1. Moody’s revises Catholic Health System’s outlook to stable
Moody’s Investors Service revised the outlook to stable from positive and affirmed the “Baa1” rating on Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health System, affecting $120 million of debt.
2. Moody’s assigns ‘Aa3’ rating to Mission Health System’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service assigned an “Aa3” rating to Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System’s proposed $54 million of series 2016 bonds and $105 million of series 2017 bonds.
3. Moody’s assigns ‘A2’ rating to St. Charles Health System’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service assigned an “A2” rating to Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System’s proposed series 2016A and 2016B fixed rate revenue bonds, which are expected to have a par value of up to $115 million.
4. Fitch assigns ‘AA-‘ rating to Mission Health’s bonds
Fitch Ratings assigned an “AA-” rating to Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System’s $56.98 million of series 2016 bonds and $103.25 million of series 2017 bonds.
5. Fitch revises Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s outlook to negative from stable
Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on New London, Conn.-based Lawrence + Memorial Hospital to negative from stable.
6. S&P assigns ‘A+’ rating to St. Charles Health System’s bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an “A+” rating to Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System’s $104.12 million of series 2016A bonds and $7 million of series 2016B bonds.
7. Fitch downgrades Community Health Systems’ rating to ‘B’
Fitch Ratings downgraded Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ issuer default rating to “B,” affecting $15.6 billion of debt outstanding as of June 30, 2016.
8. Fitch revises Wentworth-Douglass Hospital’s outlook to positive
Fitch Ratings revised the outlook to positive from stable on Dover, N.H.-based Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
9. Fitch affirms New York Methodist Hospital’s ‘A-‘ rating
Fitch Ratings affirmed the “A-” rating on New York City-based New York Methodist Hospital’s $32 million of series 2014 bonds.
10. Moody’s affirms Sharp HealthCare’s ‘Aa3’ rating
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Aa3” rating on San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare’s long-term and underlying revenue bond ratings, affecting $545 million of rated debt.
11. Fitch affirms Major Hospital’s ‘BBB+’ rating
Fitch Ratings affirmed the “BBB+” rating on Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Hospital’s $53.5 million of series 2014A revenue bonds, issued by Indiana Hospital Authority.
12. S&P assigns ‘AA-‘ rating to Mission Health’s bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an “AA-” rating to Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health’s series 2016 and 2017 bonds.
13. Fitch assigns ‘BB+/RR1’ rating to HCA’s senior secured notes
Fitch Ratings assigned a “BB+/RR1” rating to Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA’s senior secured notes, affecting approximately $31.5 billion of debt outstanding as of June 30, 2016.
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