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Partner may delegate certain functions and powers pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1 of the Partnership Agreement.

The General Partner provided written notice of this First Amendment to the Limited Partners pursuant to the terms of Section 5.11 of the Partnership.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable, consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Principal-Nevada as Substituted Limited Partner. Pursuant to Section 4.7(k) of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended so that Principal-Nevada shall replace PPI as a Limited Partner of the Partnership. Principal-Nevada shall succeed to all of the rights and obligations of PPI under the Partnership Agreement.

2. Partnership Percentages. Pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 4.7 of the Partnership Agreement, Schedule A to the Partnership Agreement, showing each Partner’s name, address, capital contributions, percentage interest and number of units, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the new Schedule A attached to this First Amendment and incorporated herein by reference. Such new Schedule A is intended to reflect the substitution of Principal-Nevada for PPI due to the merger, and the agreed upon profit and loss sharing percentage interests of the Partners as of October 1, 1999 and thereafter.

3. Option to Increase Partnership Interest. Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center may in the future desire to contribute additional capital in order to retain its partnership interest in the Partnership to 5%. The Partners hereby agree that Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center shall have an option to increase its limited partner’s interest in the Partnership up to 5% on or before December 31, 2005; provided, however, that Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center’s rights under Article VI shall not be modified or restricted by virtue of this provision.

4. Amendment to Decisions Requiring Approval of Class A Limited Partners.

(i) Subsections (h) and (i) of Section 4.9 of the Partnership Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety, and the remaining subsections of that Section 4.9 shall be re-lettered accordingly.

(ii) A new subsection 4.11 shall be added to the Partnership Agreement as follows:

4.11. Strategic Relations Committee. There shall be a strategic relations committee (the “Strategic Relations Committee”) of the Partnership. The Strategic Relations Committee shall be comprised of at least five (5) members, which members must include the president of Trinity Mother Frances Health System, the chief operating officer of Trinity Mother Frances Health System, the Chairman of Palestine Regional Medical Center’s local Governing Board, the regional vice president of Province Healthcare Company in charge of the Hospitals, and the chief executive officer of

Palestine Regional Medical Center. The Strategic Relations Committee shall have the responsibility of naming the board members of each Hospital’s Board of Trustees, and such other duties as the General Partner shall delegate. The Strategic Relations Committee shall meet as often as necessary, but at least four (4) times per year.

(iii) A new subsection 4.12 shall be added to the Partnership Agreement as follows:

4.12 Appointment of Boards of Trustees. The Board of Trustees of each Hospital (Palestine Regional Medical Center and the Rehab Hospital) shall include no more than ten (10) members, and each Trustee appointment must be nominated by the Strategic Relations Committee and approved by the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners. Each Board of Trustees shall be empowered to adopt bylaws to facilitate the orderly discharge of its responsibilities, subject to final approval by the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners.

(iv) A new Subsection 4.13 shall be added to the Partnership Agreement as follows:

4.13 Actions Delegated to Hospital Boards of Trustees. The following day to day or operational aspects relating to the Hospitals owned and operated by the Partnership shall be delegated to the Board of Trustees of each Hospital:

a. approval of medical staff bylaws;

b. physician or other medical personnel credentialing;

c. adoption of policies, procedures, or any other measures required for (i) accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; (ii) participation in Medicare, Medicaid and any other government-sponsored healthcare programs, and (iii) maintenance of facility licensure and any other licenses or certifications requires under state or federal law; and

d. approval of a risk management plan and oversight of risk management activities, provided that any confessions of judgment against the partnership must be approved by the General Partner and the Class A Limited partners.

All action listed in items a-d above taken by the Hospital Board of Trustees shall be reported to, and included on the quarterly agenda of, the Partnership for information purposes.

(v) A new subsection 4.14 shall be added to the Partnership Agreement as follows:

4.14. Partnership Board. Pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1 hereof, the General Partner hereby delegates the day to day governance and

operations of the Partnership (other than those items delegated to each Hospital’s Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof) to a partnership board (the “Partnership Board”) consisting of at least five representatives. Two of the representatives must be from Trinity Mother Frances Health System, and three representatives must be representatives of Province Healthcare Company. The two representatives of Trinity Mother Frances Health System shall consist of the president and the chief operating officer, and the three representatives of Province Healthcare Company shall consist of the president of Province Healthcare Company, the Province regional vice president having authority over the Hospitals, and the chief executive officer of Palestine Regional Medical Center. The Partnership Board shall meet as often as necessary, but at least once per year.

5. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Partnership Agreement.

6. Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but all of which together shall be and constitute one and the same amendment.

7. Other Provisions. Except as amended hereby, the Partnership Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

8. Effectiveness. With respect to the substitution of limited partners set forth in Section 1 hereof, this First Amendment shall be effective as of the 31^st day of December, 2001. With respect to the provisions addressing partnership percentages (sections 2 and 3 hereof), this First Amendment shall be effective as of the 31^st day of October 1999 (the date of the Partnership’s purchase of Trinity Valley Hospital). With respect to all other provisions of this First Amendment, this First Amendment shall be effective as of the first day of September, 2001. Except as specifically amended herein, the Amended and Restated Agreement of the Limited Partnership shall remain in full force and effect, and the Partners shall continue to function in the same manner in which they have functioned prior to this First Amendment. The parties shall continue to work together to define and implement strategic initiatives to benefit patients in the service area of each of the Partners. This First Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, representatives, successors and assigns.

PALESTINE PRINCIPAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP is made and entered into as of June 30, 1997 by and among PHC OF DELAWARE, INC. formerly known as Principal Hospital Company (the “Original General Partner”), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 109 Westpark Drive, Suite 180, Brentwood, TN 37027, Attn: President, as the original general partner, Palestine-Principal G.P., Inc. (the “General Partner”), a Texas corporation with its principal place of business at 109 Westpark Drive, Suite 180, Brentwood, TN 37027, Attn: President, as the substituted general partner, and those other persons identified on Schedule A as limited partners (the “Limited Partners”),

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Original General Partner and Palestine-Principal, Inc. and Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center as the original limited partners (together, the “Original Limited Partners”) formed the Partnership pursuant to that certain Agreement of Limited Partnership dated July 17, 1996 (the “Original Partnership Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Original General Partner desires to resign as the general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner desires to be admitted as the substituted general partner of the Partnership, and the Original Limited Partners consent and agree to such resignation and substitution; and

WHEREAS, the Original General Partner, the General Partner and the Original Limited Partners desire to amend and restate the Original Partnership Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and undertakings hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Original General Partner, the General Partner and the Original Limited Partners amend and restate the Original Partnership Agreement as follows:

ARTICLE I

General

1.1. Formation.

The Original General Partner and the Original Limited Partners formed the Partnership under and pursuant to the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act (the “Act”), caused a Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas on July 17, 1996, and have complied with all other legal requirements to form and operate the

Partnership. Except as stated in this Agreement, the Act shall govern the rights and liabilities of the Partnership.

1.2. Withdrawal of the Original General Partner. Effective upon the full execution of this Agreement, the Original General Partner will withdraw from the Partnership with no further claim or right to any interest in the Partnership as general partner, and the General Partner shall be admitted as the substituted general partner of the Partnership.

1.3. Name.

The name of the Partnership shall be Palestine Principal Healthcare Limited Partnership. The business of the Partnership may be conducted under any name or names chosen by the General Partner in its discretion from time to time and reflected in an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership duly recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas.

1.4. Term.

The term of the Partnership began on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Limited Partnership with the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas, and shall continue until December 31, 2036 unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof or as provided by law.

1.5. Registered Office and Registered Agent.

The registered office of the Partnership shall be located at 350 St. Paul Street, Suite 2900, Dallas, Texas 75201, and the Partnership’s registered agent for service of process at such location shall be CT Corporation System. The location of the Partnership’s registered office and identity of the registered agent may be changed from time to time by the General Partner, without the necessity of obtaining consent from any Limited Partners, upon filing a statement of change with the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas in the manner provided in the Act.

1.6. Filings.

The General Partner and the Limited Partners, acting either directly or through the General Partner as attorney-in-fact or through such person or persons as the General Partner may appoint as attorney-in-fact, shall sign and file such additional and further certificates, affidavits and other documents, and amendments thereto, as may be necessary to enable the Partnership to continue to conduct its business.

1.7. Purpose.

The purpose of the Partnership shall be (i) to own and operate the Project; and (ii) to conduct such other activities as may be necessary or appropriate to promote the business of the Partnership, it being agreed that each of the foregoing is an ordinary part of the Partnership’s business; provided however, the Partnership shall not engage in any activities which are not in conformance with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care

Services as approved by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops or are inconsistent with the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

1.8. Powers.

The Partnership shall have all powers reasonably necessary to achieve its purposes hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Partnership is expressly authorized to do the following:

(a) acquire, by purchase or otherwise, the Project;

(b) take and hold property, real, personal and mixed, in the Partnership’s name;

(c) enter into any agreement with any person, firm or corporation, including the General Partner, or any Affiliate of the General Partner, requiring such person to perform services for the Partnership or to assist the General Partner in the management of the Partnership or its business, provided approval of the Partners is received and further provided:

(i) the compensation to be paid to the General Partner or any of its Affiliate shall be consistent with the provisions of this Agreement,

ii) the services to be performed shall be appropriate for the management of the Partnership or its business, and

iii) the agreement shall be no less favorable to the Partnership than it would be if negotiated on an arm’s-length basis with an independent third party;

(d) borrow money from third parties, the General Partner or Affiliates of the General Partner, but excluding other limited partnerships sponsored by Affiliates of the General Partner, and issue evidences of indebtedness in furtherance of any or all of the purposes of the Partnership, and secure the same by grant of security interests in assets of the Partnership,

(e) open and maintain one or more Partnership bank accounts in which all monies received by the Partnership shall be deposited;

(f) lease, sell, exchange, refinance or grant an option for the sale of all or any portion of the real or property of the Partnership, including the Project, at such rental, price or amount, for cash, securities or other property, and upon such terms as the General Partner may deem appropriate;

(g) execute and deliver deeds, deeds of trust, notes, leases, subleases, mortgages, bills of sale, financing statements, security agreements, easements and any and all other instruments appropriate to the conduct of the Partnership’s business and the financing thereof;

(h) lend its funds or make guarantees of others upon such terms as the General Partner shall determine, but excluding loans to, or guarantees of, the General Partner and any of its affiliates, including other limited partnerships sponsored by Affiliates of the General Partner;

(i) retain counsel, accountants, financial advisers and other professional personnel; and

(j) engage in such other activities and incur such other expenses as may be necessary or appropriate for the furtherance of the Partnership’s purposes, and execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments necessary to the foregoing.

1.9. Principal Place of Business.

The principal place of business of the Partnership shall be located at 4000 South Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75802, Attn: President. The General Partner may from time to time by notice to all Partners change the address of the principal place of business of the Partnership.

1.10. Liability of Partners.

No Limited Partner, by virtue of being a limited partner hereunder, shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities or obligations of the Partnership beyond the extent of such Limited Partner’s capital contribution, together with the undistributed share of net profits of the Partnership from time to time credited to such Limited Partner’s capital account. The amount of cash and other property contributed by a Limited Partner are the only contributions that a Limited Partner shall be required to make to the Partnership for the satisfaction of the debts, liabilities or obligations of the Partnership.

The General Partner shall not be personally liable to any Limited Partner for repayment of capital contributions of the Limited Partner or, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, have any obligation to make any advance or contribution of capital to the Partnership. The General Partner, however, is liable for all recourse obligations, unlike Limited Partners, who have no such personal liability, either to third parties, to the Partnership or to other Partners, except as stated above or otherwise required by the Act.

1.11. Definitions.

As used herein, the following terms have the indicated meanings:

(a) “Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 hereof.

(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(j) “Distributable Cash” means, for the applicable period, net income of the Partnership (other than capital contributions), plus depreciation and amortization, plus or minus an amounts retained as a reserve in the sole discretion of the General Partner, minus principal payments on long term debt, all as determined in accordance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(k) “General Partner” means Palestine-Principal G.P., Inc., a Texas corporation, together with any additional or substitute General Partner admitted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

(l) “Limited Partners” means the persons admitted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, but excluding assignees of Limited Partners as to which the General Partner has not consented to substitution.

(m) “Management Agreement” means the management agreement of even date herewith between the Original General Partner and the Partnership, as the same may be amended and/or assigned by the Original General Partner from time to time.

(n) “Mother Frances” means Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center.

(o) “Original General Partner” means PHC of Delaware, Inc. formerly known as Principal Hospital Company, a Delaware corporation.

(p) “Partners” means collectively the General Partner and the Limited Partners. Reference to a “Partner” shall mean any one of the Partners.

(q) “Partnership” means the Limited Partnership continued by this Agreement.

(r) “Partnership Capital” means the total of the Capital Contributions of the Partners, as hereinafter set forth, as adjusted to reflect income, gains, losses, withdrawals and distributions. Capital contributions of property shall be valued at net fair market value as of the date of contribution.

(s) “Percentage Interest” means, as to a Partner, the percentage obtained by dividing the Units of such Partner by an amount equal to the total Units of all Partners; provided, however, if the Class B Limited Partners, as a class, own more than nineteen percent (19%) of the total Units outstanding at any time, then the aggregate Percentage Interest of the Class B Limited Partners shall be nineteen percent (19%) and the Percentage Interest of the General Partner and the other Limited Partners, as a class, shall be eighty one percent (81%). In such event, each Partner’s Percentage Interest shall be equal to the percentage obtained

(b) “Adverse Terminating Event” means, with respect to any Class C Limited Partner, any Class B Limited Partner or any person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner, any of the following:

1. The Class C Limited Partner, the Class B Limited Partner or person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner has breached the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, violating the restrictions with respect to ownership of an interest in a Competing Business as set forth in Article 11 or the transfer restrictions set forth in Article 5, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner; or

2. The Class C Limited Partner, the Class B Limited Partner or such person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner has disrupted the affairs of the Partnership or has acted adversely to the best interests of the Partnership, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner.

(c) “Affiliate” means (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with another person; (ii) any person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other person; (iii) any officer, director or partner of such person; and (iv) if such other person is an officer, director or partner, any company for which such person acts in any such capacity.

(d) “Capital Account” shall have that meaning assigned pursuit to Section 2.4 hereof.

(e) “Capital Contribution” means the amount contributed to the Partnership by each Partner.

(f) “Class A Limited Partners” shall mean (i) PPI and Mother Frances, (ii) any permitted transferees of PPI and Mother Frances who do not otherwise qualify as Class B Limited Partners, and (iii) any Person who is hereafter admitted as a Class A Partner. “Class A Limited Partner” means any one of the Class A Limited Partners.

(g) “Class B Limited Partners” means those Limited Partners who are Qualified Purchasers. “Class B Limited Partner” means any one of the Class B Limited Partners.

(h) “Class C Limited Partners” means those Limited Partners who are management level employees of the Partnership or the General Partner, or any Affiliate thereof. “Class C Limited Partner” means any one of the Class C Limited Partners.

by dividing the number of Units owned by such Partner by the number of Units owned by all of the Partners in the same class as such Partner (with the Class B Limited Partners being treated as one class and the General Partner and the other Limited Partners being treated as one class), multiplied by eighty one percent (81%) with respect to the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners and multiplied by nineteen percent (19%) with respect to the Class B Limited Partners. The Partners hereby agree that their Percentage Interests shall constitute their interests in the Partnership profits for purposes of determining their respective shares of the Partnership’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” (within the meaning of section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations).

(t) “PPI” shall mean Palestine-Principal, Inc.

(u) “Project” shall mean Memorial Hospital, a 103 bed general hospital in Palestine, Texas.

(v) “Qualified P.C.” shall mean a professional corporation, a professional limited liability company, a professional registered limited liability partnership or other professional partnership, all of whose members, shareholders or partners are physicians who are members of the medical staff of the Project (as defined in the medical staff bylaws of the Project, as amended from time to time).

(w) “Qualified Purchasers” means physicians who are members of the medical staff of the Project (as defined in the medical staff bylaws of the Project, as amended from time to time) and Qualified P.C.s. In addition, the term Qualified Purchaser shall also include any Qualified Retirement Plan. “Qualified Purchaser” means any one of the Qualified Purchasers.

(x) “Qualified Retirement Plan” shall mean any 401(k) or other retirement plan which is wholly owned by one or more Qualified Purchasers or a Qualified P.C.

(y) “Retirement” means a Class B Limited Partner who attains the age of sixty-two (62) and who is no longer engaged in the practice of medicine, either full-time or part-time, in the State of Texas.

(z) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar law then in effect.

(aa) “Terminating Event” means, with respect to any Class C Limited Partner, any Class B Limited Partner, or any person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner, any of the following:

1. The Class C Limited Partner, the Class B Limited Partner or such person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner has died or become permanently disabled; or

2. The Class C Limited Partner, the Class B Limited Partner or such person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner is taking or acquiescing to the taking of any action seeking relief under, or advantage of, any applicable debtor relief, liquidation, receivership, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, insolvency, reorganization or similar law affecting the rights or remedies of creditors generally, as in effect from time to time. For the purpose of this definition, the term “acquiescing” shall include, without limitation, the failure to file within the time specified by law, an answer or opposition to any proceeding commenced against such Class C Limited Partner, Class B Limited Partner or such person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner under any such law and a failure to file, within thirty (30) days after its entry, a petition, answer or motion to vacate or to discharge any order, judgment or decree providing for any relief under any such law.

(bb) “Trailing EBITDA” means the earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization of the Partnership for the most recently ended fiscal year of the Partnership, all of which components shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles using the accrual method of accounting applied on a basis consistent with the preceding period (using the Partnership’s current accounting policies).

(cc) “Valuation Amount” means the product of the Partnership’s Trailing EBITDA for the most recently completed fiscal year multiplied by five (5), less any Partnership debt, including without limitation capital leases, all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles using the accrual method of accounting applied on a basis consistent with the preceding period (using the Partnership’s current accounting policies).

(dd) “Valuation Price” means the Valuation Amount divided by the number of Units outstanding as of the date of the Valuation Amount.

ARTICLE II

Capital Contributions

2.1. Capital Contributions.

The capital contributed or agreed to be contributed by each Partner is set forth in Schedule A attached to this Agreement.

2.2. Additional Capital Contributions.

2.2.1. If the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners unanimously determine that the Partnership requires additional capital contributions, each of the Partners shall contribute the funds required according to such Partner’s Percentage Interest. The total amount and timing of such additional capital contributions shall be determined by the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners. Unless otherwise specified by the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners in the determination of additional capital contribution, the General Partner shall specify the payment date for additional capital contributions upon ten days prior written notice to the Partners consistent with such determination.

