Standard&Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'AA-' long-term rating and stable outlook to Maryland Health&Higher Educational Facilities Authority's $153 million revenue bonds and $147 million taxable bonds, issued for Johns Hopkins Health System Obligated Group (JHHS). We also affirmed our 'AA-' long-term ratings and underlying ratings (SPURs) on various issuers' debt issued for JHHS, and the 'A' rating on Sibley Memorial Hospital, D.C.. Sibley is not part of JHHS' obligated group but is a wholly owned subsidiary of JHHS and its rating is closely tied to the ratings on JHHS. The outlook is positive for Sibley, and stable for the other ratings. We also affirmed our 'AAA/A-1' ratings on the series 2008A bonds issued for the
