State of Florida

Department of State

I certify the attached is a true and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date, of LARGO MEDICAL CENTER, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, as shown by the records of this office.

The document number of this corporation is 533776.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

LARGO HOSPITAL, INC.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby agree to organize a corporation under the Laws of the State of Florida with articles of incorporation as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is LARGO HOSPITAL, INC.

SECOND: The general nature of the business or businesses to be transacted is as follows:

The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation is the management of general hospitals and the building, leasing, owning and operation of private general hospitals and including, but not limited to pharmacies, psychiatric care facilities, medical office buildings, beauty shops, book stores, flower and gift stores, in connection with said management, building, leasing, ownership and operation of hospitals. The foregoing notwithstanding, this corporation may engage in any activity or business permitted under the laws of the United States and of the State of Florida and may exercise those powers as enumerated in ?608.13 of the Florida General Corporation Law as presently in force or as may be amended.

To manufacture, purchase or otherwise acquire, invest in, own, mortgage, pledge, sell, assign and transfer or otherwise dispose of, trade, deal in and deal with goods, wares and merchandise and personal property of every class and description.

To make and enter into all contracts necessary and proper for the conduct of the business of the corporation; to purchase the corporate assets of any other corporation and engage

in the same character of business; and to take, hold, sell and convey such property as may be necessary in order to obtain or secure payment of any indebtedness or liability to the corporation.

To contract debts and borrow money at such rates of interest not to exceed the lawful interest rate and upon such terms as the corporation, or its board of directors, may deem necessary or expedient and shall authorize or agree upon, issue and sell bonds, debentures, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, and execute such mortgages, or other instruments upon or encumbering its property or credit to secure the payment of money borrowed or owing by it, as occasion may require and the board of directors deem expedient.

To acquire, enjoy, utilize, and dispose of patents, copyrights and trade marks and any licenses or other rights or interests thereunder or therein.

To guarantee, endorse, purchase, hold, sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of the capital stock of, or any bonds, securities or other evidences of indebtedness created by any other corporation of this state or any other state or government; while owner of such stock to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote such stock.

To conduct business, have one or more offices in, and buy, hold, mortgage, sell, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, and buy, hold, mortgage, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of franchises in this state and in any of the several states, territories, possessions and dependencies of the United States, the District of Columbia, and in foreign countries.

To do all and everything necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the objects enumerated in these articles of incorporation or necessary or incidental to the benefit and protection of the corporation, and to carry on any lawful business necessary or incidental to the

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attainment of the objects of the corporation whether or not such business is similar in nature to the objects enumerated in these articles of incorporation.

In general, to carry on any other business in connection with the foregoing, and to have and exercise all the powers conferred by the laws of Florida upon corporations formed under the Laws of the State of Florida, and to do any or all of the things hereinbefore set forth to the same extent as natural persons might or could do.

The objects and purposes specified in the foregoing clauses shall, except where otherwise expressed, be in nowise limited or restricted by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any other clause in these articles of incorporation, but the objects and purposes specified in each of the foregoing clauses of these articles shall be regarded as independent objects and purposes.

THIRD: The amount of capital stock authorized is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and the maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each.

FOURTH: The amount of capital with which the corporation will begin business is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

FIFTH: The corporation is to lave perpetual existence.

SIXTH: The street address of the principal office of the corporation in Florida is 100 Biscayne Blvd., c/o C T Corporation System, Miami, Dade County, Florida 33132, or at such other place within the state as the board of directors from time to time by appropriate action, shall determine.

SEVENTH: The number of directors of the corporation shall be three (3).

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EIGHTH: The names and street addresses of the members of the first board of directors, who shall hold office for the first year of existence of the corporation or until their successors are elected or appointed and have qualified, are:

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