2.2.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of Mother Frances, PPI shall contribute the entire additional capital contribution on behalf of Mother Frances, in which event such additional capital contribution shall be treated as a loan to Mother Frances followed by a contribution of capital by Mother Frances. Amounts up to $250,000 treated as loaned by PPI to Mother Frances shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus one percent (1%), and amounts exceeding $250,000 shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus one and one-half percent (1^1/2%).

2.2.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Class B Limited Partner shall be required to make such additional capital contribution, provided that if any Class B Limited Partner elects not to make such additional capital contribution (a “Noncontributing Partner”), PPI shall have the right to contribute to the Partnership the amount of cash that the Noncontributing Partner or Partners failed to contribute.

2.2.4. The Partners shall have thirty (30) days from the General Partner’s request in which to elect to make or not make such additional capital contributions. Effective as of the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Partners’ Percentage Interests shall be adjusted, as follows: each Partner’s Percentage Interest thereafter shall be equal to a fraction (converted to a percentage), the numerator of which is equal to such Partner’s “Base Amount” and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of the Base Amounts of all the Partners. For purposes hereof, each Partner’s Base Amount shall be equal to the sum of (1) the amount of cash contributed to the Partnership by such Partner in respect of the current call for capital (including amounts contributed under Section 2.2.3), plus (2) the product of (x) the Partner’s Percentage Interest (as in effect immediately before the capital call in question) multiplied by (y) the Valuation Amount of as of the date of such capital call. The number of Units held by each Partner shall be adjusted automatically to reflect any change in the Partners’ Percentage Interests under this Section.

2.2.5. The provisions of this Section 2.2 constitute an agreement among the Partners only and are not intended to create any right or interest on behalf of any person who is not a Partner or require any Partner to make a capital contribution for the benefit of any person who is not a Partner.

2.3. Withdrawal and Return of Contributions.

No Partner shall have the right to withdraw his contribution or to receive any funds or property of the Partnership except as specifically provided in this Agreement. No Partner shall have the right to demand and receive property other than cash in return for his contributions.

2.4. Effect of Transfer of Partnership Interest.

The Partnership will maintain for each Partner an account to be designated its “capital account,” which will be determined and maintained throughout the full term of the Partnership, in accordance with the capital accounting rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv) including any amendments thereto or successor regulations.

2.5. No Interest on Capital.

No interest shall be paid on capital contributions or on balances in capital accounts.

2.6. Effect of Transfer of Partnership Interest.

Upon the transfer by any Partner of any or all of its Partnership interest, pursuant to the provisions of Article V or Article VI of this Agreement, the proportionate amount of its respective capital account balance, determined in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, shall be transferred to the transferee of such Partnership interest; provided, however, that no transfer of any Partnership interest shall, in and of itself, relieve the transferor of any obligation to the Partnership, including, but not limited to, such transferor’s obligation, if any, to contribute to the capital of the Partnership.

ARTICLE III

Allocation of Income and Loss: Cash Distributions

3.1. Distribution of Distributable Cash.

Distributable Cash shall be apportioned among and distributed to the Partners in proportion to their Percentage Interest. The first such distribution shall be made on or before May 31, 1997. The second such distribution shall be made on or before August 31, 1997. The third such distribution shall be made on or before November 30, 1997. Thereafter, distributions shall be made on or before the last day of each January, April, July and October.

3.2. Profits and Losses.

“Profits” and “Losses” means for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a). For this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(l) shall be included in taxable income or loss, with the following adjustments:

(a) Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be added to such taxable income or loss; and

(b) Any expenditures of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuit to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant this Section 3.3 shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss.

3.3. Allocation of Profits and Losses.

3.3.1. Except to the extent provided in Sections 3.4 hereof, the Profits of the Partnership shall be allocated as follows:

(a) First, to the Partners in proportion to their negative capital accounts until all negative capital accounts are eliminated;

(b) Next, to the Partners until their capital accounts are in proportion to their Percentage Interest;

(c) All remaining Profits shall be allocated to the Limited Partners and the General Partner in proportion to their Percentage Interest.

3.3.2. The Losses of the Partnership shall be allocated to the Limited Partners and the General Partner in proportion to their Percentage Interest.

3.4. Special Allocations.

3.4.1. In the event the Limited Partners unexpectedly receive any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated to the Limited Partners in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the negative capital account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Partners’ Capital Accounts shall be reduced for the items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6). The provisions of this Section 3.4.1 are intended to comply with the requirements of

Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b), including any amendments or successor regulations thereto, and shall be so interpreted.

3.4.2. If there is a net decrease in Partnership minimum gain as defined in Regulation Section 1.704-2(d) during a Partnership taxable year, then each Partner must be allocated items of income and gain for each year in an amount equal to such Partner’s share of the net decrease in Partnership minimum gain as computed under Regulation Section 1 .704-2(g)(2). The provisions of this Section 3.4.2 are intended to comply with the requirements of Regulation Section 1.704-2, including any amendments or successor regulations thereto, and shall be so interpreted.

3.4.3. Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the contrary, to the extent allocations of loss or deductions to a Limited Partner would cause such Limited Partner to have a negative Capital Account balance, or increase the negative balance in a Limited Partner’s Capital Account, such loss or deduction shall be allocated among those Limited Partners with positive Capital Account balances to the extent thereof and in proportion thereto, with any remaining loss or deduction being allocated to the General Partner. For the purposes of this Section 3.4.3 distributions made prior to or contemporaneous with any allocation to a Limited Partner shall be reflected in such Partner’s Capital Account prior to making such allocation to such Partner, and a Partner’s Capital Account shall be credited to the extent (i) such Partner is unconditionally obligated to make additional contributions to the Partnership; (ii) such Partner is unconditionally obligated to fund a deficit in his Capital Account upon liquidation; and (iii) such Partner is deemed to be obligated to restore his Capital Account balance pursuant to Regulation Sections 1.704-2(s)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5).

3.4.4. In no event shall the General Partner’s interest in each item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit be less than one percent (1%) of each such item at all times during the existence of the Partnership.

3.5. Allocation for Purposes of Nonrecourse Liabilities.

Solely for purposes of Regulation Sections 1.752-3(a)(3), Partnership profits shall be allocated to the Limited Partners and the General Partner in proportion to their Percentage Interest.

3.6. Modification.

The General Partner, without the consent of the Limited Partners, may modify the provisions of Article III hereof or any other provisions of this Agreement if, after consultation with counsel to the Partnership, the General Partner determines that such modification is necessary to (i) cause the allocations conned in Article III to have substantial economic effect or otherwise be respected for federal income tax purposes under Section 704 of the Code; (ii) cause the allocation of Profits and Losses under Article III hereof to conform, in accordance with the requirements of Section 704 of the Code, to the distributions provided

in Article III; or (iii) cause the provisions of the Agreement to comply with any applicable legislation, regulation or rule enacted or promulgated after the date of this Agreement, which change is necessary to enable the Partnership to carry out its purposes in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. Any such amendment shall be so as to cause the least significant deviation from the provisions of this Agreement as originally set forth.

3.7. Consequences of Distributions.

Upon the determination to distribute funds in any manner expressly provided in this Article III, made in good faith, the General Partner shall incur no liability on account of such distribution, even though such distribution may have resulted in the Partnership retaining insufficient funds for the operation of its business which insufficiency resulted in loss to the Partnership or necessitated the borrowing of funds by the Partnership.

3.8. Partner Admission Date: Allocation of Profits. Losses and Distributions in Respective Partnership Interest Transferred.

A purchaser of the Partnership interest of a Limited Partner shall become a Limited Partner on the date on which that both (a) its capital contribution has been received, and (b) its subscription has been accepted by the General Partner. If all or any portion of a Partnership interest is transferred during any fiscal year of the Partnership, Profits or Losses attributable to such Partnership interest for such fiscal year shall be divided and allocated between a transferor and the transferee based on the time each such party was, according to the books and records of the Partnership, the owner of record of the Partnership interest transferred during the year in which the transfer occurs utilizing any permissible convention selected by the General Partner.

3.9. Distributions of Cash on New Issuances of Class B Units.

If additional Class B Limited Partner Units (“Class B Units”) are issued by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.11 below, the cash paid to the Partnership for such Units shall be distributed by the Partnership to PPI or the current Class B Limited Partners, all as more fully set forth in this Section 3.9. The Partners agree that any such issuance and distributions constitute, and shall be reported as, a sale by the Partners receiving such cash to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners.

(a) In the event that, immediately prior to the issuance of the additional Units the aggregate Percentage Interest of the Class B Limited Partners is less than nineteen percent (19%), PPI shall be deemed to have sold to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners a portion of the Units then held by PPI, such portion to be determined as follows:

i) If the number of Units issued to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners, when added to the number of Units held by the current Class B Limited Partners, does not exceed nineteen percent (19%) of the total number of Units held by all Partners immediately prior to the issuance of the new Class B Units, PPI shall be deemed to have sold to

the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners the Units purchased by such Partners pursuant to Section 5.11. In such event, the cash paid to the Partnership by the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners shall be distributed to PPI and the number of Units deemed held by PPI shall be correspondingly reduced.

ii) If the number of Units issued to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners, when added to the number of Units held by the current Class B Limited Partners exceeds nineteen percent (19%) of the total number of Units held by all Partners, then, the following procedure shall be implemented:

1. The number of each Partner’s Units shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Units outstanding after the issuance of the Units to the newly admitted Class B Partners, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Units outstanding prior the issuance of the Units to the newly admitted Class B Partners.

