The following hospital and health system rating and outlook changes and affirmations took place during the past week, starting with the most recent.
1. Fitch upgrades Stanly Health Services' bond rating to "A"
Fitch Ratings upgraded the rating on approximately $17.8 million in fixed rate bonds issued by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission on behalf of Albemarle, N.C.-based Stanly Memorial Hospital Project from "BBB+" to "A."
2. Fitch affirms "A" bond rating for Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Fitch Ratings affirmed an "A" rating for approximately $109.7 million in New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority bonds issued on behalf of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, N.H.
3. Moody's affirms UW Hospital and Clinics' "Aa3" rating
Moody's Investors Service affirmed an "Aa3" bond rating for Madison-based University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority.
4. Moody's affirms Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida's "Baa1" rating
Moody's Investors service affirmed "Baa1" long-term ratings for Miami-based Mount Sinai Medical Center's bonds, in conjunction with the hospital's plan to up the par size on their planned issuance of revenue and refunding bonds from $165.62 million to $176.27 million.
5. Fitch affirms "A+" Gunderson Lutheran bond rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed an "A+" rating on roughly $260 million in Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority bonds issued on behalf of La Crosse, Wis.-based Gunderson Lutheran.
6. Moody's affirms Saint Mary's Hospital's 'Ba2' rating
Moody's Investors Service affirmed Waterbury, Conn.-based Saint Mary's Hospital's "Ba2" bond rating, which affects approximately $21 million of series E bonds issued by the Connecticut Health & Education Facility Authority.
7. Moody's affirms Cape Fear Valley Health System's 'A3' rating, outlook stable
Moody's Investors Service affirmed the "A3" rating assigned to Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health System.
8. Moody's revises Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's outlook to positive
Moody's Investors Service affirmed Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's "A2" revenue bond rating and revised its outlook to positive from stable.