Standard&Poor's Ratings Services confirmed the short-term component of its 'AA-/A-1' rating on North Carolina Medical Care Commission's series 2003 variable-rate demand hospital revenue bonds, issued for Mission Health Inc., due to the bank facility being extended to Oct. 1, 2018. The long-term component of the rating is based on the rating on the obligor, Mission Health Inc. The short-term component of the rating is based on the rating on the liquidity facility provider, Branch Banking&Trust Co. The stable outlook, applicable solely to the long-term component of the rating, is based on the rating on the obligor. USPF Criteria: Bank Liquidity Facilities, June 22, 2007
