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

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

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

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

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

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