The assignment is a result of several factors, including the medical center’s solid profit margins, ample liquidity metrics and dominant market position. Fitch also acknowledged that BMC’s $314 million capital project — which includes a replacement hospital, ambulatory center and outpatient center — remains on track.
The bonds were placed on Rating Watch Positive as a result of Fitch’s revised criteria for nonprofit hospitals and health systems.
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