A three-hospital system, Wise Health is the target of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare subsidiary Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare. The outlook is negative.
“The rating action reflects our view of Wise’s escalating operating losses, with a negative 21% operating margin in the six-month interim period, which have produced negative cash flow and continue to erode unrestricted reserves at an unsustainable rate,” said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Concy Richards.
The threat of further deteriorating losses, if sustained, may result in eventual default, S&P warned.
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