(a) The district shall provide for the establishment and administration for hospital purposes of a hospital system by:(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring by gift or otherwise, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and(2) equipping the buildings.(b) The hospital system may include:(1) facilities for domiciliary care and treatment of the sick, injured, or geriatric;(2) outpatient clinics;(3) dispensaries;(4) convalescent home facilities;(5) necessary nurses;(6) 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.
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