The following hospital and health system rating and outlook changes and affirmations took place during the past week, starting with the most recent.
1. Moody's affirms Monroe Clinic's bond rating
Moody's Investors Service affirmed Monroe (Wis.) Clinic's "A3" rating affecting approximately $43 million of series 2009 fixed rate bonds.
2. Moody's affirms Regional West Medical Center's bond rating
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "Baa2" rating assigned to Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Medical Center's bonds, affecting approximately $20 million of rated debt.
3. Moody's rates Renown Health's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "A2" rating to Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health's proposed $141 million of series 2015A fixed rate revenue refunding bonds, and upgraded the rating on the system's parity debt to "A2" from "A3."
4. Fitch affirms Wise Regional Health System's bond rating
Fitch Ratings affirmed the "BB+" rating assigned to approximately $94.2 million of series 2014 revenue bonds issued on behalf of Decatur, Texas-based Wise Regional Health System.
5. Moody's rates Bon Secours Charity Health System's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned a "Baa1" rating to Suffern, N.Y.-based Bon Secours Charity Health System's proposed $122 million of series 2015 taxable fixed rate bonds.
6. S&P rates North Shore- LIJ Health System’s bonds: 3 things to know
S&P assigned an "A-" long-term rating to $500 million of series 2015 healthcare revenue bonds issued on behalf of Great Neck, N.Y.-based North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.
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