Rankings and Ratings

S&P Global Ratings Services has raised its long-term rating to "A+" from "A" on Harrisburg, Pa.-based Pinnacle Health System's existing revenue debt.

S&P Global Ratings Services has assigned an "AA-/A-1+" rating to Broomfield, Colo.-based Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System's $55.5 million of series 2016A bonds and $55.5 million of series 2016C bonds.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, provides more than 111,000 children with high-quality pediatric care every year. The hospital was founded in 1901 by…

The following hospital and health system rating and outlook changes and affirmations took place in the last week, starting with the most recent.

Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.). In the early 1900s at the age of 85, Abigail Geisinger, who was born and raised in Danville, led the creation of a hospital that would ultimately become Geisinger Health System. She recruited Harold L.…

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee). Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital is one of three hospitals and 25 health centers and clinics that comprise the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin…

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has appointed three members to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee.

SummaryPopulation health management and accountable care are changing the structure of integrated health care systems, and health systems are inventing the leadership team of the future as they create new leadership roles, select the first generation of transformative leaders, and…

S&P Global Ratings Services has published a report detailing the effects of Medicare's CJR program.

The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati). Located just north of downtown in the historic Cincinnati neighborhood of Mount Auburn, The Christ Hospital has long been a beacon of the community. In 1888, a group of Cincinnati locals led by James Gamble —…