Healthcare industry

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the ratings on debt issued for the Sky Lakes Medical Center in Oregon to A-minus from BBB-plus.

Containment of the Ebola virus in the U.S. could minimize financial impact on U.S. healthcare providers, but continued spread would raise a large number of unknowns, Standard & Poor's reports.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded St. Joseph's Healthcare System (N.J.) to Baa3 from Ba1 on Oct. 17.

Moody's Investors Service affirmed Loma Linda University Medical Center, Calif.'s Baa3 revenue bond rating.

Moody's Investors Service shifted its outlook on Texas Health Resources to "developing" from "positive" after its Dallas hospital's handling of the nation's first Ebola case.

Fitch Ratings upgraded Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego to AA-minus from A-plus.

Standard & Poor's has bumped Howard Young Health Care Inc. firmly into single A category with a two notch upgrade in recognition of tis strong financials and its parent's relationship with Ascension Health Alliance last year.

The California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission is conducting an analysis of bond disclosure information provided by conduit borrowers including nonprofit hospitals when significant events occur.

A Brooklyn judge may have brought light to the end of the tunnel for financially struggling SUNY Downstate with a ruling that could facilitate the already agreed transfer of Long Island College Hospital to New York University.

S&P lowered its ratings to A-minus from A on bonds sold for Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of Florida, citing an upcoming $250M deal.

San Francisco-based Dignity Health plans to issue $1.4 billion worth of debt through several private placement deals and a taxable bond issuance up to $888 million in the first two weeks of October.

Washington State University has been authorized to sell up to $16.25 million of revenue bonds for a new health clinic at its Spokane, Wash. campus.

Citing weak debt coverage, Standard & Poor's downgraded Arizona Health Network's revenue bonds to BBB from BBB-plus and retained a negative outlook.

Illinois-based Presence Health has finalized a deal to sell one of its Chicago hospitals that has strained the system's books with losses.

Fitch Ratings lowered Southeast Missouri Hospital Association’s ratings two levels to BBB-minus over its operating losses.

Moody's Investors Service has revised Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services' outlook on its A3 rating to positive from stable in recognition of steady operating improvements.

Standard & Poor's on Friday revised its outlook on University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' AA rating to negative from stable over the potential strains of its big capital plans.

Standard & Poor's has put the ratings of two double-A level not-for-profit health systems in Illinois, Advocate and NorthShore, on Credit Watch with positive credit implications following their announcement to join forces.

Pennsylvania opting in to Medicaid expansion is a credit positive for hospitals in the state, according to Wells Fargo Securities.

A recent announcement that Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle will end one of its contracts in 2016 poses certain credit risks, but has no immediate impact on its ratings, according to Standard & Poor's.