CHARLESTON — The state of West Virginia has pushed back closing on the sale of its four long-term care facilities to Oct. 31. The hospitals, many of which are deteriorating, typically serve elderly patients using Medicaid.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is selling hospitals in Beckley, Fairmont, Terra Alta and West Columbia to New York-based Marx Development Group for $60 million. Together the facilities are licensed for about 500 beds. kAm|2;6DE:4 r2C6[ 2 DF3D:5:2CJ @7 |sv[ H:== @A6C2E6 E96 724:=:E:6D :? (6DE ':C8:?:2]k^Am kAm“(9:=6 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w62=E9 u24:=:E:6D[ |sv 2?5 |2;6DE:4 r2C6 H6C6 9@A67F= E92E E96 EC2?D24E:@? 4@F=5 36 4@>A=6E65 3J $6AE] b_[ a_ad[ 2== A2CE:6D F?56CDE@@5 E92E :E >:89E ?@E 36 A@DD:3=6 E@ 244@>A=:D9 E96 6IE6?D:G6 2?5 ?646DD2CJ E2D<D 7@C 2 4@>A=6E6 4=@D:?8 2?5 EC2?

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