The long-term rating on Weber County, Utah's bonds, issued for IHC Health Services Inc. (formerly known as Intermountain Health Care Inc.), reflects the integrated delivery system's dominant market position in a service area centered in north central Utah. Additionally, IHC produced strong profitability and debt service coverage and has a solid balance sheet with improving liquidity. The short-term rating is based on SBPAs issued by Dexia Credit Local de France, which will provide liquidity support for the series 2000A and 2000C bonds, and Westdeutche Landesbank Girozentrale, which will provide liquidity for the series 2000B bonds. Each SBPA covers principal plus 35 days' interest at an interest coverage rate of up to 10% on the variable-rate bonds. The bonds are initially
