...The affirmation of Stichting Haaglanden Medisch Centrum's (HMC) ratings reflects Fitch Ratings' expectation that HMC's credit profile will be supported by continuing strong demand for hospital care with solid revenue growth, despite a challenging labour environment. Fitch has revised HMC's Standalone Credit Profile (SCP) to `a+' from `a', reflecting improvements in financial performance under Fitch's updated rating case for 2026-2030. Fitch views HMC as a government-related-entity (GRE) of the Netherlands with `Moderate Expectations' of support (equivalent to a score of 15 out of a maximum 60) from the Dutch government. Combined with an SCP assessed at four notches below the Netherlands' `AAA' sovereign rating, this results in its Issuer Default Rating (IDR) being the same as its SCP....
