Fitch Ratings Has Announced It Has Affirmed Ballad Health’s “A” Credit Rating With A Stable Outlook. The Credit Rating Affects Ballad Health’Ss Series Of Debt Instruments, As Well As Planned Refunding Of Variable Rate Demand Bonds Expected To Be Issued This Summer. The New Issue, Up To $176 Million, Is Designed To Reduce Existing Cost Of Credit, Saving Ballad Health Several Millions Of Dollars Annually In Interest. Ballad Chairman And Ceo Alan Levine Said They Have Invested An Additional $120 Million Into Base Wages For Their Nurses And Frontline Caregivers. Ballad Will Not Be Assuming Any Incremental New Debt. To Learn More, Visit Fitchratings.Com