Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-22-6-12

(1) Finance and construct or renovate a building for hospital use on land owned by the authority and lease the land and building to the county in which the authority has been created.

(2) Sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded.  However, an action against the authority shall be brought in a circuit or superior court of the county in which the authority is located.

(3) Condemn, appropriate, purchase, and hold real property useful in connection with a building constructed or renovated under this chapter.

(4) Acquire by gift, devise, or bequest real property and personal property, and hold, use, expend, or dispose of real and personal property for the purposes authorized by this chapter.

(5) Enter upon lots or lands to survey or examine the lots or lands and determine the location of a building.

(6) Design, order, contract for, and construct or renovate a building and make all necessary or desirable improvements to the grounds and premises that the board may acquire.

(7) Enter into a lease with the county and collect rentals payable under the lease.

(8) Make and enter into the contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the board's duties and the execution of the board's powers under this chapter.