2. PPI and all of the current Class B Limited Partners shall be deemed to have sold a portion of their Units, as adjusted, in accordance with the following formula:

a. PPI shall be deemed to have sold to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners, the number of Units it holds, as adjusted, which is in excess of the product of (i) eighty-one percent (81%) minus the aggregate Percentage Interest of the General Partner and Mother Francis, and (ii) the aggregate number of Units outstanding after the issuance of the Units to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners, and the number of Units deemed held by PPI shall be correspondingly reduced.

b. The existing Class B Limited Partners shall be deemed to have sold the remaining number of Units issued to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners, and the number of Units deemed held by the existing Class B Limited Partners.

3. The cash paid to the Partnership by the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners shall be distributed to PPI and the existing Class B Limited Partners in proportion to the number of Units they are deem to have sold to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners.

iii) By way of illustration, if PPI owns 94 Units, Mother Frances owns 5 units, and the General Partner owns 1 Unit, and at such time, new Class B Limited Partners are issued 15 new Class B Units, PPI would be deemed to have sold 15 Units to the new Class B Limited Partners (representing the reduction in its Percentage Interest from ninety four percent (94%) to seventy nine percent (79%). Based upon the foregoing, the cash paid by the new Class B Limited Partners shall be distributed by the Partnership to PPI.

iv) By way of further illustration, if the General Partner owns 1 Unit, Mother Frances owns 5 Units, the current Class B Limited Partners own 15 Units, and PPI owns 79 Units, at such time, new Class B Limited Partners are issued 10 new Class B Units, then:

1. The number of Units owned by the General Partner shall be increased to 1.1 (1 times 110/100), the number of Units owned by Mother Frances shall be increase to 5.5 (5 times 110/100), the number of Units owned by the existing Class B Limited Partners shall be increased to 16.5 (15 times 110/100) and the number of Units owned by PPI shall be increased to 86.9 (79 times 110/100).

2. PPI shall be deemed to have sold 4.4 Units to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners (86.9 minus (75 times 110)).

3. The existing Class B Limited Partners shall be deemed to have sold 5.6 Units to the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners (10 minus 4.4).

4. Forty-four percent (4.4/10) of the cash paid to the Partnership by the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners shall be distributed to PPI and fifty-six percent (56%) of the cash paid to the Partnership by the newly admitted Class B Limited Partners shall be distributed to the existing Class B Limited Partners.

5. After such transaction, the Percentage Interests of the Partners shall be as follows:


General Partner	1	%	(1.1/110	)
Mother Frances	5	%	(5.5/110	)
Class B Limited Partners
Existing	9.90		(10.9/110	)
Newly Admitted	9.09	%	(10/110	)

Total	19	%	(20.9/110	)
PPI	75	%	(82.5/110	)

(b) If the old Class B Limited Partners own nineteen percent (19%) or more of the total number of Units outstanding at the time new Class B Units are issued pursuant to Section 5.11, the old Class B Limited Partners shall be deemed to have sold a portion of their interests in the Partnership to the new Class B Limited Partners and all of the cash contributed by the new Partners shall be distributed solely to the old Class B Limited Partners.

(c) In the event that PPI or the Class B Limited Partners are deemed to have sold a portion of their Units or interest in the Partnership pursuant to this Section 3.9, the new Class B Limited Partner shall be deemed to have acquired or assumed a corresponding portion of the Capital Accounts(s) of PPI or such Class B Limited Partners, and neither the old Limited Partners’ nor the new Limited Partners’ Capital Accounts shall be increased or decreased by the amount of cash contributed to, or distributed by, the Partnership.

(d) All sales deemed made by, and all distributions required to be made to, PPI or the old Class B Limited Partners shall be apportioned among such Partners on the basis of the number of (i) the Class A Units or (ii) the Class B Units owned by them, respectively.

3.10. Distributions of Cash on New Issuances of Class C Units.

If additional Class C Limited Partner Units (“Class C Units”) are issued by the Partnership, PPI shall be deemed to have sold to the newly admitted Class C Limited Partners the Units purchased by such Partners pursuant to Section 5.12, below. In such event, the cash paid to the Partnership by the newly admitted Class C Limited Partners shall be distributed to PPI and the number of Units deemed held by PPI shall be correspondingly reduced. The new Class C Limited Partner shall be deemed to have acquired or assumed a corresponding portion of the Capital Account of PPI, and neither PPI’s nor the new Class C Limited Partners’ Capital Accounts shall be increased or decreased by the amount of cash contributed to, or distributed by, the Partnership.

ARTICLE IV

Rights, Duties and Obligations of the General Partner

4.1. General Partner to Manage Business.

Subject to Section 4.8 hereof, the General Partner shall manage and control the business of the Partnership with full, exclusive and complete discretion in the management and control of said business, and shall make all decisions affecting said business. The Limited Partners, as such, shall not and shall have no right or power to take part in the control of the business, affairs and/or operations of the Partnership. The General Partner may, from time to time, delegate any or all of such responsibilities to third parties which, under the General Partner’s supervision, will perform such acts and services for the Partnership as the General Partner may approve.

4.2. Powers of the General Partner.

Subject to Section 4.8 hereof, the General Partner shall have all powers necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes, business and objectives of the Partnership and its duties as set forth herein and all of the power and authority in connection therewith as may be specifically stated in this Agreement or as may be otherwise provided by law. The General Partner specifically has the power and authority to execute agreements, at the Partnership’s expense and in its name, for the acquisition of the Project and the Financing in connection therewith.

4.3. Tax Matters Partner.

The General Partner shall serve as the Tax Matters Partner pursuit to Section 6231(a)(7)(A) of the Code, and shall take such action as may be required to register such status with the Internal Revenue Service. The Tax Matters Partner (“TMP”) is responsible for all administrative and judicial proceedings for the assessment and collection of tax deficiencies or the read of tax overpayments arising out of a Partner’s distributive share of items of income, deduction, credit and/or of any other Partnership item (as that term is defined in the Code or in regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service) allocated to the Partners affecting any Partner’s tax liability. The TMP shall promptly give notice to all Partners of any administrative or judicial proceedings pending before the Internal Revenue Service involving any Partnership item and the progress of any such proceeding. Such notice shall be in compliance with such regulations as are issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The TMP shall have all the powers provided to a tax matters partner in Sections 6221 through 6233 of Code, including the specific power to extend the statute of limitations with respect to any matter which is attributable to any Partnership item or affecting any item pending before the Internal Revenue Service and to select the forum to mitigate any issue or liability arising from Partnership items. The TMP may resign his position by giving thirty (30) days written notice to all Partners, whereupon the Partners shall designate a new TMP. The TMP shall be entitled to reimbursement for any and all reasonable expenses incurred with respect to any administrative and/or judicial proceedings affecting the Partnership.

4.4. Duties of the General Partner.

4.4.1. The General Partner shall use its best efforts to carry out the purposes, business and objectives of the Partnership; shall devote such time to Partnership business as shall be reasonably required to carry out such purposes, business and objectives; and shall use its best efforts to assure the efficient management and operation of the Partnership.

4.4.2. The General Partner shall supervise the preparation and filing of the tax returns of the Partnership; shall, on behalf of the Partnership, make such tax elections and determinations as appear to be appropriate; and shall advise the Limited Partners of their shares of tax liabilities.

4.4.3. The General Partner shall cause the Partnership at all times to maintain such insurance, in such amounts and against such other risks, as the General Partner deem advisable to protect the Partnership.

4.4.4. The General Partner shall maintain separate Financial accounts so that the funds of the Partnership shall be kept separate and will not be commingled with any other funds.

4.5. Compensation of the General Partner and its Affiliates.

The General Partner shall receive no compensation for its services as General Partner, except that the General Partner shall be entitled to its interest in Profits, Losses, and Cash Flow as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. The General Partner shall be entitled to receive repayment of any moneys lent the Partnership, together with interest, if any, provided in connection with any such loan. The General Partner shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for expenses as set forth in Article IX hereof. Affiliates of the General Partner shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation for services rendered to the Partnership, provided the Class A Partners approve the terms of the services and compensation and the requirements of Section 1.8(c) are met.

4.6. Other Interests of Partners.

Except as set forth in Article XI, any Partner may engage in other business including business of a nature which is the same as or similar to the business of this Partnership without duty or obligation to account to the Partnership in connection therewith. Any Partner may, in his individual capacity, lend money to or otherwise deal with the Partnership and shall have no liability or obligation to the Partnership in connection with such dealings unless the dealings are manifestly unfair or the benefits received by such Partner are unreasonable.

4.7. Amendment of Partnership Agreement.

Except as set forth below, no amendment to this Agreement shall be made without the consent of the Class A Partners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amendments to reflect any one or more of the following events may be made by the General Partner when required in order to carry out the other provisions of this Agreement and to comply with law and no such amendments shall require the vote, approval or written consent of any of the other Partners:

	(a)		Transfer of any limited partnership interest pursuant to Article V or VI.

	(b)		Change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the principal place of business of the Partnership, the name or place of residence of a Partner, the location of the Partnership’s registered office or the identity of the Partnership’s registered agent.

	(c)		Substitution of a Limited Partner pursuant to Article V or VI.

	(d)		Correction of a nonsubstantive error in this Agreement; and

(e)

Amendments necessary to cause the Agreement to comply with applicable law, regulation or rule; including, but not limited to, any amendment deemed necessary by the General Partner to permit the Partnership to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.

4.8. Major Decisions Requiring Unanimous Partner Approval.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the following described actions shall be referred to as “Major Decisions” and shall require the affirmative approval of all of the Partners:

	(a)		Any act in contravention of this Agreement.

	(b)		Any act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

	(c)		The knowing performance of any act that would subject any Limited Partner to liability as a General Partner in any jurisdiction.

