Sec. 1088.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents. (b) The district shall provide for: (1) the establishment of a hospital system by: (A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and (B) equipping the buildings; and (2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes and medical purposes. (c) The hospital system may include: (1) facilities for domiciliary care 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 medical care, hospital care, and public safety and health. (d) A facility for public safety and health described by Subsection (c)(10) may only be: (1) constructed by the district using private money; and (2) used by the district, or any governmental entity to which the district leases the facility, for public safety and health purposes.
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