Fitch: Nonprofit healthcare sector operating profitability drops

Fitch Ratings has reported a decline in operating profitability across all rating categories for the first time in six fiscal years in its 2014 report on median ratios for nonprofit hospitals and healthcare systems.

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Fitch’s concerns about the nonprofit sector center on industry pressures that will continue to influence operating performance and drive consolidation. However, the portfolio remains relatively strong, with a median rating of “A.”

 Fitch will host a teleconference this Thursday at 2:00 p.m. EDT to discuss the agency’s medians for nonprofit health systems and hospitals. The toll-free dial-in number for the conference is 877-467-8597, and the conference ID is 80250904.

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