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Fitch upgrades Forrest Health’s rating to ‘A+’

Fitch Ratings upgraded Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health’s rating to “A+” from “A.” Concurrently, Fitch assigned its “A+” issuer default rating to the health system.

Alia Paavola

Friday, September 28th, 2018

The upgrade and assignment are based on several factors, including the health system’s leading market position, healthy operating margins and strong cash-to-adjusted debt ratios.

The outlook is stable.

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