(a) The district may provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's needy residents.
(b) The hospital system may include:
(1) facilities and equipment for domiciliary care and treatment of sick, injured, or geriatric patients;
(2) outpatient clinics;
(3) rural health clinics;
(4) convalescent home facilities;
(5) assisted living or personal care facilities;
(6) physicians' offices;
(7) home health care services;
(8) durable medical equipment;
(9) long-term care;
(10) skilled nursing care;
(11) intermediate nursing care;
(12) hospice care;
(13) community mental health centers;
(14) alcohol or chemical dependency centers; and
(15) any other facilities or equipment the board considers necessary for hospital purposes.