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Nonprofit hospitals target increased spending on health IT
Most nonprofit hospitals plan to increase capital spending (45 percent) or stick to current spending levels (35 percent) over the next five years, according to new a Fitch Ratings survey .
Children's hospitals have stronger financial bearings
Standalone children's hospitals are faring better financially than their general acute counterparts, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
Fitch predicts weak patient volumes for-profit hospitals in 2012
For-profit hospitals showed weak growth during the third-quarter of 2011, and 2012 shows little prospect for improvement, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. New York-based Fitch warned
Fitch: Hospitals to face economic bumps in 2012
Fitch Ratings expects a stable financial environment for the for-profit segments of the healthcare industry in 2012, but cautions that the economy remains fragile and hospitals are under significant
Hospitals with advanced IT have more admissions, better profits
Not-for-profit hospitals that have advanced IT systems--and/or have received quality awards--tend to be more profitable than other hospitals, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. In its
Hospitals with advanced IT have more admissions, better profits
Not-for-profit hospitals that have advanced IT systems--and/or have received quality awards--tend to be more profitable than other hospitals, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. In its
Fitch downgrades hospital's $18M debt in broader surveillance review
As part of a continuing surveillance review process, an affiliate of St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island received a downgrade by Fitch Ratings, the ratings firm announced this week. Fitch
Fitch downgrades Nebraska Methodist bonds
Citing profitability and capital issues, Fitch Ratings has downgraded more than $218 million in revenue bonds issued by three-hospital Nebraska Methodist Health System. Fitch downgraded the bonds to
Not-for-profits could have a bleak year
Two key credit ratings services--Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings--believe the outlook for the not-for-profit healthcare sector will remain negative this year, says the Healthcare
A look at the post-reform future for non-profit hospitals
Let's face it, nobody really knows quite how things will shake out when the reform dust settles--but we'd all like to believe someone has the answer. So this summer, when we published a story on