4.9. Certain Decision Requiring Approval of Class A Limited Partners.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the following described actions shall require the affirmative approval of the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners.

	(a)		The replacement, modification, consolidation, refinancing or extension of any mortgage or other Financing instrument covering any property owned by the Partnership.

	(b)		Confessing a judgment against the Partnership in connection with any threatened or pending legal action.

	(c)		Dissolution or liquidation of the Partnership.

	(d)		The sale, lease, or transfer of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets.

	(e)		The filing of a voluntary petition or initiation of proceedings to have the Partnership adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Partnership, or the filing of a petition seeking or consenting to reorganization or relief of the Partnership as debtor under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or other relief for debtors with respect to the Partnership; or the seeking or consent to the appointment of any trustee, receiver, conservator, assignee, sequestrator, custodian, liquidator (or other similar official) of the Partnership or of all or my substantial part of the properties and assets of the Partnership, or the making of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors of the

			Partnership, or admitting in writing the inability of the Partnership to pay its debts generally as they become due or the declaration of a moratorium on the Partnership debt or the taking any action in furtherance of any such action.

	(f)		Amendment, modification or alteration of this Agreement, except as permitted in section 4.7.

	(g)		Merger or consolidation with any other entity.

	(h)		Approval of Medical Staff Bylaws for the Project.

	(i)		Credentialing of physicians on the medical staff of the Project.

	(j)		Approval of managed care contracts relating to the Project with over 5,000 covered lives.

	(k)		Approval of a Charity Care Policy for the Project.

	(I)		Approval of the annual budget for the Project.

	(m)		Approval of the administrator/CEO for the Project.

	(n)		Amendment of the Management Agreement.

	(o)		Admission of an additional or substitute general partner.

4.10. Liability of General Partner to Partnership or to Limited Partners.

The General Partner, its employees, agents and assigns, shall not be liable to the Limited Partners or to the Partnership for any loss suffered which arises out of an act or omission of the General Partner, its employees, agents and assigns, if, in good faith, it was determined by the General Partner that such act or omission was in the best interests of the Partnership and such act or omission did not constitute negligence or fraud. The General Partner, its employees, agents and assigns, shall be indemnified by the Partnership against any and all claims, demands and losses whatsoever if: (i) the indenmitee conducted itself in good faith; and (ii) reasonably believed (a) in the case of conduct in its official capacity with the Partnership, that its conduct was in its best interests and (b) in all other cases, that its conduct was at least not opposed to its best interests; and (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, it had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.

ARTICLE V

Admission and Withdrawal of Partners and
Transfers of Partnership Interests

5.1. Transfers of Partnership Interests.

The transfer of an interest in the Partnership shall mean the transfer, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge or other disposition or encumbrance of all or any part of an existing interest in the Partnership, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, whether for or without consideration, and includes a transfer by death or incompetency of a Partner, by operation of law, by bankruptcy of a Partner, by foreclosure or judicial sale or otherwise. In the event of the transfer of all or any part of the interest in the Partnership of a Partner in accordance with this Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended as necessary to reflect the transfer of the interest.

5.2. Permissible Transfers/Withdrawals.

No transfer or assignment of a Partnership interest shall be made except on the following conditions:

(a) Any Class A Limited Partner may, without the consent of any other Partner, freely transfer all or any part of its Partnership interest to the General Partner or any other Class A Limited Partner;

(b) PPI may, without consent of any other Partner, freely transfer a portion of its Partnership interest to a Class B Limited Partner or a Qualified Purchaser provided that subsequent to such transfer the Percentage Interest of all Class B Limited Partners does not exceed nineteen percent (19 %) in the aggregate;

(c) PPI may, without consent of any other Partner, freely transfer a portion of its Partnership interest to any person eligible as a Class C Limited Partner;

(d) Any Partner may, with the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld for any reason in the sole discretion of General Partner, may transfer all or any portion of its Partnership interest to any other Partner; and

(e) Any Partner may transfer all or a portion of its Partnership interest to another person or entity in accordance with the provisions of this Article V.

In the event that any Partner shall at any time attempt to transfer its interest in the Partnership or withdraw from the Partnership in violation of the provisions of this Agreement, such transfer or withdrawal shall be considered void ab initio, and the Partnership shall, in addition to all other rights and remedies at law and in equity, be entitled to a decree or order restraining and enjoining such transfer or withdrawal, and the offending Partner shall not plead in defense

thereto that there would be an adequate remedy at law, it being expressly acknowledged and agreed that damages at law will be an inadequate remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the provisions concerning transfer or withdrawal set forth in this Agreement.

5.3. Bankruptcy, Resignation, Dissolution, Liquidation or Removal of the General Partner.

Upon the bankruptcy, resignation, dissolution, liquidation, conversion or removal of a General Partner, the Partnership shall dissolve pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Agreement unless a substitute General Partner is elected by the unanimous vote of the Limited Partners within sixty (60) days and such Limited Partners vote to continue the business of the Partnership.

5.4. Dissolution of Limited Partner.

The bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, or termination of a Limited Partner shall not cause the termination or dissolution of the Partnership and the business of the Partnership shall continue. Upon any such occurrence, the trustee or receiver of such Limited Partner shall have all the rights of such Limited Partner for the purpose of settling or managing its estate or property, subject to satisfying conditions precedent to the admission of such assignee as a substitute Limited Partner. The transfer by such trustee or receiver of any Partnership interest shall be subject to all of the restrictions hereunder to which such transfer would have been subject if such transfer had been made by such bankrupt, dissolved, liquidated or terminated Limited Partner.

5.5. Provisions Intended to Ensure Compliance with Securities Laws.

5.5.1. Restrictions on Transfer. In addition to the provisions of Section 5.2 hereof, Partnership interests are not transferable except pursuant to (i) public offerings registered under the Securities Act, (ii) Rule 144 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any similar rule then in force) if such rule is available, and (iii) subject to the conditions specified in Section 5.5.2 hereof any other legally available means of transfer.

5.5.2. Procedure for Transfer. In connection with the transfer of any Partnership interests (other than a transfer referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) of Section 5.5.1 above), the holder thereof will deliver written notice to the General Partner describing in reasonable detail the transfer or proposed transfer, together with an opinion (reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner) of counsel which (to the General Partner’s reasonable satisfaction) is knowledgeable in securities law matters to the effect that such transfer of Partnership interests may be effected without registration of such Partnership interests under the Securities Act.

5.6. No Transfer Which Violates Safe Harbors.

The General Partner may prevent, in its sole discretion, any transfer that would cause the Partnership not to satisfy any safe harbor provided in Internal Revenue Service Notice 88-75 or subsequent administrative or legislative provision permitting the Partnership to avoid being a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code.

5.7. Additional General Partner: Transfer of General Partner’s and PPI’s Interest.

No additional General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership without the prior written consent of all of the Limited Partners. The General Partner shall not transfer its interest in the Partnership without the consent of all of the Limited Partners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may transfer its Partnership interest to a substitute General Partner without the consent of the Limited Partners if (a) PPI is selling its entire Partnership interest in the same transaction; and (ii) Mother Frances has the right to sell its Partnership interest in the same transaction for a price equivalent to that received by PPI, adjusted pro rata based on their respective Partnership interests. PPI shall not transfer its interest in the Partnership without the consent of Mother Frances, unless Mother Frances has the right to sell its entire Partnership interest in the same transaction for a price equivalent to that received by PPI, adjusted pro rata based on their respective partnership interests.

5. 8. Transferees as Substitute Partners.

5.8.1. A party who acquires an interest in the Partnership and who becomes a substitute Partner as herein provided shall succeed to all of the rights and powers of a Partner with respect to the interest in the Partnership which is acquired. A party who does not become a substitute Partner shall be entitled only to receive the share of profits and losses and the share of distributions of cash and the return of capital contributions to which the Partner from whom he acquired his interest in the Partnership would have been entitled with respect to the interest in the Partnership which is acquired but, notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, shall have no right to require any information or account of Partnership transactions, no right to inspect the Partnership books and no other rights and powers of a Partner. A party who does not become a substitute Partner shall nevertheless be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement and to all of the restrictions and liabilities under this Agreement with respect to the interest acquired.

5.8.2. A Transferee of a General Partner’s interest may become a substitute General Partner only in accordance with Section 5.7 hereof. In the event of the transfer of a limited partnership interest in accordance with this Agreement, the transferee may become a substitute Limited Partner only with the written consent of the General Partner which may be withheld in its sole discretion, and upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

	(a)		The receipt by the General Partner of a written instrument setting forth the intention of the transferor that the transferee become a substituted Limited Partner;

	(b)		The receipt by the General Partner of such information, documents and fees as the General Partner may deem necessary or desirable to effect the admission of the transferee as a substitute Limited Partner, including, without limitation, an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the General Partner that such substitution will not violate the provisions of any applicable securities laws, rules or regulations.

5.9. Permitted Transfers by Mother Frances.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Mother Frances shall have the right to transfer its Partnership interest to Trinity Mother Frances Health System or to an Affiliate that is one hundred percent (100%) owned though stock ownership (or governed through membership rights in the case of a not-for-profit organization) by one or more members of the Trinity Mother Frances Health System group, otherwise Mother Frances shall not transfer any Partnership interest except in accordance with the following procedures:

5.9.1. Right of First Refusal. For fifteen (15) days Mother Frances shall grant to PPI a right of first refusal (the “First Refusal”) to purchase Mother Frances’s Partnership interest at a price equal to a bona fide written offer to Mother Frances by an independent third party.

