Concurrently, Fitch assigned its issuer default rating of “BB-” to University Hospital
The downgrade and assignment are based on several factors, including the hospital’s thin operating margin, weak payer mix and limited financial flexibility. Fitch acknowledged the hospital’s dominant market share in Newark.
The outlook is stable at the lower rating.
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