MEETING HOUSE LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

MEETING HOUSE LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE, PC (THE PRACTICE) WAS INCORPORATED ON MARCH 30, 2007 AS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES. THE PRACTICE PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED BY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (HOSPITAL) AND ALSO TO PATIENTS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. HOSPITAL IDENTIFIED CERTAIN HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE UNMET. HOSPITAL DETERMINED THAT THE BEST WAY TO FULFILL THESE HEALTH CARE NEEDS WAS FOR THE PRACTICE TO ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPITAL AND THE PRACTICE RECONGNIZED THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD FACILITATE BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTY PAYORS AND ALSO ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. THE PRACTICE'S MEDICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT PHYSICIAN PRACTICE LOCATIONS WITHIN HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. HOSPITAL IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZE