“The lowered rating reflects our view of UHS’ mounting operational challenges, deterioration of its balance sheet metrics, and thin cash on hand,” said Aamna Shah, an S&P Global Ratings credit analyst. “We anticipate that UHS’ operating performance will remain constrained at least through fiscal 2018,” Ms. Shah added.
The outlook is stable.
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