1. (a) The district shall provide for:

   1. (1) the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district to furnish hospital care to district residents by:

      1. (A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements; and
      2. (B) equipping the buildings and improvements; and
   2. (2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.
2. (b) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

3. (c) The hospital system may include:

   1. (1) domiciliary hospital care of the sick or injured;
   2. (2) outpatient clinics;
   3. (3) dispensaries;
   4. (4) geriatric domiciliary care;
   5. (5) convalescent home facilities;
   6. (6) necessary nurses;
   7. (7) domiciliaries and training centers;
   8. (8) blood banks;
   9. (9) community health centers;
   10. (10) research centers or laboratories; and
   11. (11) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.