Correct: Fitch Teleconf: 2003 Hospital & Health Care Outlook 1/23 @ 2 p.m. EST.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003

(In a press release issued earlier, the date was incorrect, it should read Thursday, January 23)

Fitch Ratings will hold a teleconference to discuss Fitch's 2003 hospital & health care system outlook. The call will take place Thursday, January 23 at 2:00 p.m. EST  and will be hosted by Fitch analysts John Wells, Craig Kornett, and Emily Wong. The health care group will be publishing a research report with its outlook for 2003 the week of January 20.

Domestic participants should call 1-800-857-9091 and international participants should call 1-630-395-0029 five minutes prior to the 2:00 p.m. EST start time and give the password 'Fitch'. In order to insure there are sufficient telephone lines available, please use internal conferencing capabilities, if possible, for multiple listeners at a single location. A replay of the teleconference will be available until Wednesday, January 29 at the close of the business day at 1-800-331-1949 (domestic) or 1-402-220-0191 (international). There is no passcode for the instant replay.

If you would like to participate, please e-mail [e-mail].