Hospital industry may hit rough patch, Moody’s warns

Although the nation's hospitals have enjoyed steady and even improving finances in recent years, they could see some rough times ahead, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.Moody's provides financial ratings and evaluates debt of the nation's nonprofit hospitals, and said its "stable" outlook for 2008 will be less certain in 2009 and 2010 should the economy take a turn for the worse.