3401 - Legislative findings and purpose.
§ 3401. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: 1. The needs of the residents of the state of New York and of the county of Nassau can best be served by a public benefit corporation having the legal, financial and managerial flexibility to take full advantage of opportunities and challenges presented by the evolving health care environment and to take whatever actions are necessary to enable the corporation's continuation as a system which provides the finest possible quality of health care consistent with costs. 2. In order to accomplish the purposes recited in this section to provide health care services and health facilities for the benefit of the residents of the state of New York and the county of Nassau, including to persons in need of health care services without the ability to pay as required by law, a public benefit corporation to be known as the Nassau Health Care Corporation shall be created to provide such services and facilities and to otherwise carry out such purposes; that the creation and operation of the Nassau health care corporation, as hereinafter provided, is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New York and of the county of Nassau, and is a state, county and public purpose; and that the exercise by such corporation of the functions, powers and duties as hereinafter provided constitutes the performance of an essential public and governmental function.