CERTIFICATE OF NEED

EXEMPTIONS

The Agency for Health Care Administration authorized the following exemptions pursuant to Section 408.036(3), Florida Statutes:

County: Sumter                                                                                                    District: 3

ID # E0600010                                       Decision: A                                           Issue Date: 1/8/2007

Facility/Project: The Villages Regional Hospital

Applicant: The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, Inc.

Project Description: Establish an adult inpatient diagnostic cardiac catheterization service

Proposed Project Cost: $45,000,000.00