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 upgrades Magnolia Regional Health Center's outlook to stable
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "Baa2" rating assigned to Corinth, Miss.-based MagnoliaRegionalHealthCenter's outstanding bonds issued through the Mississippi Development Bank and revised the hospital's outlook to stable from negative.
2. Fitch affirms 'AA' rating on Duke University Health System's bonds
Fitch Ratings affirmed the "AA" rating assigned to Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System's bonds, which were issued by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.
3. Moody's assigns 'Aa2' rating to $200M of Inova Health's bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned an "Aa2" rating to $200 million of Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System's series 2014A revenue bonds to be issued through the Industrial Development Authority of Fairfax County.
4. Moody's revises CHRISTUS Health's outlook to negative
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A1" unenhanced rating assigned to Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health's $805 million of outstanding rated bonds and revised the system's outlook to negative from stable.
5. Fitch downgrades All Children's Hospital bonds to 'AA-' rating
Fitch Ratings downgraded the rating on $63.6 million in series 2009A bonds issued on behalf of 259-bed All Children's Hospital in St Petersburg, Fla., to "AA" from "AA."
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