“The rating reflects our view of Banner Health’s very strong enterprise profile, with good revenue diversity across 28 acute care hospitals located in seven Western states,” said S&P analyst Kevin Holloran.
The outlook is stable, reflecting S&P’s expectation that Banner’s operating margins and balance sheet metrics will be temporarily diluted by recent acquisitions, but will steadily improve in the next one or two years.
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