NEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service said it has placed the Ba1 rating assigned to Mount Sinai-NYU Health Obligated Group on watchlist for possible upgrade.
The watchlist action applies to approximately $620 million of Series 2000 bonds outstanding.
The watchlist is in conjunction with annual surveillance, receipt of audited fiscal year 2005 financial statements and discussions with management teams from both Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and NYU Hospitals Center (NYUHC).
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