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Case study: RI hospital sees debt interest rise from 1 to 15 percent
When South County Hospital borrowed $52 million, it was back in the good old days of 2006, before the financial industry saw one of the worst crises since the Great Depression. At the time, the South... Read more...
California health groups score $344M in state funding
In this economy, every time a health organization gets a substantial amount of funding it's worth noting. In this case, three California hospital systems and a community health center will get a... Read more...
Could hospital lending be picking up?
Ask your average economist when the recession will end, and it seems you'll get dates of anywhere from late this year to sometime in 2013. Nonetheless, it seems as though at least some signs are... Read more...
Case study: NC hospital system launches bond offering
A North Carolina hospital system has set plans to sell up to $175 million in tax-free bonds, a move that could signal a slight easing of the paralyzed bond market. The system, Raleigh-based WakeMed,... Read more...
Bad credit news for non-profit hospitals continues
It seems like not-for-profit hospitals just can't catch a break when it comes to bond issues. The latest pain to afflict such bond holders comes from the squeeze placed on them by changes in the... Read more...
Debt payments still mire HCA
These days, financing corporate buyouts by taking on staggering amounts of junk-bond debt isn't in fashion. But because billions of dollars of such debt are still on some companies' books--with junk... Read more...
Market crash, bailout struggle add to healthcare borrower fears
It was already a pretty hostile environment in which to be a healthcare borrower, even before the recent, spectacular Read more...
Moody's ratings changes could raise healthcare credit ratings
Moody's Investors Services has announced that it plans to adopt a revised rating scale for municipal bonds that could raise healthcare credit ratings by an average of one notch. The agency plans to... Read more...
Credit problems continue to squeeze not-for-profits
Wouldn't it be nice if the financial markets took their medicine and calmed down quickly after a debacle like the subprime mortgage crisis? Sadly, that's not how things work, as the latest credit... Read more...
