((a)) ** .—**
((1)) The board of governors is the governing body of the corporation.
((2)) The board shall have at least 12 governors, divided into 3 classes of equal numbers. One class of governors shall be elected each year for a term of 3 years or until their successors are elected. The corporation shall elect the governors at its annual meeting.
((b)) ** .—** Five governors are a quorum for the transaction of business, except that a majority vote of the board is required for—
((1)) the sale or alienation of any real or personal estate of the corporation; or
((2)) the leasing of real estate of the corporation for a term of more than one year.
((c)) ** .—** The board may—
((1)) adopt and amend bylaws, as may be necessary and proper, related to—
((A)) elections and meetings;
((B)) qualifications and duties of governors and officers;
((C)) admission and qualifications of members; and
((D)) management and disposition of the property, business, and concerns of the corporation;
((2)) conduct all business of the corporation;
((3)) fill, until the next annual election, a vacancy on the board; and
((4)) appoint attending and resident physicians and surgeons, agents, assistants, and attendants as may be necessary, set their compensation, and discharge them.