North Carolina, Pennsylvania Hospitals Receive Credit Rating Downgrades in Last 30 Days

Shelby, N.C.-based Cleveland County HealthCare System and Chester (Pa.) County Hospital received credit rating downgrades in the last 30 days, according to an HFA Partners report.

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Cleveland County was downgraded from an A+ to an A rating by Fitch and Chester County from a Baa2 to a Ba1 rating by Moody’s.

Five health systems received credit rating upgrades during the same time.

To view the full list of hospital credit rating changes, click here (pdf).

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