S&P Global Ratings upgraded Phoenix Children's Hospital's long-term rating to "A-" from "BBB+."
Concurrently, S&P upgraded the hospital's $275.6 million series 2012A, $50 million series 2013B and its $225 million series 2013A bonds.
"The upgrade reflects our view of [Arizona's] replacement of supplemental funding with various rate increases to intergovernmental programs providing for a continuation of funding to PCH. The previous Safety Net Care Pool program [ended] in December 2017," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Melanie Her. "PCH will benefit from the state's rate adjustments allowing the hospital to receive a higher payment for high or complex acuity services."
The outlook is stable.