The authority shall receive all assets of and the authority shall be responsible for any contracts, leases, agreements, or other obligations of the Hospital Financing Authority created by Article 10 of Chapter 7 of Title 31. The authority is substituted as a party to any such contract, agreement, lease, or other obligation and is responsible for performance thereon as if it had been the original party and is entitled to all benefits and rights of enforcement by any other parties to such contracts, agreements, leases, or other obligations.