5.9.2. Notice of Intent to Sell. The First Refusal shall be granted by written notice of intention to make a bona fide disposition by Mother Frances stating the offer to sell, the Partnership interest offered, purchase price therefor which shall be the terms on which Mother Frances proposes to dispose of its Partnership interest, and the name and address of the on to whom Mother Frances desires to transfer the Partnership interests.

5.9.3. Notice of Exercise. The First Refusal may be exercised only by actual delivery to Mother Frances, prior to the termination of the time period, of a notice of exercise.

5.9.4. Closing. The closing of the purchase of the Partnership interest pursuit to the right of first refusal described in this Section 5.9 shall take place on the date designated by PPI in the notice of exercise described in clause 5.9.3 above, which date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than five (5) days after the delivery of such notice. At the closing, Mother Frances shall deliver to PPI duly executed instruments transferring Mother Frances’s Partnership interest to PPI against payment of the purchase price by a delivery of a check or wire transfer of funds to an account designated by Mother Frances. PPI will be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from Mother Frances regarding such sale.

5.9.5. Failure to Exercise Right of First Refusal. If PPI does not exercise its First Refusal, Mother Frances may transfer its Partnership interest to the purchaser at the purchase price and on the terms described in the notice delivered pursuit to clause 5.9.3 above.

5.10. Partners’ Representations and Warranties.

5.10.1. Partners’ Investment Representations. Each Partner hereby represents that he or it is acquiring the Partnership interests set forth in Schedule A for its own account with the present intention of holding such securities for investment purposes and that it has no intention of selling such securities in a public distribution in violation of federal or state securities laws; provided that nothing contained herein will prevent the Partners and the subsequent holders of such securities from transferring such securities in compliance with the provisions of Article V hereof.

5.10.2. Other Representations and Warranties of the Partners. Each Partner hereby severally represents and warrants to and covenants and agrees with the Partnership that:

a. Such Partner has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the securities purchased hereunder and has had full access to such other information concerning the Partnership as such Partner may have requested and that in making its decision to invest in the securities being purchased hereunder he or it is not in any way relying on the fact that any other party has decided to be a Partner hereunder or to invest in the securities;

b. Such Partner is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act;

c. Such Partner is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Partnership purchased hereunder for an indefinite period of time, including the risk of a complete loss of such Partner’s investment in the Partnership.

5.11 Admission of Additional Class B Limited Partners. Subject to approval of the Class A Limited Partners, the General Partner may issue limited partnership interests in the Partnership, not to exceed nineteen percent (19%), to Persons who are Qualified Purchasers and admit them to the Partnership as additional Limited Partners, which in all instances shall comply with applicable securities laws. The terms of each issuance must be approved by the Class A Limited Partners. The General Partner will not permit any Person to become an additional Class B Limited Partner unless such Person certifies in writing to the General Partner that the Person is a Qualified Purchaser and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the Act and is authorized to do all things it deems to be necessary or advisable in connection with the Partnership for

admitting any additional Limited Partner, including, but not limited to, complying with any statute, rule, regulation or guideline issued by any federal, state or other govermnental agency.

5.12 Admission of Additional Class C Limited Partners. Subject to approval of the Class A Limited Partners, the General Partner may issue limited partnership interests in the Partnership to individuals who are eligible as Class C Limited Partners and admit them to the Partnership as additional Limited Partners, which in all instances shall comply with applicable securities laws. The terms of each issuance must be approved by the Class A Limited Partners. The General Partner will not permit any individual to become an additional Class C Limited Partner unless such individual agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the Act and is authorized to do all things it deems to be necessary or advisable in connection with the Partnership for admitting any additional Limited Partner, including, but not limited to, complying with any statute, rule, regulation or guideline issued by any federal, state or other governmental agency.

ARTICLE VI

Special Put/Call Rights in Favor of Mother Frances

6.1. Call Right. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect Mother Frances shall have the right to acquire additional Class A Units from the Partnership sufficient for Mother Frances to own ten percent (10%) of the Partnership interests of the Partnership on the following terms:

6.1.1. Price. The price Mother Frances shall pay for such additional Class A Units shall be, for each one percent (1%) interest in the Partnership, one percent (1%) of the sum of (i) the net working capital of the Partnership as shown on the most recently available balance of the Partnership prior to the date such Class A Units are issued plus (ii) the greater of (x) $21,900,000 or (y) the product obtained by multiplying (five) 5 times Trailing EBITDA, less (iii) the debt of the Partnership as shown on such balance sheet.

6.1.2. Mechanics of Exercise. If Mother Frances desires to exercise its Call Right, it shall deliver notice to the General Partner during the first or seventh months after the annual audited financial statements of the Partnership are delivered to Mother Frances with respect to the prior year and simultaneously tender the price for the additional Class A Units in cash.

6.1.3. Termination of Call Rights. If Mother Frances exercises its right to put its Partnership interests to PPI or the Partnership pursuant to Section 6.2, its rights under this Section 6.1 shall forthwith cease.

6.2. Put Right. Commencing July 1, 1998, Mother Frances shall have the right to put its original five percent (5%) Partnership interest in the Partnership (or so much thereof as shall be remaining in the event of the issuance of Class B Units pursuant to Section 5.11) either to PPI or the Partnership (at the option of PPI) on the following terms:

6.2.1. Price. The price PPI or the Partnership shall pay to Mother Frances for such Partnership interest shall be five percent (5%) of the sum of (i) the net working capital of the Partnership as shown on the most recently available balance of the Partnership prior to the date such Partnership interest is issued plus (ii) the greater of (x) $21,900,000 or (y) the product obtained by multiplying 5 times Trailing EBITDA, less (iii) the debt of the Partnership as shown on such balance sheet.

6.2.2. Mechanics of Exercise. If Mother Frances desires to exercise its Put Right, it shall deliver notice to the General Partner during the ninety (90) days after the annual audited financial statements of the Partnership are delivered to Mother Frances with respect to the prior year, and the Partnership or PPI shall pay the price for such additional Partnership interest in cash within thirty (30) days.

6.2.3. Termination of Put Rights. If Mother Frances exercises its right to purchase additional Partnership interest pursuant to Section 6.1, its rights under this Section 6.2 shall forthwith cease.

6.3. Adjustment of Percentage Interest. In the event of the exercise of the Call Right or Put Right under this Article, the Percentage Interests of the Class A and the Class B Limited Partners shall be adjusted in proportion to the number of Units owned by them of the date of the transfer pursuant to this Article.

ARTICLE VII

Special Put/Call Rights with Respect to Class B and Class C Units

7.1 Partnership’s and General Partner’s Right of First Refusal with Respect to Class B Limited Partners. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Article 5, if any Class B Limited Partner receives or obtains an offer from a Qualified Purchaser or another Partner to acquire in any manner all or any part of its interest in the Partnership which offer the Class B Limited Partner intends to accept, the Class B Limited Partner shall promptly notify the General Partner in writing of the offer received, including the name of the offeror, the number of whole or partial Units offered to be purchased, the proposed purchase price and the other terms and conditions of the offer. The Partnership shall have the option for a period of sixty (60) days from the day the General Partner receives notice of such offer to purchase such Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership on the same terms and conditions contained in the offer. The Partnership may exercise its option by notifying the Class B Limited Partner proposing to sell prior to the end of such sixty (60) day period of its exercise of the option and shall thereafter purchase such Class B Limited Partner’s interest within the subsequent sixty (60) day period (unless such exercise is subsequently revoked). If the Partnership does not exercise its option, the General Partner shall have the option to purchase such Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership on the same terms and conditions within the subsequent thirty (30) day period. If the Partnership and the General Partner fail to or both indicate in writing that they will not exercise the option, within the periods provided above, or if either the Partnership or

the General Partner exercises the option but fails to effect the purchase within the prescribed period, the Class B Limited Partner, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article 5, may convey or dispose of the part of the Partner’s interest in the Partnership that was the subject of the offer but only at the price, terms and conditions, and to the party specified in the offer notice to the General Partner. If terms and conditions more favorable to the proposed purchaser than, or in any material manner different from, those offered to the Partnership and the General Partner should be agreed to by the Class B Limited Partner, the Partnership and the General Partner shall again have the option to purchase the selling Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership which is subject to the more favorable or different purchase terms in accordance with this Section 7.1. Neither the General Partner nor the Partnership shall be liable or accountable to any Class B Limited Partner which attempts to transfer its interest in the Partnership for any loss, damage, expense, cost, or liability resulting from the Partnership’s or General Partner’s exercise or failure to exercise the purchase option under this Section 7.1, delay in notifying the Class B Limited Partner of the Partnership’s or the General Partner’s intention not to exercise the purchase option, or its enforcement of the requirements of this Section 7.1 in the event that it elects not to exercise the purchase option. The Partnership’s or the General Partner’s failure to exercise the purchase option or to indicate in writing that it is electing not to exercise the option shall not be deemed a consent of the General Partner to allow any third party transferee to become a Substituted Limited Partner, such consent being controlled by the provisions of Section 5.7.

