The rating on Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority's bonds, issued on behalf of Yale-New Haven Hospital, is affirmed as of Feb. 15, 2001, following the substitution of the liquidity facility provider. Financial Guaranty Assistance Co. continues to insure the bonds, which is the basis for the long-term rating. Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (WestLB) and Fleet National Bank have replaced Mellon Bank as liquidity providers. WestLB will provide a Standby liquidity LOC to support a standby bond purchase agreement provided by Fleet National Bank. In the event that Fleet National Bank cannot support a draw on its liquidity facility, the WestLB facility would be drawn upon. Thus, the short-term rating is based upon that of WestLB. The WestLB liquidity facility will
