The hospitals receiving the downgrades include:
• Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol, Pa.) — Downgraded from Caaa3 to Ca
• Marietta (Ohio) Area Health Care — Downgraded from Ba1 to Ba2
• Memorial University Medical Center (Savannah, Ga.) — Downgraded from BBB- to BB+
• Northern Berkshire Healthcare (North Adams, Mass.)— Downgraded from BB to CCC
• Valley Baptist Medical Center (Harlingen, Texas) — Downgraded from BBB to BB
Read the HFA Partners report here (pdf).
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