(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;(2) equipping the buildings; and(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.(b) The hospital system may include:(1) facilities for domiciliary care and treatment of the sick or injured;(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;(3) dispensaries;(4) facilities for geriatric care, including assisted living facilities and independent elderly living facilities;(5) nursing home facilities;(6) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;(7) blood banks;(8) community mental health centers;(9) research centers or laboratories; and(10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 1293), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.