Not-for-profit healthcare

Patrick McCarthy, Moira Baldwin and Ian Spier join Wells Fargo’s public finance team.

Moody's Investors Service cut the outlook for the system, already rated at junk Ba1.

Moody's Investors Service said Palmetto Health's integration with Greenville Health may result in a rating upgrade for Palmetto and a downgrade for Greenville.

Proposition 4 would authorize $1.5 billion in state GO bonds for 13 childrens' hospitals around the state, eight of them private nonprofits.

Added debt drove one-notch downgrade but long-term benefits seen.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's long-stalled acquisition of Centegra was finalized last month.

The Toledo, Ohio-based healthcare operator will sell $1.5 billion of bonds next week, of which $1.2 billion will be taxable.

Illinois-based OSF Healthcare System will refund $470 of debt this week and next.

The state Supreme Court upheld a law that safeguards local property tax exemptions for the hospitals.

S&P Global Raings dropped Verity Health System to CC.

Verity Health System reported about $459 million of long-term bond debt and $254 million in pension obligations on its most recent CAFR.

School districts, higher education institutions and healthcare providers could feel the pinch, according to Eric Kim of Fitch Ratings.

RBC is adding to its team even as smaller underwriting spreads have driven some players to reduce staff.

An amended master trust indenture will reflect the combined finances of the largest health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin.

McLaren will also sell some tax-exempt debt to refinance floating-rate notes.

Revised criteria for not-for-profit hospitals combined with insurance-related losses to result in a downgrade for New York State’s largest healthcare provider.

New York City Health + Hospitals chief Mitchell Katz must navigate fiscal and political land mines as he sets out to fix a notoriously troubled unit.

Two rating agencies put Presence Health's low-investment grade ratings on watch for upgrades.

Healthcare giant Catholic Health Initiatives now has a stable outlook on its Baa1 rating from Moody's Investors Service.

The bonds will help complete a new hospital wing at Marin General Hospital.