Fitch Ratings affirmed its "A+" rating on Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth's outstanding debt, affecting a total of $477 million of debt.
The affirmation is a result of several factors, including PeaceHealth's strong market position, geographic diversity, favorable liquidity metrics and improved debt service coverage. Fitch also acknowledged the health system's upcoming capital spending and recovering operating performance following an EMR implementation.
The outlook is stable.