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EXHIBIT 3.53
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF HARTSELLE, INC.
1. The name of the corporation is NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF HARTSELLE, INC.
2. The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
3. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is:
To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
4. The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000) common and the par value of each of such shares is One Dollar ($1.00) amounting in the aggregate to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
5A. The name and mailing address of each incorporator is as follows:
     
NAME
  MAILING ADDRESS
 
    
D. A. Hampton
  Corporation Trust Center
 
  1209 Orange Street
 
  Wilmington, Delaware 19801
 
    
J. A. Grodzicki
  Corporation Trust Center
 
  1209 Orange Street
 
  Wilmington, Delaware 19801
 
    
S. J. Queppet
  Corporation Trust Center
 
  1209 Orange Street
 
  Wilmington, Delaware 19801
5B. The name and mailing address of each person, who is to serve as a director until the first annual meeting of the stockholders or until a successor is elected and qualified, is as follows:
     
NAME
  MAILING ADDRESS
 
    
Stephen L. Phelps
  444 North Oates Street
 
  Dothan, Alabama 36303

 

 

6. The corporation is to have perpetual existence.
7. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the corporation.
8. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the corporation shall so provide.
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the by-laws may provide. The books of the corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or in the by-laws of the corporation.
9. The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being each of the incorporators hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do make this certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is our act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set our hands this 23th day of May, 1986.
/s/D. A. Hampton
D. A. Hampton
/s/J. A. Grodzicki
J. A. Grodzicki
/s/S. J. Queppet
S. J. Queppet

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STATE OF DELAWARE
SECRETARY OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
FILED 09.00 AM 11/01/1994
944209825 — 2091884
CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED
OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT
OF
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF HARTSELLE, INC.
The Board of Directors of:
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF HARTSELLE, INC.
a Corporation of the State of Delaware, on this 25th day of October, A.D. 1994, do hereby resolve and order that the location of the Registered Office of this Corporation within this State be, and the same hereby is:
1013 Centre Road, in the City of Wilmington, in the County of New Castle, Delaware, 19805.
The name of the Registered Agent therein and in charge thereof upon whom process against the Corporation may be served, is: CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY.
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF HARTSELLE, INC.
a Corporation of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at a meeting held as herein stated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by Sara Martin-Michels, Assistant Secretary this 25th day of October A.D. 1994.
/s/Sara Martin-Michels
Authorized Officer

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CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED OFFICE
AND OF REGISTERED AGENT
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF HARTSELLE, INC.
2. The registered office of the Corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to 9 East Loockerman Street, Suite 1B, City of Dover 19901, County of Kent.
3. The registered agent of the Corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to National Registered Agents, Inc., the business office of which is identical with the registered office of the corporation as hereby changed.
4. The Corporation has authorized the changes hereinbefore set forth by resolution of its Board of Directors.
Signed on 11-4-03
/s/Sherry Connelly
SHERRY CONNELLY
ASST SECRETARY
State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
Delivered 10:47 AM 11/12/2003
FILED 09:49 AM 11/12/2003
SRV 030724072 — 2001884 FILE

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