7 Hospitals Receive Credit Downgrades in Past Month

Seven acute-care hospitals and health systems have received credit downgrades in the past 30 days, according to a report by HFA Partners.

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The hospital and health systems receiving the credit downgrades include:

•    Erlanger Health System (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — from A3 to Baa1 (Moody’s)
•    Fairview Health Services (Minneapolis) — from A2 to A3 (Moody’s)
•    Group Health Cooperative (Seattle) — from BBB to BBB- (Fitch)
•    Proctor Hospital (Peoria, Ill.) — from Ba1 to Ba2 (Moody’s)
•    Stamford (Conn.) Hospital — from A to A- (S&P)
•    Temple University Health System (Philadelphia) — from Baa3 to Ba1 (Moody’s)
•    West Penn Allegheny Health System (Pittsburgh) — from B+ to B- (S&P)

In the same month-long span, six hospitals and health systems received credit upgrades. They include:

•    Beebe Medical Center (Lewes, Del.) — from B- to B+ (S&P)
•    Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic — from BBB+ to A- (S&P)
•    Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami) — from Baa3 to Baa2 (Moody’s)
•    Olmsted Medical Center (Rochester, Minn.) — from BBB to BBB+ (Fitch)
•    St. Peter’s Health Partners (Albany, N.Y.) — from Baa2 to A3 (Moody’s)
•    Via Christi Health (Wichita, Kan.) — from A+ to AA- (S&P)

Three hospitals and health systems also had positive rating affirmation changes, while nine hospitals and health systems had negative rating affirmation changes.

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