Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1061.104
Hospital System
(a)
The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system, including medical facilities and other health facilities, 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 buildings and equipment for hospital and medical care 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’ domiciliaries;(6)
training centers;(7)
training facilities for doctors and nurses and for other health care disciplines;(8)
blood banks;(9)
community mental health centers;(10)
research centers or laboratories;(11)
parking; and(12)
any other facilities the board considers necessary for a hospital or hospital system and a medical facility or other health facility included in the hospital or hospital system.
Source:
Section 1061.104 — Hospital System, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1061.htm#1061.104 (accessed May 26, 2025).
