Fitch Updates Recovery Analyses for U.S. For-Profit Hospital Operators

Dec. 14, 2012 14:12 UTC

Fitch Updates Recovery Analyses for U.S. For-Profit Hospital Operators

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has published updated recovery analyses for the U.S. for-profit hospital operators rated below ''BB-'' by Fitch, including:

--Community Health Systems, Inc.;

--HCA Holdings Inc.;

--Tenet Healthcare Corp.

The interactive recovery analysis worksheets are available at ''www.fitchratings.com'' under the following headers:

Rating and Research>>Corporate Finance>>Leveraged Finance>>U.S. Leveraged Finance>>Healthcare Recovery Models

Additional information is available at ''www.fitchratings.com''.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

''Corporate Rating Methodology'' Aug. 12, 2012

''Recovery and Notching Criteria for Non-Financial Corporate Issuers'' May 12, 2012

''U.S. Healthcare Stats Quarterly: Second-Quarter 2012'' Oct. 12, 2012

''Hospitals Credit Diagnosis'' September 18, 2012

''Fitch 50 - Structural Profiles of 50 Leveraged Credits'' July 26, 2012

''For-Profit Hospital Insights: Fitch''s Annual Review of Bad Debt Accounting Policies and Practices'' June 21, 2012

''For-Profit Hospital Quarterly Diagnosis'' June 6, 2012

Applicable Criteria and Related Research: U.S. Healthcare Recovery Models -- Third Quarter 2012

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=696209

Corporate Rating Methodology

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=684460

Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Non-Financial Corporate Issuers

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=693773

U.S. Healthcare Stats Quarterly -- Second-Quarter 2012

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=689742

Hospitals Credit Diagnosis: Operating Trends Remain Weak but Solid Liquidity Supports Credit Profiles

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=688491

Fitch 50 -- Structural Profiles of 50 Leveraged Credits - Amended

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=685134

For-Profit Hospital Insights: Fitch''s Annual Review of Bad Debt Accounting Policies and Practices

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=681330

For-Profit Hospital Quarterly Diagnosis

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=680916

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