15-231. Hospital; establishment.
A primary city may purchase or otherwise acquire ground for and erect, establish, operate, regulate, and repair a city hospital or any hospital, the governing board of which is appointed by the mayor or council; to receive donations and bequests of money or property for the same in trust or otherwise; and to issue bonds of the city for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, equipping, or furnishing such hospital facilities.
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