The rating assignment is based on a number of factors, including HCHD’s position as a safety net service provider for HarrisCounty, as well as its role as a trauma center and major teaching hospital in the larger Houston area.
Outlooks aren’t assigned to government organizations with this amount of outstanding debt.
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