(Notice date: December 21, 2018; 2:00pm)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (“MDFA”) on January 8, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at its offices located at 99 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts. If MDFA’s offices are closed on January 8, 2019 due to unforeseen circumstances, including adverse weather conditions, the public hearing will be held on the next business day on which MDFA’s offices are open at the same time and location. The purpose of the hearing will be the proposed issuance of qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, as defined in Section 145 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $376,000,000 (the “Bonds”), for a plan of financing for Wellforce, Inc. (“Wellforce”) to finance and refinance healthcare facilities owned and/or operated or to be owned and/or operated by Wellforce or its affiliates described herein and related working capital expenditures, including costs of issuance, at the addresses noted herein, including, but not limited to:

I. Financing new costs of healthcare facilities in an overall aggregate principal amount not to exceed $118,000,000 and to be allocated in whole or in part, at one or more of the locations in Massachusetts as follows:

A. Construction, renovation, improvement and equipping of healthcare facilities for Tufts Medical Center, Inc. (“TMC”) each located on the main campus of Tufts Medical Center, the principal address of which is 800 Washington Street, Boston and which extends to the area bounded by Kneeland Street, Harrison Avenue, Oak Street, Tremont Street, and Stuart Street (the “TMC Main Campus”) as follows:

(i) acquisition and construction of a linear accelerator and related equipment in the Proger building and renovation of approximately 1,400 square feet in the Proger building and the Ziskind building; (ii) renovation of approximately 6,000 square feet of the intensive care unit in the 4th floor of the Pratt building, the acquisition of 9 new ICU beds and equipment, and the relocation of the existing cardiovascular clinic; (iii) renovation and improvements to approximately 94,846 square feet of the building at 35 Kneeland Street; (iv) elevator replacement and modernization in the Atrium at the 800 Washington Street entrance, Proger, South, Floating Hospital, Pratt and other buildings on the TMC Main Campus; (v) acquisition and installation of new surgical lights in approximately 23 operating rooms in the 5th floor of the Floating Hospital and the North building; (vi) acquisition and installation of a new emergency generator at the Floating Hospital; (vii) acquisition of approximately 57 new ICU beds at the Pratt and Proger buildings; (viii) renovation of approximately 700 square feet of the Neuroscience - Angio suite at the Proger building; (ix) acquisition and installation of approximately 6 main chemistry analyzers/track and aliquotter at the Floating Hospital; (x) renovation of approximately 1,200 square feet of laboratory space at the Floating Hospital; (xi) renovation of approximately 10,000 square feet of the 5th floor of the Proger building; (xii) information technology upgrades; (xiii) the acquisition and replacement of capital equipment, other routing capital expenditures and renovations and restorations to existing facilities on the TMC Main Campus necessary for compliance with licensing and accreditation standards; and (xiv) other routine capital expenditures included in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 capital budget; and

B. Construction, renovation, improvement and equipping of healthcare facilities for MelroseWakefield Healthcare, Inc. (“MWHC”) as follows:

(i)(a) construction and equipping of approximately 11,474 square feet of central sterile processing and endoscopy space at the 88 and 89 Ancillary Buildings; (b) acquisition and (Notice date: December 21, 2018; 2:00pm)

installation of a nurse call system at Melrose Wakefield Hospital; (c) construction and equipping of an approximately 7,389 square foot labor and delivery suite at the 63 and 64 Building; (d) construction and equipping of approximately 2,514 square feet of operating rooms at the Ancillary Building; (e) information technology upgrades; and (f) other routine capital expenditures included in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 capital budget, all located at 585 Lebanon Street Melrose; and

(ii)(a) acquisition and installation of electrical distribution and switch gear at the 67 and 77 Buildings; (b) construction, renovation and equipping of an approximately 12,000 square foot ambulatory campus women’s health center on two floors of the 58 and 67 Buildings; (c) construction, renovation and equipping of approximately 6,000 square feet of physical therapy and other space at the 24, 50, 58, 67 and 77 Buildings; and (d) information technology upgrades, all located at 170 Governors Avenue, Medford; and

