BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A state-run hospital in Beckley has been renamed in honor of a former Raleigh County lawmaker.

Pinecrest Hospital was christened Jackie Withrow Hospital at a ceremony Wednesday.

The 91-year-old Withrow served in the House of Delegates from 1961 to 1978.

Raleigh County Delegate Bill Wooton says Withrow pushed for reforms in all public institutions and was a voice for the state's most fragile citizens.

Wooton said her accomplishments included work on getting compensation for coal miners suffering from black lung and a law mandating mental retardation tests for all children.

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A state-run hospital in Beckley has been renamed in honor of a former Raleigh County lawmaker.

Pinecrest Hospital was christened Jackie Withrow Hospital at a ceremony Wednesday.

The 91-year-old Withrow served in the House of Delegates from 1961 to 1978.

Raleigh County Delegate Bill Wooton says Withrow pushed for reforms in all public institutions and was a voice for the state's most fragile citizens.

Wooton said her accomplishments included work on getting compensation for coal miners suffering from black lung and a law mandating mental retardation tests for all children.