SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Oct. 16, 2000--Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A' rating to California Health Facilities Financing Authority's $12.57 million hospital revenue refunding bonds series 2000A, issued for Lodi Community Hospital. The bonds are scheduled to sell Oct. 23, 2000. In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its double-'A' rating on California Health Facilities Financing Authority's outstanding insured revenue bonds series 1990A, also issued for Lodi Community Hospital. The outlook is stable. The rating is based on insurance from California's Health Facilities Construction Loan Insurance Program (Cal-Mortgage). Under the Cal-Mortgage program, the bonds are guaranteed by the program's own Health Facilities Construction Loan Insurance Fund (HFCLIF), which is funded by up-front fees from new issuers, interest income
