CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADES

As of Aug. 31, more than 60 hospitals and health systems had been downgraded by at least one of the three largest credit rating agencies.

Name Month Rating Outlook Agency
Altru Health System (N.D.) May Baa3 Stable Moody's
AU Health System (Ga.) March B2 Stable Moody's
July B- Not meaningful S&P
Baptist Health Care, Inc. (Fla.) April BBB Stable S&P
Baystate Medical Center (Mass.) April A Stable S&P
Beverly Community Hospital Association* (Calif.) April CC Not meaningful S&P
April D Not meaningful S&P
Butler Health System (Pa.) May Baa3 Negative Moody's
June BBB Negative Fitch
Cabell Huntington Hospital (W.Va.) March Baa1 Negative Moody's
Catholic Medical Center (N.H.) August Ba1 Negative Moody's
City of Hope National Medical Center (Calif.) January A3 Stable Moody's
Community Hospitals of Central California (Calif.) March BBB+ Negative S&P
DCH Health Care Authority (Ala.) April Baa1 Stable Moody's
March A- Negative S&P
Excela Health (Pa.) May Baa2 Negative Moody's
Fairfield Medical Center (Ohio) January Ba3 Negative Moody's
Fairview Health Services (Minn.) January Baa1 Negative Moody's
February BBB+ Stable S&P
Geisinger Health System (Pa.) February A2 Stable Moody's
Goshen Health System (Ind.) April BBB+ Stable S&P
Greenwich Hospital (Conn.) June A+ Stable Fitch
Heritage Valley Health System (Pa.) July A+ Stable Fitch
Holy Redeemer Health System (Pa.) August BB Negative S&P
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc. (Kan.) April Ba2 Negative Moody's
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (N.Y.) August Baa1 Stable Moody's
Jackson Hospital & Clinic (Ala.) July BB- Negative S&P
August B1 Negative Moody's
John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital (Mo.) June CCC N/A Fitch
Lowell General Hospital (Mass.) February BBB Negative Fitch
Maple Grove Hospital (Minn.) August Baa2 Stable Moody's
Marshfield Clinic Health System (Wis.) January BBB+ Negative Fitch
February BBB+ Stable S&P
Memorial Health System (Ill.) March A+ Stable S&P
Mercy Hospital** (Iowa) March Caa1 N/A Moody's
July Caa3 N/A Moody's
Mercy Medical Center (Iowa) May Baa1 Stable Moody's
Methodist Hospital of Southern California (Calif.) March BBB- Negative S&P
Milford Regional Medical Center (Mass.) January B+ Negative S&P
Mount Nittany Medical Center (Pa.) January A+ Stable Fitch
Mount Sinai Hospital (N.Y.) August Baa1 Stable Moody's
North Memorial Health Care (Minn.) August Baa2 Stable Moody's
Northern Hospital District of Surry County (N.C.) February Ba2 Negative Moody's
March BB+ Negative S&P
Nuvance Health (Conn.) July Baa3 Negative Moody's
Oaklawn Hospital (Mich.) March BBB- Negative Fitch
May Ba2 Stable Moody's
Ochsner Louisiana State University Health System of Northern Louisiana (La.) January BBB- Negative S&P
Overlake Hospital Medical Center (Wash.) March Baa1 Negative Moody's
April BBB+ Stable S&P
PeaceHealth (Wash.) March A+ Stable Fitch
July A- Negative S&P
Penn State Health (Pa.) April A Stable S&P
ProMedica Health System, Inc. (Ohio) May BB- Negative Fitch
Providence Health and Services (Wash.) March A Negative Fitch
Providence St. Joseph Health (Wash.) March A Negative S&P
April A2 Negative Moody's
Regional West Health Services and Affiliates (Neb.) July BB- Negative Fitch
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center (Fla.) March Ba1 Negative Moody's
Shodair Children's Hospital (Mont.) July BB+ Negative S&P
Skagit Regional Health (Wash.) January Baa3 Stable Moody's
SoutheastHEALTH (Mo.) March BB- Not meaningful S&P
Southwest General Health Center (Ohio) February A3 Stable Moody's
Thomas Jefferson University (Pa.) March A3 Stable Moody's
Tower Health (Pa.) February B Negative S&P
Tufts Medical Center (Mass.) February BBB Negative Fitch
Tufts Medicine (Mass.) February BBB Negative Fitch
UC Health (Ohio) February Baa2 Negative Moody's
February BBB+ Negative S&P
May Baa3 Negative Moody's
UNC Southeastern Regional Medical Center (N.C.) June BB Negative S&P
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc. (N.Y.) March BBB- Stable S&P
University of Vermont Medical Center Inc. (Vt.) June A Stable Fitch
Vail Health (Colo.) June A Stable S&P
Vidant Health, now ECU Health (N.C.) July A Stable S&P
Washington Regional Medical Center (Ark.) June Baa2 Stable Moody's
Washington Township Health Care District (Calif.) August Baa3 Stable Moody's
Yale New Haven Health*** (Conn.) May A1 Stable Moody's
June A+ Stable Fitch

Notes

* Beverly Community Hospital Association filed for bankruptcy in April.
** Yale New Haven Health’s Obligated Group was downgraded in June, the Services Corporation in May.
*** Mercy Hospital filed for bankruptcy in August.