Ratings Company Backs Up Previous ” A ” Rating For Ballad Health

Negotiating and transitioning through a merger, navigating during a pandemic and managing with a severe nursing shortage, Ballad Health has maintained its “A” credit rating with S and P Global Ratings. The ratings company, backed up an earlier “ A “ rating from Fitch Ratings and gave the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Health Care provider a stable outlook. The S and P says Ballad has also achieved reduction in healthcare costs exceeding 194 million dollars throughout the Appalachian Highlands