1. Moody’s affirms ‘A1’ rating on CaroMont Health’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “A1” rating on Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health’s $186.9 million of outstanding bonds.
2. Moody’s affirms ‘Baa2’ rating on Holy Name Medical Center’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Baa2” rating on Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name Medical Center’s approximately $40 million of revenue bonds.
3. Moody’s affirms ‘Aa3’ rating on WellSpan Health’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Aa3” rating on York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health’s bonds, affecting approximately $274 million of debt.
4. Moody’s affirms ‘A2’ rating on WakeMed Health’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Aa2” rating on Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health’s bonds, affecting $400 million of rated debt.
5. S&P revises Good Shepherd Health System’s rating to ‘A’ on bonds
S&P Global Ratings revised the rating on Longview, Texas-based Good Shepherd Health System’s series 2010, series 2012C and series 2015 bonds to “A” from “B-” and removed the ratings from CreditWatch developing.
6. S&P revises University Medical Center of El Paso’s outlook to negative
S&P Global Ratings revised University Medical Center of El Paso (Texas)’s outlook to negative from stable.
7. Moody’s affirms ‘A1’ rating on Jackson-Madison County General Hospital’s outstanding debt
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “A1” rating on Jackson (Tenn.)-Madison County General Hospital’s $277 million of outstanding debt.
8. Moody’s assigns ‘Caa1’ rating to Good Shepherd Health System’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service assigned a “Caa1” rating to Longview, Texas-based Good Shepherd Health System’s $69.2 million of series 2017A proposed hospital revenue refunding bonds.
9. Moody’s assigns ‘A1’ rating to Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service assigned an “A1” rating to Omaha, Neb.-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s $100 million of proposed series 2017 fixed-rate revenue bonds.
10. Fitch upgrades New York City Health + Hospitals’ rating to ‘AA-‘
Fitch Ratings upgraded New York City (N.Y.) Health + Hospitals’ rating to “AA-” from “A+” on $814 million of its bonds.
11. Moody’s assigns ‘MIG1’ rating to South Central Regional Medical Center’s notes
Moody’s Investors Service assigned a “MIG1” rating to Laurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center’s proposed $58 million of series 2017 hospital revenue notes.
12. Moody’s adjusts rating for Medstar Health’s line of credit-back bonds
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the rating on Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health’s series 1998A multimodal revenue bonds to “Aa2” from “Aa1.”
13. S&P revises Massachusetts Ear and Eye’s outlook to negative
S&P Global Ratings revised Boston-based Massachusetts Ear and Eye’s outlook to negative from stable.
14. S&P downgrades Reading Health System’s rating to ‘A+’
S&P Global Ratings downgraded Reading (Pa.) Health System’s rating to “A+” from “AA-” on the health system’s long-term revenue refunding bonds.
15. Fitch affirms ‘AA-‘ rating on Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s bonds
Fitch Ratings affirmed the “AA-” rating on Omaha, Neb.-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s $100 million of series 2017 revenue bonds.
16. Fitch affirms ‘BBB+’ rating on Silver Cross Health System’s bonds
Fitch Ratings affirmed the “BBB+” rating on New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Health System’s $282 million of series 2015C revenue refunding bonds and $81 million of series 2008A revenue refunding bonds.
17. Fitch affirms ‘BB+’ rating on Marshall Medical Center’s bonds
Fitch Ratings affirmed the “BB+” rating on Placerville, Calif.-based Marshall Medical Center’s $20 million of series 2004B auction rate bonds.
18. Moody’s affirms ‘A1’ rating on Children’s National Medical Center’s bonds
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “A1” rating on Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Medical Center’s series 2015 refunding revenue bonds.
19. S&P withdraws ‘BBB’ rating on South Central Regional Medical Center’s bonds
S&P Global Ratings withdrew the “BBB” long-term rating on Laurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center’s $21 million of series 2016 bonds.
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