NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The rating action referenced in Fitch Ratings' April 8, 2011 press release (Fitch to Rate Scott & White Mem Hosp, TX Ser 08-1 & 08-2 'AA+/F1+') is effective today (April 12, 2011).

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Rating Criteria', Aug. 16, 2010;

--'Rating Guidelines for Letter of Credit-Supported Bonds', April 29, 2009;

--'Dual-Party Pay Criteria for Long-Term Ratings on LOC-Supported U.S. Public Finance Bonds', March 10, 2011.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Rating Criteria

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=548588

Rating Guidelines for Letter of Credit-Supported Bonds

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=435132

Dual-Party Pay Criteria for Long-Term Ratings on LOC-Supported U.S. Public Finance Bonds

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=611525

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