhower Medical Center's outlook
Moody's Investors Service upgraded Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Medical Center's outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the hospital's "Baa2" bond rating.
2. Fitch affirms Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals' bond rating
Fitch Ratings affirmed the "A" rating assigned to $77.5 million of series 2001 hospital revenue bonds issued on behalf of Columbia, S.C.-based Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals.
3. Moody's upgrades Dickinson County Healthcare System's outlook to stable
Moody's Investors Service affirmed Iron Mountain, Mich.-based Dickinson County Healthcare System's "Ba2" rating and upgraded the system's outlook to stable from negative.
4. Moody's affirms Lehigh Valley Health Network's bond rating
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A1" rating assigned to Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network's outstanding bonds.
5. Moody's assigns rating to Southeast Georgia Health System's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "A2" rating to $83.7 million of series 2015 fixed rate revenue bonds issued on behalf of Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System through the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority.
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