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PROVISION FOR INDIGENT CARE.. The Lessee agrees to continue to provide healthcare services in accordance with this Lease to residents of the City without regard to their ability to pay based on eligibility guidelines established'by the Community Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or any successor thereto or, if there is no successor, by the then community services standards used by hospitals servicing comparable communities. OPERATION AND SERVICES OF THE HOSPITAL The Lessee agrees to continue to provide within the City healthcare services in accordance with the terms of this Lease and, so long as effective, the Definitive Agreement between the Lessee and CCF. The Lessee agrees to continue to provide residents of the City from facilities located within the City acute care medical/surgical services (including for children and adolescents), obstetrical/gynecological services, 24 hour a day emergency room providing trauma services, intensive care services and rescue squad/paramedic services as required by this Lease. The Lessee agrees to maintain as one of its objectives providing high quality, affordable healthcare services with rates and charges consistent with other providers in Cuyahoga County of comparable size. The Lessee agrees that so much of the Hospital as is operated as in-patient acute care facilities will be operated in compliance with the standards of the iIoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Lessee agrees that its operations will be conducted without discrimination as to race, sex, creed, color, age or national origin. The Lessee recognizes the need for positive employee relations and agrees to continue fair and just employment poliCies. An equitable private pension benefit has been made available to employees not participating in the Public Employees Retirement System. The Lessee agrees to provide the City and its residents a full disclosure of its finances through an annual audit of its financial statements which will be available to the public. This Statement of Intent does not purport to be complete and is subject in all respects to Articles I to XIV, both inclusive, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and provisions of those Articles. The language contained in said Articles I to XIV shall control and be determinative of the interpretation of this Lease and this Statement of Intent. WITNESSETH, THAT In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and in order for the City to carry out this Lease, the panics hereto covenant, agree and bind themselves as follows; provided that no covenant, agreement or obligation of the City under this Lease shall be a general debt on the City's part, but shall be payable solely out of the rentals, revenues and other income, charges and moneys realized from the use, lease, sale or other disposition of the Leased Premises, the sale of the Bonds and any'insurance and condenmation awards as herein provided: -3-