348.2 - CONSOLIDATION -- POWERS OF TRUSTEES.

        348.2  CONSOLIDATION -- POWERS OF TRUSTEES.         In all counties of the state having a population of one hundred      thirty-five thousand inhabitants or over, and in which consolidation      of hospital service has been completed as contemplated in this      chapter, said board of hospital trustees shall:         1.  Have general supervision and care of all grounds and buildings      in said county and city occupied and used for public hospital      purposes.         2.  Have control and supervision over the physicians, nurses,      attendants, and patients in all such hospitals.         3.  Establish, maintain, and supervise, at a convenient place in      such city located in said county, an emergency station for the      treatment of emergency cases, including such venereal treatment as      may be necessary for the protection of the public.         4.  Establish, as early as funds are available, as a department in      connection with said hospital, a suitable building or place for the      isolation and detention of persons afflicted with contagious diseases      subject to quarantine.  
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         [C27, 31, 35, § 5368-a2; C39, § 5368.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,      66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 348.2]