The following hospital and health system rating and outlook changes and affirmations have taken place in the last week, beginning with the most recent.
1. S&P assigns 'AA-' rating to Froedtert Health's debt
S&P Global Ratings assigned an "AA-" long-term rating to Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health's $247.12 million of series 2017A fixed-rate debt.
2. Moody's affirms 'A1' rating on Memorial Health System's bonds
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A1" rating on Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health System's $206 million of outstanding rated debt.
3. Moody's affirms 'Baa2' rating on Pacific County Public Hospital District's debt
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "Baa2" underlying rating on South Bend, Wash.-based Pacific County Public Hospital District's $1.9 million in outstanding general obligation bond debt.
4. Moody's Investors Service affirms 'A1' rating on Huntsville Health Care Authority's bonds
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A1" long-term ratings and "P1" short-term ratings on Huntsville (Ala.) Health Care Authority's bonds and commercial paper program, affecting $160 million of rated debt.
5. S&P lowers rating to 'BBB+' on St. Anthony's Medical Center's bonds
S&P Global Ratings lowered the long-term rating to "BBB+" from "A-" on St. Louis-based St. Anthony's Medical Center's series 2015B bonds and lowered the medical center's issuer rating to "BBB+" from "A-."
6. Fitch affirms 'AA-' rating on Lakeland Hospitals' bonds
Fitch Ratings affirmed the "AA-" long-term rating on St. Joseph, Mich.-based Lakeland Hospitals' bonds issued for the health system's Niles, Mich., and St. Joseph, Mich., locations.
7. Moody's revises Integris Health's outlook to negative
Moody's Investors Service revised Oklahoma City-based Integris Health's outlook to negative from stable.
8. Moody's affirms 'A1' rating on Hawaii Pacific Health's bonds
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A1" rating on Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health's bonds, affecting $305 million of rated debt.
9. Moody's affirms 'VMIG 1' rating on CHOP's bonds
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "Aa2" long-term rating and "VMIG 1" short-term rating on the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's series 2011A bonds.
10. S&P revises Peterson Regional Medical Center's outlook to positive
S&P Global Ratings revised Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Regional Medical Center's outlook to positive from stable.
11. S&P downgrades Greenville Health System's fixed-rate debt rating to 'A+'
S&P Global Ratings downgraded the rating on Greenville (S.C.) Health System's long-term fixed rate debt to "A+" from "AA-."