11 recent hospital outlook and credit rating actions

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

1. S&P revises Divine Savior Healthcare's outlook to negative 
S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the "BBB-" rating on Portage, Wis.-based Divine Savior Healthcare's series 2006 revenue bonds. 

2. S&P revises Citrus Valley Health Partners' outlook to positive 
S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its "A-" rating on Covina, Calif.-based Citrus Valley Health Partners. 

3. Fitch affirms MaineGeneral Health's 'BBB-' rating 
Fitch Ratings affirmed the "BBB-" rating on Augusta-based MaineGeneral Health's series 2011 revenue bonds, affecting $280.75. 

4. Fitch downgrades HealthEast's rating to 'BB+' 
Fitch Ratings downgraded the rating to "BB+" from "BBB-" on St. Paul, Minn.-based HealthEast Care System's $149.2 million of series 2015A revenue bonds.

5. Moody's revises South Broward Hospital District's outlook to positive 
Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook to positive from stable on Hollywood, Fla.-based South Broward Hospital District, which is doing business as Memorial Healthcare System. 

6. Moody's assigns 'A1' rating to John Muir Health's bonds 
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "A1" rating to Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health's proposed series 2016 bonds, affecting up to $235 million. 

7. Moody's affirms University of Colorado Hospital Authority, Poudre Valley Health Care's 'Aa3' ratings 
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "Aa3" and "Aa3/P-1" ratings on Denver-based University of Colorado Hospital Authority's $1.1 billion of rated debt, as well as the "Aa3" rating on Fort Collins, Colo.-based Poudre Valley Health Care's $125 million of rated debt.

8. Moody's revises South Nassau Communities Hospital's outlook to negative 
Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook to negative from stable on Oceanside, N.Y.-based South Nassau Communities Hospital. 

9. Fitch downgrades Covenant Health's bond rating to 'A-' 
Fitch Ratings downgraded the rating on Tewksbury, Mass.-based Covenant Health's bonds to "A-" from "A." 

10. S&P downgrades Mission Regional Medical Center's rating to 'B-' 
S&P Global Ratings lowered its rating to "B-" from "BB+" on Mission (Texas) Regional Medical Center's $26.7 million of series 2005, 2007 and 2008 bonds.

11. Fitch assigns 'A' rating to Stamford Hospital's bonds 
Fitch Ratings assigned an "A" rating to Stamford (Conn.) Hospital's $45 million of series 2016K revenue bonds. 

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