(iii)(a)construction, renovation and equipping of approximately 25,669 square feet for various administrative offices and meeting spaces; and (b) information technology upgrades, all located at 15 Green Street, Melrose; and

II. Refinancing existing completed healthcare facilities at the following locations in Massachusetts in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $258,000,000 and to be allocated to the redemption, in whole or in part, of one or more of the following outstanding obligations:

A. MDFA Revenue Bonds, Hallmark Health System Issue, Series C (2008) which refinanced healthcare facilities as follows:

(i) refinanced certain promissory notes used to finance the acquisition, on October 1, 1997, by LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. (formerly, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and predecessor to MWHC) of substantially all of the assets of three other acute care hospitals, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Whidden Memorial Hospital and The Malden Hospital, to be used to provide hospital and other health care services, specifically: (a) the refinancing of a promissory note used to finance the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Melrose- Wakefield Healthcare Corp. located at 585 Lebanon Street, 830 Main Street and 8 Crystal Street, all in Melrose (collectively, the “Melrose-Wakefield Campus”) and 88 Garland Street, 92 Garland Street, 96 Garland Street, 103 Garland Street, 391 Broadway, 58-60 Fremont Avenue and 62-64 Fremont Avenue, all in Everett (collectively, the “Whidden Campus”); and (b) the refinancing of a promissory note used to finance the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of The Malden Hospital located at Hospital Road, Malden (the “Malden Campus”); and (ii) refinanced certain capitalized leases of LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. that were used for equipment, other routine capital expenditures and renovations at 170 Governors Avenue, Medford (the “Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford Campus”), which refinancing was accomplished by financing the transfer of the leased property to LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. by the lessor thereof; and (iii) financed the acquisition of equipment, other routine capital expenditures and certain renovations of LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford Campus, the Melrose-Wakefield Campus, the Whidden Campus and the Malden Campus; and

B. MDFA Revenue Bonds, (Hallmark Health System, Inc. Project), Series 2011C which financed healthcare facilities as follows:

(i) the acquisition and installation of various medical, surgical, patient monitoring, HVAC and computer equipment, computer hardware and software, furnishings and fixtures, and (Notice date: December 21, 2018; 2:00pm)

related renovations, (ii) construction, renovation, and improvement of patient rooms, medical, and surgical facilities, including the furnishing and equipping thereof, (iii) other routine capital expenditures, renovations and construction, (iv) working capital, and (v) costs of issuance, all of which projects are owned and operated by MWHC, used in connection with the MWHC’s day-to-day operations, and located at the following locations: 239 Commercial St., Malden; 178 Savin St., Malden; 170 Governors Ave., Medford; 101 Main St., Medford,; 585 Lebanon St., Melrose; 775, 830 Main St., Melrose; 8, 18-24 Porter St., Melrose; 61, 63, 65 Rowe St., Melrose; 480 Lincoln Ave., Saugus; 48 Montvale Ave., Stoneham; and 400 Unicorn Park Dr., Woburn; and similar projects owned and operated by MWHC but located at the following locations: 109 Commercial St., Malden; 578 Main St., Malden; 50 Rowe St., Melrose; 30 New Crossings Road, Reading; 425 Revere St., Revere; 480 Lincoln Ave., Saugus; 645 Broadway, Somerville; 41 Montvale Ave., Stoneham; and 3 Woodland Road, Stoneham; and

C. MDFA Revenue Bonds, (Hallmark Health System, Inc. Project), Series 2013A which financed and refinanced healthcare facilities as follows:

