Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated Articles of Incorporation

The State Corporation Commission has found the accompanying articles submitted on behalf of LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED to comply with the requirements of law, and confirms payment of all required fees. Therefore, it is ORDERED that this CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT be issued and admitted to record with the articles of amendment in the Office of the Clerk of the Commission, effective November 15, 2006.

The corporation is granted the authority conferred on it by law in accordance with the articles, subject to the conditions and restrictions imposed by law.

STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

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Commissioner

The State Corporation Commission has found the accompanying articles submitted on behalf of LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED to comply with the requirements of law, and confirms payment of all required fees. Therefore, it is ORDERED that this CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT be issued and admitted to record, with the articles of amendment in the Office of the Clerk of the Commission, effective November 15, 2006.

The corporation is granted the authority conferred on it by law in accordance with the articles, subject to the conditions and restrictions imposed by law.


STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

By
		Commissioner

This is your receipt for $25.00, covering the fees for filing the following with this office:

This is also your receipt for $200.00 to cover the fee(s) for expedited service(s).

If you have any questions, please call (804) 371-9733 or toll-free in Virginia, 1-866-722-2551.

Sincerely,

/s/ Joel H. Peck

Joel H. Peck

Clerk of the Commission

Clerk’s Office (804) 371-9733 or (800) 722-2551 (toll-free in Virginia) www.sec.virginia.gov/division/clk

1. The name of the Corporation is Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated (the “Corporation”).

2. Article (c) of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

The purposes for which it is formed are to build, maintain, equip and operate one or more hospitals for the practice therein of medicine and surgery and for the care of the sick and for the purpose of educating and training nurses and for any other lawful purpose.

3. The foregoing amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation was adopted on November 15, 2006 by unanimous consent of the shareholders.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by the undersigned, its authorized officer, on November 15, 2006.


LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED

By:		/s/ Dora A. Blackwood
		Dora A. Blackwood
		Vice President and Secretary

1. The name of the Corporation is Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated (the “Corporation”).

2. Article (c) of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

3. The foregoing amendment to the Corporation’s Article of Incorporation was adopted on November 15, 2006 by unanimous consent of the shareholders.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by the undersigned, its authorized officer, on November 15, 2006


LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED

By:
		Dora A. Blackwood
		Vice President and Secretary

The undersigned, being the sole shareholder of Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated (the “Corporation”) hereby adopts the following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, effective November 15, 2006:

Article (c) of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

AGREEMENT OF MERGER dated this 28th day of December, 1977, by and between LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED, a Virginia corporation, herein called the Surviving Corporation, and OMNIMED, INC. a Virginia corporation, herein called the Merging Corporation.

Lewis-Gale Hospital will acquire Omnimed, Inc. The directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation on the effective date of this merger shall continue to be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation.

Upon the merger becoming effective, the separate existence of the Merging Corporation shall cease and all the property, rights, privileges, franchises, patents, trademarks, licenses, registrations and other assest of every kind and description of the Merging Corporation shall be transferred to, vested in and devolve upon the Surviving Corporation without further act or deed and all property, rights, and every other interest of the Surviving Corporation and the Merging Corporation shall be as effectively the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Surviving Corporation and the Merging Corporation respectively.

The outstanding shares of Merging Corporation shall be canceled and no shares of Surviving Corporation shall be issued in exchange therefor.

The Surviving Corporation and the Merging Corporation desire to effect a tax-free statutory merger pursuant to Section 368(a) Cl) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

of Directors of Lewis-Gale Hospital, incorporated and Omnimed, Inc., there was duly approved the Plan of Merger between Lewis-Gale Hospital, incorporated and Omnimed, Inc. On December 28, 1977, at a meeting of Hospital Corporation of America, the sole stockholder of both Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated and Omnimed, Inc., the Plan of Merger was adopted as approved by the Board of Directors for each corporation. Notice

for the meeting was given on November 28, 1977 in the manner provided for by Section 13.1-70 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act. Notice was accompanied by a copy of the Plan of Merger.

(C) Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated and Omnimed,Inc. are both wholly- owned subsidiaries of Hospital Corporation of America and each has one class of one thousand (1000) shares of stock issued and outstanding.

(D) The sole stockholder of both corporations, Hospital Corporation of America, voted all one thousand (1000) shares of each corporation for approval of the merger.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement of Merger to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized on this 28th day of December, 1977.


LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED

By
		Jack C. Massey, President

By
		Ira E. Parker, III, Asst. Secretary

OMNIMED, INC.

By
		Jack C. Massey, (President) By
		Ira E Parker, III, Asst. Secretary

The accompanying articles having been delivered to the State Corporation Commission on behalf of Merger of Omnimed, Inc. into Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated (both Va. corps.)

and the Commission having that the articles comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it is

ORDERED that is CERTIFICATION OF MERGER be issued, and that this order, together with the articles, be admitted to record in the office of the Commission; and that

the surviving corporation, which shall continue to be a corporation existing under the laws of the State of

and that separate existence of the corporations parties to the plan of merger, except the surviving corporation, shall cease.

The foregoing cetificate (including the accompanying articles) has been duly recorded in my office this day of and is now returned to the State Corporation Commission by certified mail.

the foregoing certificate (including the accompanying articles) has been duly authorized in my office this 17th day of January 1978 and is now returned to the Corporation by certified mail.


MARK C. CHRISTIE CHAIRMAN THEODORE V. MORRISON, JR. COMMISSIONER JUDITH WILLIAMS JAGDMANN COMMISSIONER		JOEL H. PECK CLERK OF THE COMMISSION P.O. BOX 1197 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-1197

	STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION Office of the Clerk	November 15, 2006


RE:		LEWIS-GALE HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED
ID:		0006053-3
DCN:		06-11-15-0501


Virginia		with the corporate name Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated


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