N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 3627: Definitions

§ 3627. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a

different meaning clearly appears from the context:

1. "Board" means the board of directors of the corporation established

by section thirty-six hundred twenty-eight of this title.

2. "Bonds" means the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness

issued by the corporation pursuant to this title, and the provisions of

this title relating to bonds and bondholders shall apply with equal

force and effect to notes and noteholders, respectively, unless the

context otherwise clearly requires.

3. "Corporation" means the public benefit corporation created by

section thirty-six hundred twenty-eight of this title, known as the Erie

County Medical Center Corporation.

4. "County" means the county of Erie.

5. "Health facility" means a building, structure, or unit, or any

improvement to real property, including all necessary and usual

attendant and related equipment, facilities, or fixtures, or any part or

parts thereof, or any combination or combinations thereof, including,

but not limited to, a general hospital, psychiatric hospital, ambulatory

clinic or center, chronic disease hospital, nursing home, extended-care

facility, dispensary, or laboratory, or any other related facility, or

any combination of the foregoing, constructed, acquired, or otherwise

provided by or for the use of the corporation or the county in providing

medical research and health and medical services to the public.

6. "Director" means a voting director appointed to the corporation

pursuant to section thirty-six hundred twenty-eight of this title.

7. "Network" shall mean the Erie County Medical Center healthcare

network.