7.2. Occurrence of Terminating Event or Adverse Terminating Event.

7.2.1 In the event a Terminating Event shall occur with respect to any Class C Limited Partner, any Class B Limited Partner or any person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner, such Class C Limited Partner, Class B Limited Partner or such Class C Limited Partner’s or Class B Limited Partner’s successor or other legal representative shall give written notice thereof to the Partnership within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event. Upon the receipt of such written notice, the Partnership shall have the right, but not the obligation, for the ensuing sixty (60) days to purchase such Class C Limited Partner’s or Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership. If the Partnership has not received written notice of a Terminating Event with respect to any Class C Limited partner, any Class B Limited Partner or any person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner as required under this Section 7.2.1, the Partnership will have the right to purchase such Class C Limited Partner’s or Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership for sixty (60) days after the Partnership has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any such event and gives written notice thereof to such Class C Limited partner or such Class B Limited Partner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the failure of a Class C Limited Partner or a Class B Limited Partner to notify the Partnership of the occurrence of a Terminating Event as required under this Section 7.2.1 shall not constitute the occurrence of an Adverse Terminating Event.

7.2.2 In the event the General Partner determines that an Adverse Terminating Event has occurred with respect to any Class C Limited Partner, any Class B Limited Partner or any person who owns an interest in a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner, the Partnership shall give written notice thereof to such Partner and, for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of such notice, the Partnership shall have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase such Partner’s interest in the Partnership.

7.2.3 In the event the Partnership does not elect to exercise its right to purchase such Partner’s interest in the Partnership pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) above, then the General Partner shall have the right, but not the obligation, within the immediate subsequent thirty (30) day period following the time period indicated in Section 7.2.1 hereof to purchase such Partner’s interest, pursuant to the same terms provided in Section 7.3 hereof, for Partnership purchases of such Partner’s interest.

7.3 Payment for Partnership Interest.

7.3.1 If any Class C Limited Partner’s or any Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership is purchased because of the occurrence of a Terminating Event, the amount the Partnership will pay for each Unit owned by such Partner shall be equal to the Valuation Price.

7.3.2 If the Partnership purchases any Class C Limited Partner or any Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership as a result of an Adverse Terminating Event, the amount to be paid by the Partnership to such Partner shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the Valuation Price multiplied by the number of such Partners Units, or (ii) the amount paid by such Partner to acquire his Units less any distributions other than distributions of Distributable Cash Flow, including without limitation any deemed distributions, any distributions pursuant to Section 3.9 and any returns of capital, but not less than one (1) dollar.

7.3.3 If the Partnership purchases any Class C Limited Partner’s or any Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership as provided in this Section 7.3, the Partnership shall pay any such amounts owed therefor to such Partner or its successor in a lump sum or, at the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner, in up to sixty (60) equal monthly payments with interest at the Prime Rate on the unpaid principal balance. If the General Partner exercises its discretion for the Partnership to pay for a Partnership interest in monthly installments, the first such installment will be paid to the Partner or his successor in interest on the first day of the month after thirty (30) days have expired since the Partner’s interest in the Partnership has been purchased. Each subsequent installment shall be paid on the first day of each successive month until the full amount owed to the Partner or his successor in interest has been paid. The Partnership may pre-pay in whole or in part the amount owed without penalty. The Partnership’s obligation to pay the Partner in monthly installments under this

Section 7.3 will be evidenced by a nonrecourse promissory note executed by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership.

7.4. Subsequent Legislation. If any Class C Limited Partner’s or any Class B Limited Partners are prohibited from owning an interest in the Partnership as a result of the enactment of any statute, regulation or other law or the judicial or administrative interpretation of any existing or future statute, regulation or other law, the General Partner shall attempt to restructure the Partnership in order to comply with such enactment or interpretation.. If any Class B Limited Partner shall be so prohibited from owning an interest in the Partnership and the Partnership cannot be so restructured, the Partnership will purchase all the Class B Limited Partners’ interests in the Partnership as provided in this Section 7.4. Additionally, if the enactment of any statute, regulation or other law or the judicial or administrative interpretation of any existing or future statute, regulation or law shall have the effect of limiting reimbursement of health care costs through govermnent or other payor programs or otherwise materially and adversely affects the manner in which the Partnership or its Affiliates shall operate their businesses, the General Partner shall attempt to restructure the Partnership to eliminate the adverse effect and if the Partnership cannot be so restructured, the General Partner, at its sole and absolute discretion, shall have the option to cause the Partnership to purchase all of the Class C Limited Partners’ and or Class B Limited Partners’ interests in the Partnership as provided in this Section 7.4. The Partnership shall pay each such Partner for his interest in the Partnership the Valuation Price of such interest. Such amount will be paid to each such Partner, at the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner, in a lump sum, in sixty (60) equal monthly payments with interest on the unpaid principal balance at the Prime Rate. If the General Partner exercise its discretion to pay for a Partnership interest in sixty (60) monthly installments, the first such installment shall be paid to such Limited Partner on the first day of the month after thirty (30) days have expired since the Partner’s interest in the Partnership had been terminated, with subsequent installments paid on the first day of each successive month thereafter until paid in full. The Partnership may pre-pay in whole or in part the amount owed without penalty. The Partnership’s obligation to pay the such Partners in sixty (60) equal monthly installments under this Section 7.4 will be evidenced by nonrecourse promissory notes executed by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership.

7.5. Divorce of Class C Limited Partner or a Class B Limited Partner. In the event of a divorce of a Class C Limited P, a Class B Limited Partner or a person who owns an interest in a Qualified P. C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan which is a Class B Limited Partner in which all or any part of the divorcing Partner’s or person’s interest in the Partnership is awarded to the spouse, the divorcing Partner or person shall have the first and prior right to purchase from the spouse the interest or portion thereof to be transferred to the spouse. In the event the divorcing Partner or person is unable or unwilling to purchase such interest within sixty (60) days of the order or settlement agreement effecting the award, the Partnership shall have the exclusive right to purchase such interest for a period of sixty (60) days after the expiration of such prior sixty (60) day period or the earlier receipt by the Partnership of written notice from the divorcing Partner or person that he is unable or unwilling to purchase such interest. The Partnership shall give written notice to the spouse of its election to purchase such interest within such sixty (60) day period. In the event of the purchase by either the divorcing Partner or person or the Partnership, the purchase price for such interest shall be the Valuation Price, multiplied by that percentage of the interest of the divorcing Partner or person which was

awarded to the spouse. The last day of the month in which the order or settlement agreement effecting the award was dated will be the time used as the reference time for determining the last ended period for purposes of the Valuation Price; the purchase price so determined will be payable in the manner described in Section 7.3.3.

7.6 Repurchase of Excess Interest. In the event any Class B Limited Partner at any time owns more one than one percent (1%) of the Partnership interests, the Partnership shall have the exclusive right to purchase that portion of such Partnership interest which exceeds one percent (l %) of the Partnership interest (the “Excess Interest”) for a period of sixty (60) days after the Partnership receives notice of the ownership of such Excess Interest. The Partnership shall give written notice to such Class B Limited Partner of its election to purchase such Excess Interest within such sixty (60) day period. The purchase price for such Excess Interest shall be the lesser of a) the Valuation Price multiplied by the Excess Interest or b) the purchase price paid by such Class B Limited Partner for that portion or portions of such Class B Limited Partners Partnership interest which caused such Class B Limited Partner’s Partnership interest to be in excess of one percent (1%) of the Partnership interests multiplied by the Excess Interest. The last day of the month in which such Class B Limited Partner became the owner of such Excess Interest will be the time used as the reference time for determining the last ended period for purposes of the Valuation Price. For the purpose of this Section 7.6, the Partnership interests of any individual Class B Limited Partner shall be aggregated with the Partnership interests of any Class B Limited Partner which is a Qualified P.C. or a Qualified Retirement Plan in which the individual Class B Limited Partner has any interest, and the interests of any Class B Limited Partner which is a Qualified P.C. shall be aggregated with the interests of any Class B Limited Partner which is Qualified Retirement Plan in which such Qualified P.C. or any individual Qualified Purchaser, whether or not a Class B Limited Partner, has any interest.

7.7 Put and Call Provisions. At anytime following the third anniversary of the acquisition of a Partnership interest by a Class B Limited Partner, such Class B Limited Partner shall have the right, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Partnership, to require the Partnership to repurchase such Partnership interest. The purchase price for such Partnership interest shall be the lesser of (i) the Valuation Price multiplied by the number of such Class B Limited Partner’s Units, or (ii) the amount paid by the Class B Limited Partner to acquire his Units less any distributions other than distributions of Distributable Cash Flow, including without limitation any deemed distributions, any distributions pursuant to Section 3.9 and any returns of capital, but not less than one (1) dollar. At anytime following the third anniversary of the acquisition of a Partnership interest by a Class B Limited Partner, the Partnership, at the sole discretion of the General Partner, shall have the right, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the any Class B Limited Partner, to require such Class B Limited Partner to sell such Partnership interest to the Partnership. The purchase price for such Partnership interest shall be the Valuation Price multiplied by the number of such Class B Limited Partner’s Units. The last day of the month in which the notice of the exercise of the provisions of this Section either by a Class B Limited Partner or the Partnership will be the time used as the reference time for determining the last ended period for purposes of the Valuation Price.

7.8 Federal Income Tax Treatment. In the event the Partnership exercises the right to purchase any Partner’s interest in the Partnership under this Article VII, one hundred percent (100%) of all payments made by the Partnership to such Partner hereunder in consideration for such Partner’s Partnership interest will, for Federal income tax purposes, be classified as a Code Section 736(b) payment except for such Partner’s share of the Partnership’s “unrealized receivables,” as defined in Code Section 751(c) which will be classified as a Code Section 736(a)(l) payment. The General Partner shall conclusively determine or cause to be determined any such Partner’s share of “unrealized receivables.” Neither the Partnership nor the General Partner shall be liable to any Person for any inaccuracy in determining any such Partner’s share of the Partnership’s “unrealized receivables.”

