Standard&Poor's Rating Services affirmed its 'AA-/A-1+' rating on the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp.'s $13.085 million variable rate hospital financing revenue refunding bonds, series 2003B and 2003C. The affirmation is based on the anticipated conversion of the bonds from an initial rate mode to a weekly rate mode on Nov. 15, 2007. At that time, it is anticipated that the existing direct-pay LOCs for each series provided by RBS Citizens Bank ('AA-/A-1+') will be replaced by new LOCs for each series, which will still be provided by RBS Citizens Bank, with coverage sufficient to cover the weekly rate mode. The new LOCs will provide payment for regularly scheduled principal and interest, as well as for unremarketed