The rating affirmation was based on a number of factors, including Palmetto’s stable market position and solid balance sheet metrics.
Palmetto’s challenges were also considered for the rating affirmation, including the system’s potential acquisition of a financially challenged hospital.
Palmetto’s outlook is stable.
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