ARTICLE VIII

Dissolution and Termination

8.1. Events Causing Dissolution and Termination.

The Partnership shall be dissolved upon (1) the expiration of the term of the Partnership stated in this Agreement; (2) the sale of all of the assets of the Partnership and the distribution of the net proceeds therefrom; (3) at any time with the written consent of the General Partner and of all of the Class A Limited Partners; (4) the resignation, dissolution and liquidation or conversion of the General Partner if no substitute General Partner is elected within sixty (60) days as provided in Section 5.3; and (5) any other event as may be provided by law. The Partnership shall be terminated when the winding up of Partnership affairs has been completed following dissolution.

8.2. Winding Up Affairs on Dissolution.

Upon dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner, or the persons required or permitted by law to carry out the winding up of the affairs of the Partnership, shall promptly notify all Partners of such dissolution; shall wind up the affairs of the Partnership; shall prepare and file all instruments or documents required by law to be filed to reflect the dissolution of the Partnership; and, after paying or providing for the payment of all liabilities and obligations of the Partnership, shall distribute the assets of the Partnership as provided by law and the terms of this Agreement.

8.3. Distributions in Accordance with Capital Accounts.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon liquidation of the Partnership (or any Partner’s interest in the Partnership) liquidating distributions shall be made, in all cases, in accordance with the Partners’ positive capital account balances determined after all adjustments to the Partners’ capital accounts for the taxable year. Such distribution shall be made within the time periods required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b). In the event that upon liquidation of the Partnership, the General Partner has a deficit balance in its capital account, the General Partner shall contribute to the capital of the Partnership an amount of money equal to the lesser of (a) such deficit balance, or (b) the excess of 1.01 percent of the

total capital contributions by the Limited Partners to the Partnership over the total amount of capital contributions made to the Partnership by the General Partner. Any amounts contributed by the General Partner shall be added to the amounts described above and shall be distributed in the manner provided in this Section 6.4.

ARTICLE IX

Fiscal Matters

9.1. Books and Records.

The General Partner shall maintain full and accurate books of the Partnership at its principal place of business or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by the General Partner, showing all receipts and expenditures assets and liabilities, profits and losses, and all other records necessary for recording the Partnership’s business and affairs. Each Partner and its duly authorized representatives shall at all time have access to and may inspect and copy any of such books and records.

9.2. Fiscal Year.

The fiscal year of the Partnership shall end on December 31 of each year.

9.3 . Reports to Partners.

The General Partner shall cause to be prepared at the Partnership’s expense, and shall deliver to each Partner the following reports:

9.3.1. Within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, all information necessary for the preparation of the Limited Partners’ federal income tax returns;

9.3.2. Any Partner may obtain, at such Partner’s expense, such other reports on the Partnership’s operations and conditions as such Partner may reasonably request, which reports shall be mailed by the General Partner within one (1) month after notice of such Partner’s request.

9.4. Bank Accounts and Temporary Investments.

All funds of the Partnership shall be deposited in its name in such checking, savings or other accounts as shall be designated by the General Partner from time to time separate and apart from, and not commingled with, the accounts of any other persons, including the accounts of the General Partner or its Affiliates. Withdrawals therefrom shall be made upon such signature or signatures as the General Partner may designate.

9.5. Accounting Decisions.

All decisions as to accounting matters shall be made by the General Partner in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistency applied, unless another method of accounting not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is selected for tax reporting purposes.

ARTICLE X

Expenses of the Partnership

10.1. Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred by the General Partner.

All expenses of the Partnership’s business should be billed directly to and paid by the Partnership. The General Partner shall be reimbursed by the Partnership for all direct expenses incurred by it to unrelated third parties in counection with the Partnership’s business, including legal, accounting, and financial services.

ARTICLE XI

Special Covenant of Class C Limited Partners and Class B Limited Partners

11.1. Non-Ownership Provision. Each Class C Limited Partner and Class B Limited Partner agrees that while he is a Partner and for two (2) years thereafter neither he nor any of his Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, hold an ownership interest in any health care facility (which shall include, without limitation, general acute care hospitals, specialty hospitals, comprehensive rehabilitation facilities, rehabilitation agencies, diagnostic imaging centers, inpatient or outpatient psychiatric or substance abuse facilities, ambulatory or other types of surgery centers and/or home health agencies) that is located within the greater of a) fifty (50) miles of the Project or b) Anderson County Texas and counties contiguous thereto. (“Competing Business”) without the prior written consent of the General Partner. Each such Partner expressly agrees that neither he nor any of his Affiliates shall violate the terms of this Section 11.1 while such Limited Partner is a limited partner of the Partnership and for a period of two (2) years thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.1, no such Partner will be in violation of this Section 11.1 if such Partner or any Affiliate of such Partner held an ownership interest in a Competing Business on or before January 1, 1997 and such Partner or Affiliate provided written notice thereof to the General Partner prior to his admission as a Partner. Nothing in this Section 11.1 is intended to prevent a Class B Limited Partner from practicing medicine, being a member of the medical staff of, or referring patients to, any other hospital or health care facility.

11.2. Limitation. If a court shall hold that the duration and/or scope (geographic or otherwise) of the agreement contained in Section 11.1 is unreasonable, then, to the extent permitted by law, the court may prescribe a duration and/or scope (geographic or otherwise) that is reasonable and judicially enforceable. The parties agree to accept such determination, subject

to their rights of appeal, which the parties hereto agree shall be substituted in place of any and every offensive part of Section 11.1, and as so modified, Section 11.1 of this Agreement shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties in the modified form.

ARTICLE XII

General Provisions

12.1. Notices.

All notices, consents, waivers, directions, requests, votes or other instruments or communications provided for under this Agreement shall be in writing, signed by the party giving the same, and shall be deemed properly given when actually received, if delivered in person, or when mailed, if sent by registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed: (a) in the case of the Partnership, to the Partnership at the principal place of business of the Partnership; or (b) in the case of any Partner individually, to such Partner at his address set forth in Schedule A hereto. Each Partner may, by written notice to all other Partners, specify any other address for the receipt of such instruments or communications.

12.2. Power of Attorney.

Subject to the requirements of this Agreement, each Partner, by the execution of this Agreement, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the General Partner, its successor and assigns, as its true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power and authority in his name, place and stead to swear to, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in any appropriate public office any certificate or other instrument which may be necessary, desirable or appropriate to qualify or to continue the Partnership as a limited partnership in the State of Texas; any amendment to this Agreement or to any certificate or other instrument which may be necessary, desirable or appropriate to reflect the admission of a Partner, the withdrawal of a Partner or the transfer of all or any part of the interest of a Partner in the Partnership or any additional capital contributions or withdrawal of capital contributions by a Partner; any conveyance of Partnership property; any mortgage or other encumbrance of Partnership property and related documents; any note or other instrument evidencing a Partnership obligation and related documents; and any certificates or instrument which may be appropriate, necessary or desirable to reflect the dissolution and termination of the Partnership. The power of attorney granted hereby shall not be affected by disability of the principal, shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall survive the death or incompetency of any Partner and the transfer by any Partner of its interest as Partner in the Partnership.

12.3. Meetings.

Meetings of all Partners may be called by the General Partner and/or any Limited Partner. Upon receipt of a written request stating the purpose(s) of the meeting, the General Partner shall provide all Partners within ten (10) days after receipt of said request, written notice of the meeting, and the purpose thereof to be held on a date not less than fifteen (15) nor more

than sixty (60) days after receipt of said request. Any such meetings shall be held at the principal place of business of the Partnership.

12.4. Integration.

This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the Partners and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, if any, among and between the Partners relating to the subject matter hereof.

12.5. Applicable Law.

This Agreement and the rights of the Partners shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

12.6. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and all counterparts so executed shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the parties are not signatory to the original or the same counterpart, except that no counterpart shall be authentic unless signed by the General Partner.

12.7. Severability.

In case anyone or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or any application thereof shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and any other application thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

12.8. Binding Effect.

Except as herein otherwise provided to the contrary, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Partners and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

12.9. Waiver of Action of Partition.

The Partners agree that the property of the Partnership is not and will not be suitable for partition and that all the property of the Partnership should be dealt with as a single, integral unit. Accordingly, each of the Partners hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain an action for partition of any of the property of the Partnership, either as a partition in kind or a partition by sale.


	GENERAL PARTNER: PALESTINE-PRINCIPAL G.P., INC. a Texas corporation
	By:	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
		Title:

	CLASS A LIMITED PARTNERS: PALESTINE-PRINCIPAL, INC., a Tennessee corporation
	By:	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
		Title:

	MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CENTER, a Texas not-for-profit corporation

	By:
		Title:

	SUBSTITUTED CLASS A LIMITED PARTNER: PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL COMPANY OF NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation
	By:	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
		Title:


ORIGINAL GENERAL PARTNER: PHC OF DELAWARE, INC. formerly known as Principal Hospital Company, a Delaware corporation
By:	/s/ John M. Rutledge
	John M. Rutledge
	Title:	Vice President and COO


SUBSTITUTED GENERAL PARTNER: PALESTINE-PRINCIPAL G.P., INC., a Texas corporation
By:	/s/ John M. Rutledge
	John M. Rutledge
	Title:	Vice President and COO


CLASS A LIMITED PARTNERS: PALESTINE-PRINCIPAL, INC. a Tennessee corporation
By:	/s/ John M. Rutledge
	John M. Rutledge
	Title:	Vice President and COO


	MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CENTER a Texas not for profit corporation
	By:	[ILLEGIBLE]

	Title:	[ILLEGIBLE]