Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AA-' underlying rating (SPUR) and its 'A-1+' short-term rating to the $87.5 million series 2005A weekly variable-rate demand obligation bonds, issued by the Hospital Authority of Richmond for Reid Hospital and Health Care Services (Reid), Ind. In addition, Standard&Poor's assigned its 'AA-' SPUR to the $87.5 million series 2005 B and C seven-day auction-rate securities issued by the Hospital Authority of Richmond for Reid. The outlook is stable. The rating reflects: Reid's strong regional business position as the only hospital in Wayne County, Ind. with more than an 80% market share in the primary service area and an increasing focus on tertiary services for the region; Very strong pro forma liquidity
