Newly released contract reveals details and timelines for sale of West Virginia hospitals to private company

Documents: Buyer of WV state nursing homes not required to keep current locations

Newly released documents from the governor’s office verify that the company buying the state’s four long-term care hospitals won’t be required to build new facilities in the current hospital locations.

Buyer of WV state nursing homes not required to keep current locations, newly-released docs show

CHARLESTON — Newly-released documents from the governor’s office verify that the company buying the state’s four long-term care hospitals won’t be required to build new facilities in the current hospital locations.

Newly released contract reveals details and timelines for sale of West Virginia hospitals to private company

The private company buying West Virginia’s state-owned nursing facilities has committed $80 million to build new facilities on a strict timeline, according to sale documents newly released by the state. The four nursing homes being sold are Hopemont Hospital in Preston County, Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, Lakin Hospital in Mason County and John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont. Last month, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey ann…