NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Jan. 29, 2001--Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A'-plus rating to Salt Lake City, Utah's $125 million hospital revenue bonds, issued for IHC Health Services Inc. (FKA Intermountain Health Care Inc.). The bonds are expected to sell Feb. 7, 2001. In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its double-'A'-plus and double-'A'-plus/'A-1'-plus ratings on the outstanding bonds issued for IHC Health Services. The ratings reflect: -- The excellent, stable, and deep management team's proven ability to build upon the system's strengths and prudently shepherd the system's resources; -- An impressive market position with dominance of a large, economically robust area, including Utah and southern Idaho; -- A long-standing history of healthy and improving operating and excess
