Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it assigned its 'A+' rating to the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority's lease revenue bonds, series A, issued for Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), an 877-staffed-bed hospital. Standard&Poor's also said it affirmed its 'AA-' and 'A-1+' ratings on the outstanding debt issued for JHH, which totals approximately $329.6 million, including $60.0 million of commercial paper. The series A bonds are secured by lease payments made by JHH (the lessee) to the authority (the lessor) or to the trustee, pursuant to an amended and restated master lease agreement between the two parties. The rating assigned to the series A bonds is one notch lower than the long-term rating affirmed for JHH's
