                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHAT CONSTITUTES NEED (§ 15.2-5305)

The council may adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a hospital
authority in the city if it finds (i) that there are inadequate hospital
facilities and medical accommodations from the operations of private enterprises
in the city and the surrounding area, or (ii) that the public health and
welfare, including the health and welfare of persons of low income in the city
and the surrounding area, require the construction, maintenance or operation of
public hospital facilities for such inhabitants.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-218; 1979, c. 719, § 15.1-1538; 1997, c. 587.