Exhibit 3.346
| File Number: LC0961963 Date Filed: 04/14/2009 Robin Carnahan Secretary of State |
MISSOURI ARTICLES
OF ORGANIZATION
Pursuant to the Missouri Limited Liability Company Act, the undersigned certify the following, that:
| 1. | The name of the limited liability company is: |
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC.
| 2. | The purpose for which the limited liability company is organized is: to engage in any lawful business purpose. |
| 3. | The name and address of the limited liability company’s registered agent in Missouri is: |
CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
120 South Central Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105.
| 4. | The management of the limited liability company is vested in the manager of the company: |
Hospital Management Associates, Inc.
5811 Pelican Bay Blvd., Suite 500
Naples, FL 34108.
| 5. | The limited liability company shall continue until dissolved in accordance with the terms of these Articles or by operation of law. |
| 6. | The name and street address of the organizer is: |
Timothy R. Parry
5811 Pelican Bay Blvd., Suite 500
Naples, FL 34108.
| 7. | The effective date of this document is the date it is filed by the secretary of state. |
In affirmation thereof, the facts stated above are true:
| /s/ Timothy R. Parry |
| Timothy R. Parry, Incorporator |
| File Number: LC0961963 Date Filed: 04/21/2009 Robin Carnahan Secretary of State |
NOTICE OF MERGER
OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Pursuant to the Missouri Limited Liability Company Act, the undersigned certify the following, that:
| 1. | The name and jurisdiction of organization of each limited liability company which is to merge is: |
| (1) | Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company |
| (2) | Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
| 2. | The surviving entity and the jurisdiction of its organization or formation is: |
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company.
| 3. | This merger was authorized and approved by the members of each party to the merger in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where it was organized or formed. |
| 4. | The articles of organization of the surviving Missouri limited liability company are not amended as a result of the merger. |
| 5. | The executed agreement of merger is on file at the principal place of business of the surviving limited liability company, the address of which is: Health Management Associates, Inc., Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 500, Naples, FL 34108. |
| 6. | A copy of the agreement of merger will be furnished by the surviving entity, on request and without cost, to any member or owner of any entity that is a party to the merger. |
| 7. | The effective date of this document is the date it is filed by the secretary of state. |
In affirmation thereof, the facts stated above are true this 17th day of April, 2009:
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC | ||
| a Missouri limited liability company | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy R. Parry | |
| Timothy R. Parry Senior Vice President | ||
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC | ||
| a Delaware limited liability company | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy R. Parry | |
| Timothy R. Parry Senior Vice President | ||