DEXTER COMMUNITY REGIONAL

THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF PURPOSES, AS PRESENTED IN THE CORPORATE BY-LAWS, IS (1) TO ENSURE, AS OWNER AND LESSOR, THE VIABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN DEXTER, MISSOURI, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE DEXTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BY SCRUTINIZING THE LESSEE'S OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL TO ENSURE THAT THE LESSEE ABIDES BY THE LEASE TERMS AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE HEALTH CARE NEEDED IN THE DEXTER AREA; AND (2) TO BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE ORGANIZATION ORIGINALLY OPERATED A FULL SERVICE 50 BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INCLUDING PROVISION OF LIMITED CHARITABLE CARE TO THE DEXTER, MISSOURI COMMUNITY AS ITS PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY DURING THE PERIOD 1968 - 1999. IN 1999, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL WITHOUT CUTTING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE DEXTER, MISSOURI COMMUNITY, THE ORGANIZATION LEASED THE HOSPITAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIP