19 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. Moody's affirms Hays Medical Center's 'A2' rating
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A2" rating on Hays (Kan.) Medical Center's $42.2 million of outstanding rated debt. 

2. S&P assigns 'A' rating to UC Health's bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an "A" long-term rating to University of Cincinnati Health's $210 million of series 2016 bonds.

3. S&P assigns 'A+' rating to Salem Health's bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an "A+" long-term rating to Salem (Ore.) Health's series 2016A bonds and affirmed the existing "A+" long-term and underlying ratings on Salem Health.

4. Fitch assigns 'A-' rating to Pocono Health System's bonds
Fitch Ratings assigned an "A-" long-term rating to East Stroudsburg, Pa.-based Pocono Health System's $59.5 million of series 2016 bonds. 

5. Fitch assigns 'A+' rating to Salem Health's bonds
Fitch Ratings assigned an "A+" rating to Salem (Ore.) Health's $185.1 million of series 2016A bonds.

6. Moody's assigns 'A1' rating to Legacy Health's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "A1" rating to Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health's series 2016A bonds.

7. S&P assigns 'AA-' rating to University of Chicago Medical Center's bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an "AA-" long-term rating to the University of Chicago Medical Center's series 2016A and 2016B bonds. 

8. Fitch assigns 'AA' rating to University of Chicago Medical Center's bonds
Fitch Ratings assigned an "AA-" rating to the University of Chicago Medical Center's $175 million of series 2016A and 2016B revenue bonds.

9. Moody's assigns 'Aa3' rating to University of Chicago Medical Center's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "Aa3" rating to the University of Chicago Medical Center's $175 million of series 2016A and 2016B revenue bonds. 

10. Moody's assigns, upgrades UC Health's rating to 'A2'
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "A2" rating to University of Cincinnati Health's proposed $210 million of series 2016 bonds and upgraded the rating to "A2" from "A3" on $176 million of UC Health's debt.

11. Moody's assigns initial 'Baa3' rating to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an initial "Baa3" rating to Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital's series 2016 bonds.

12. S&P assigns 'AA-' rating to Legacy Health's bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an "AA-" long-term rating to Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health's $279 million of series 2016A bonds.

13. Moody's assigns 'Baa1' rating to Elliot Hospital's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned a "Baa1" rating to Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Hospital's series 2016 bonds, affecting approximately $143 million.

14. Moody's revises Skagit Regional Health's outlook to negative
Moody's Investors Service revised Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Skagit Regional Health's outlook to negative.

15. Moody's revises Yavapai Regional Medical Center's outlook to positive
Moody's Investors Service revised Prescott, Ariz.-based Yavapai Regional Medical Center's outlook to positive.

16. Moody's assigns 'A1' rating to LifeBridge Health's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "A1" rating to Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health's proposed $117.94 million of series 2016 revenue bonds.

17. Moody's upgrades St. Joseph Health System's rating to 'Aa3'
Moody's Investors Service upgraded the rating to "Aa3" from "A1" on Irvine, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health System's $1.1 billion of rated debt. 

18. Fitch affirms Eisenhower Medical Center's 'BBB' rating
Fitch Ratings affirmed the "BBB" rating on Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Medical Center's $103.5 million of series 2010A bonds and $256.6 million of 2007A bonds.

19. S&P assigns 'A+' rating to RWJBarnabas Health's bonds
S&P Global Ratings assigned an "A+" rating to West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health's $613 million of series 2016A bonds.

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