The centers in question include:
• Keys of Carolina in Charlotte, N.C. (Unrelated to the investigation, Keys of Carolina was closed and the property was sold in January 2013.)
• Old Vineyard Behavioral Health in Winston-Salem, N.C.
• The Meadows Psychiatric Center in Centre Hall, Pa.
• Streamwood (Ill.) Behavioral Health
• Hartgrove Hospital in Chicago
• Rock River Academy and Residential Treatment Center in Rockford, Ill.
• Roxbury Treatment Center in Southampton, Pa.
• Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center in Portsmouth, Pa.
• Wekiva Springs Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
• River Point Behavioral Health in Jacksonville, Fla.
“At present, we are uncertain as to the focus, scope or extent of the investigations, liability of the facilities and/or potential financial exposure, if any, in connection with these matters,” UHS said in its filing.
UHS agreed to pay a $6.85 million settlement last year, resolving charges that it violated Medicaid requirements by providing substandard counseling and treatment to adolescent patients at its Marion (Va.) Youth Center.
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