1. Moody’s affirms Memorial Hospital at North Conway’s ‘Baa3’ bond rating
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Baa3” bond rating assigned to MemorialHospital at North Conway (N.H.), which affects $18.2 million of outstanding debt issued by the New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority.
2. Moody’s affirms South County Hospital’s ‘Baa3’ rating
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Baa3” long-term rating assigned to Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Hospital’s $34.5 million of outstanding bonds.
3. Moody’s affirms South Nassau Communities Hospital’s ‘A3’ rating
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “A3” rating assigned to Oceanside, N.Y.-based South Nassau Communities Hospital’s outstanding bonds issued through Nassau County Local Economic Assistance and Finance Corporation.
4. S&P downgrades CHI’s credit rating, outlook negative
Standard & Poor’s downgraded the rating assigned to Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives’ $7 billion of outstanding debt to “A” from “A+” and maintained the system’s negative outlook.
5. Moody’s affirms Northwest Community Hospital’s ‘A2’ bond ratings
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed “A2” bond ratings assigned to Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Northwest Community Hospital, with the rating action affecting $216.9 million of outstanding debt issued through the Illinois Finance Authority.
6. Moody’s revises Houston Healthcare’s outlook to negative
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare’s “A2” long-term bond rating and downgraded the system’s financial outlook to negative.
7. Fitch downgrades Mayers Memorial Hospital District’s outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings affirmed the “BBB-” rating assigned to $4.5 million of 2010 election, 2011 series A general obligation bonds issued on behalf of Fall River Mills, Calif.-based Mayers Memorial Hospital District and revised the hospital district’s financial outlook to negative from stable.
8. Fitch upgrades rating on Mercy Regional Health Center’s bonds to ‘A+’
Fitch Ratings upgraded the rating on $23 million of series 2013 hospital refunding revenue bonds issued on behalf of Manhattan, Kan.-based Mercy Regional Medical Center to “A+” from “A-.”
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