S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'AA-' long-term rating on the Illinois Finance Authority's outstanding revenue bonds issued for the Ann&Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children's). Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center is the parent organization for the system, and we refer to the combined system in this report as Lurie Children's. The outlook is stable. The rating reflects our view of Lurie Children's growing market share and strong brand in its competitive Chicago-area market. The rating also incorporates our view of Lurie Children's balance sheet, with a relatively light and conservative debt load and growing unrestricted reserves, and with limited capital needs over the outlook period. This has offered Lurie Children's some cushion as it
