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Author: Madeline Ashley

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has been found liable by a Washington state judge for nearly $7.2 million in underpaid wages for thousands of hourly caregivers, Law360 reported Jan. 16. 

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has planned a public hearing for the afternoon of Jan. 18 to take comments regarding Pittsburgh-based UPMC's planned affiliation with Washington (Pa.) Health System, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 17.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for denying two of its Canadian radiologic technologist employees U.S. work visas, according to a lawsuit obtained by Becker's. 

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Lewisville, Texas-based Med-Trans, a medical transport provider, closed its UF Health ShandsCair base serving Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health Shands Hospital on Jan. 10 due to decreased transportation demands.

There are no reported injuries following a Jan. 14 active shooter situation at Dillingham, Alaska-based Kanakanak Hospital, managed by Dillingham-based Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., according to a Jan. 14 news release shared with Becker's.

Hillsboro (Ill.) Area Hospital has rebranded itself as Hillsboro Health to support facility modernization and service expansion. 

New Orleans-based LCMC Health is moving forward with expansion plans after its $150 million purchase of three HCA Healthcare hospitals.

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