(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.