Report Endnotes 1. Needleman, et al. A civil lawsuit brought by Blue Cross policyholders forced the trustees to return the payments. Nonprofit Corporation Act, Art. Tax Code Ann.
Nonprofit hospitals are charitable entities.
A nonprofit organization whose purpose and activity are providing hospital care is promoting health and may, therefore, qualify as organized and operated in furtherance of a charitable purpose. Ibid., p. 415. 23 Nonprofit Corporations Act, Art. Articles of Incorporations, St. David's Community Hospital, Art. VII, p. 4.