{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-34-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-34-4","heading":"Establishment of facilities and services for treatment of patients.","body":"In addition to the other powers it may have, the governing body of any municipal corporation may provide for the general health and welfare by establishing hospitals and clinics for the reception and treatment of charitable and pay patients. It shall have the power to contract with any state agency or political subdivision of this state to provide joint facilities or services for the care and treatment of patients.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 34 Powers of Municipal Corporations Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"13684375c40300209ebb090f3c960f40c71a53c95c9ceeeb65c772b90ad97da5","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-34-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-34-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}