TEXT-S&P: Universal Health Services rating unaffected by loan increase

Sept 24 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that its ratings on
King of Prussia, Penn.-based health care service provider Universal Health
Services Inc. is unaffected by the upsizing of the recently rated term
loan A-2. Universal increased the size of the term loan to $900 million from the
proposed amount of $500 million. The company used all of the additional $400
million proceeds to repay outstanding term loan B, resulting in no change in
senior secured debt outstanding. Our rating on the loan is 'BB+', with a
recovery rating of '2', indicating our expectation of substantial (70% to 90%)
recovery for lenders in the event of default.

Our corporate credit rating on Universal is 'BB', and the rating outlook is
stable. Our assessment of the company's business risk profile as "fair"
reflects the company's increasing market presence and high margins in its
rapidly growing inpatient behavioral business, which somewhat eases the
reimbursement risks associated with its less profitable acute care business
segment. We consider the financial risk profile "significant," reflecting our
expectation that leverage will remain in the low-3x area, and that the company
will continue to follow a relatively modest growth strategy. Universal is an
owner and operator of acute care hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, and
ambulatory centers nationwide and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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RATINGS LIST

Ratings Affirmed

Universal Health Services Inc.
Corporate Credit Rating BB/Stable/--

New Ratings

Universal Health Services Inc.
Senior Secured
$900M term loan A-2 due 2016 BB+
Recovery Rating 2

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