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The public hospital district that owns Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., is appealing a judge's dismissal of its lawsuit against University of Washington Medicine, which challenges the governance structure of their strategic alliance, according to a Renton Reporter report.…
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A judge has dismissed a public hospital district's lawsuit against University of Washington Medicine that challenged the governance structure of a strategic alliance between UW and the public hospital, according to a Renton Reporter report.