NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Nov. 30, 2000--Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A'/'A-1'-plus rating to the Illinois Development Finance Authority's $29.5 million variable rate revenue bonds, series 2000A, issued for Ascension Health, Mo.'s St. Vincent De Paul Center. The bonds are expected to sell Dec. 13, 2000. In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its double-'A' and double-'A'/'A-1'-plus ratings on other debt issued for Ascension Health, as well as its 'A-1'-plus rating on Ascension Health's commercial paper program. The Ascension Health system was formed by the combination of the Daughters of Charity National Health System and the Michigan-based Sisters of St. Joseph, in August 1999. The vast majority of the Ascension Health system participates in the Ascension Health Credit