the existing projects previously refinanced by the MassDevelopment’s Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A and Series 2011B, which were issued to partially refund the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority’s Revenue Bonds, Hallmark Health System Issue, Series A (1998) and Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority’s Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Hallmark Health System Issue, Series B (1998) the proceeds of which were used by the Institution to: (a) refinance certain promissory notes used to finance the acquisition, on October 1, 1997, by LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. of substantially all of the assets of three other acute care hospitals, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Whidden Memorial Hospital and The Malden Hospital, for use to provide hospital and other health care services, specifically, (i) the refinancing of a promissory note used to finance the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Melrose-Wakefield Healthcare Corp. located at 585 Lebanon Street, 830 Main Street and 8 Crystal Street, all in Melrose and 88 Garland Street, 92 Garland Street, 96 Garland Street, 103 Garland Street, 391 Broadway, 58-60 Fremont Avenue and 62-64 Fremont Avenue, all in Everett; and (ii) the refinancing of a promissory note used to finance the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of The Malden Hospital located at Hospital Road, Malden, Massachusetts; (b) refinance certain capitalized leases of LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. that were used for equipment, other routine capital expenditures and renovations at 170 Governors Avenue, Medford; and (c) finance the acquisition of equipment, other routine capital expenditures and certain renovations of LMMMWW Hospitals, Inc. at the above-mentioned locations; and

D. MDFA Revenue Bonds, Lowell General Hospital Issue, Series E and Series F (2012) which financed healthcare facilities in Lowell, as follows:

the acquisition by Lowell General Hospital of substantially all of the assets of Saints Medical Center, Inc, including (a) the main hospital building at 12 Bartlett Street (also known as One Hospital Drive), (b) the boiler plant and laundry facility at 122 Stackpole Street, (c) the parking garage at 272-280 E. Merrimack Street, (d) the Cancer Center at 2 Hospital Drive, and (e) the Women’s Health and Wellness Center located at 203 Turnpike Street in North Andover;

E. MDFA Revenue Bonds, Tufts Medical Center Issue, Series J (2017) which financed and refinanced healthcare facilities as follows: (Notice date: December 21, 2018; 2:00pm)

(i) refinanced existing completed projects previously financed and refinanced with a portion of the proceeds of the MassDevelopment Revenue Bonds (Tufts Medical Center Issue), Series 2011, including: (A) the acquisition of certain capital equipment originally financed with certain capital leases, including a variety of surgical, patient monitoring and care, furnishing, computer software and hardware and radiology, cardiology and oncology equipment located at 800 Washington Street, Boston and 260 Tremont Street, Boston leased by the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority in 2008 and 2009 and subleased to the Borrower, and related installation and renovation costs; (B) the renovation of and acquisition of equipment located in (1) the Neuro Intensive Care Unit in the Proger Building, (2) the Pediatric Catheterization Laboratory in the Floating Hospital, (3) a hybrid operating room suite in the Floating Hospital and (4) additional pre- and post-procedure rooms to enhance operating rooms in the Proger Building, each located on TMC Main Campus; and (C) the acquisition and installment of capital equipment and the renovation of existing buildings owned or operated by the Borrower or any affiliate on the TMC Main Campus; and (ii) financed new costs of projects included in the 2017 and 2018 capital budget of the Borrower, (except as noted all located on the TMC Main Campus) including but not limited to: (A) the renovation of and acquisition of equipment located in (1) the Endoscopy Suite in the Proger Building, (2) the CardioVascular Center in the Proger Building, including conversion of an existing cardiac catheterization laboratory into a hybrid operating room suite, (3) the Emergency Department in the North Building (the “Emergency Department”), including adding a Computerized Tomography (CT) Room and associated support space, (4) the Electrophysiology Lab located in the South Building, (5) the triage area in the Emergency Department, (6) the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center located in the South Building, and (7) the infusion center to be operated by the Borrower in property owned by an affiliate and located at 41 Montvale Avenue, Stoneham; and (B) the acquisition and replacement of information technology equipment, diagnostic imaging equipment, and other capital equipment, other routine capital expenditures, the renovation, including furnishing, equipping, maintaining, and repairing of the house staff lounge and other facilities located at the TMC Main Campus, and restorations to existing facilities located at the TMC Main Campus necessary for compliance with licensing and accreditation standards; and

F. Term loan which financed the acquisition by TMC of the real property and improvements located at 35 Kneeland Street, Boston.

The Bonds do not and will not constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts or MDFA. Interested persons wishing to express their views on the projects or the issuance of the Bonds to finance and refinance such projects will be given the opportunity to do so at the public hearing or may, prior to the time of the public hearing, submit their views in writing to MDFA at 99 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.

MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY

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