FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey called the sale of four state-owned health care facilities a "win-win-win" during a Thursday press conference in Marion County, although local representatives and residents are skeptical about the sale's impact on local end-of-life care.

On Tuesday, Morrisey announced the $60 million sale of Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta, Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont and Lakin Hospital in West Columbia to New York-based Marx Development Group.

According to the governor's office, the facilities operate on an annual $6 million loss, which is one of the primary reasons for the sale.

On Thursday, Morrisey acknowledged that some people local to the care facilities have expressed shock and frustration re

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