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