DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-93,867

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM ST. FRANCIS CAMPUS
TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES
JOINT VENTURE OF UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM AND ARDENT
HEALTH SYSTEM
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER SISTERS OF
CHARITY
TOPEKA, KANSAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 4, 2018 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of University of Kansas Health System St. Francis
campus, Transcription Services, joint venture of University of
Kansas Health System and Ardent Health System, including
workers whose wages were reported under Sisters of Charity,
Topeka, Kansas ("University of Kansas Health System St.
Francis campus"). The workers' firm is engaged in activities
related to the supply of hospital and medical clinic services.
The subject worker group supplies transcription services
internally to the subject firm.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm, petitioner, and the
supplier(s) of the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales of
services supplied by University of Kansas Health System St.
Francis campus have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of services like or directly competitive with the
service supplied by University of Kansas Health System St.
Francis campus have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
University of Kansas Health System St. Francis campus.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services supplied by the workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at
University of Kansas Health System St. Francis campus.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of University of Kansas
Health System St. Francis campus, Transcription Services,
joint venture of University of Kansas Health System and Ardent
Health System, including workers whose wages were reported
under Sisters of Charity, Topeka, Kansas, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of transcription services, meet
the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of
the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of
the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of University of Kansas Health System St.
Francis campus, Transcription Services, joint venture of
University of Kansas Health System and Ardent Health
System, including workers whose wages were reported under
Sisters of Charity, Topeka, Kansas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 1,
2017, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 13th day of July 2018.

/s/Jacquelyn R. Mendelsohn
______________________________
JACQUELYN R. MENDELSOHN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance