still a long way and bad roads. Theres a lot to like about Vicksburg; Who did you call, or who did you email to get a walkthrough? I was born here, July 1967, as was my sister four years earlier. I hate that it is no more. A TikToker shared a clip to his page,. It would be interesting to hear what it was like in 1960. This was back when the US had the best medical care system on the planet and this hospital was a shining example of it. Left me with fond memories. Are there any other abandoned places in Mississippi? Anne Peacock in 1978. I would like to know how to contact them . I am CERTAIN all records are kept somewhere in state archives. Probably both the 1959 and the 1962 buildings were designed by Raymond Birchett, Vicksburg architect and great-grandson of the original Dr. Birchett. Sad. . Found out he was buried at Cedar Lawn. My two sons was born @ Kuhn Memorial first Son born: May 6, 1960, My second Son was also born @ Kuhn Memorial I cant find it on Google Maps! Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. In the years since, shes had the privilege of having her articles appear in several publications, such as Parents & Kids Magazine and Girl Meets Strong. 25 Feb 2023 14:23:17 It COULD have been preserved. Im not the type of person to take chances or disobey law enforcement. The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. This is a great article, thanks. He was a General Practice physician and delivered babies. I spent 7 months and 28 days locked up and Gatesville Texas. There were several people who might have. Havent been down there in about 16 years. instead, MCC is opting to demolish it sometime this year or next year. I was sure I had contracted lockjaw. It would be wonderful for someone to come in a restore it. I knew that they had both passed on to the glory land. Change). I just recall her bringing in employees in to the ER when I worked there (25 yrs). I remember being a CandyStriper here for several years. Thank you for taking time to respond to my email. My email is ahnissa.eq@gmail.com. I am sad to see our beautiful Mercy Hospital in such bad state. Can anyone come and go threw this building ? As for the paranormal, it IS home to many, many spirits. and Sister Mary Eva. Kuhn Memorial Hospital was opened in 1830 in response to a smallpox outbreak. Chris. What an interesting idea. I enquired what he knew about Kuhn Hosptial; His reply; His answer. Status unknown. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. Preservation has a long history in the Magnolia State, and we hope this blog will help build a stronger community of local and state preservationists. God bless. What ever happened to the records, I was born there in 1959 and would be thrilled to have anything, my Mother passed years ago so I was just wondering, had a sister born in 1962 and one in 1969 the nurse named my baby sister, thought that was kind of neat, well her 1st name her middle name was after my Grandmother and grandfather. There are no vines on the building or elevator shaft anymore.We have done a good bit with the place since someone took these pics. Learn more here. This would often cause discomfort for staff and patients when the Mississippi weather would swing wildly. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? Opponents claim to have 100,000 signatures to keep the hospitals open. The Hosp has a rich history, one of the doctors was said to have raised turkeys on the third floor at one time. If there was a profit to be made, someone would. Hi Kris, unfortunately the expense of restoring this would be astronomical. I also am familiar to their home on the Street between Polk and National. Great memories. I suggest everyone go and explore while you still can This place is gonna be demolished sometime in January or February of this coming year. The hospital was first opened in 1832 in order to combat a smallpox outbreak. I have a picture of her but do not know anything else about her. It was always spotlessly clean and maintained at that time. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. They have poured alot of money in it since we started taking care of the place in 06. Ruth Thornton was the OR RN supervisor who likewise taught and allowed me to observe my first surgeries. I agree, and have vivid memories of this place which at one time was the only place for poor people with no healthcare. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, mainly indomethacin and ibuprofen, have been largely used in the prevention of this pathology. Anyone know about her? An abandoned hospital full of paranormal activity in one of America's most haunted cities is currently being demolished. Who knows!!!!! Marcy & Dr. Pontis (sp?) . Authorities Ask for Public;s Help in finding Jail Escapee. They went as far as watching my child so I could complete RN School, and I will never be able to say thanks enough to them, and the whole hospital staff of Mercy. i am very interested in all of this paranormal activity, could you give me more description of what yiu have seen and heard of! Trying to find out who delivered me. His age was 50ish. just curious.. I am Renetta Shinall born there on December 30, 1980. I worked at Mercy Hospital in the emergency room that was right underneath that big cross on the front. But I still think that park view had many more skilled nurses and doctors that actually knew what they where doing.. Do you have any info on those black glow in the dark chalkboard looking birth certificates or what happened to them. I was born at Kuhn August 4, 1962. Please keep us posted. If it had not been for Kuhn and its staff, I would have lost both my babies at the same time. There was always more then one interesting way to get to other parts of the hospital. There was very limited parking place on top of the hill for patients and family members. I worked in the lab at both Parkview and the new River Region. It was in the same state of neglect as this one. (And much more,) I am not sure why my birth certificate does not have my time of birth on it. We are just looking for any information. The building is wide open, so like the Mayville KY hospital. Anyone know who owns the Building now? But changes in the medical industry (implicit in the new term medical industry) forced them to sell the hospital in 1991 to a group called Quorum Health Care. The Gun was recovered when the Two Suspects, McCloud and his Nephew, Akeen McCloud who was not charged, wee stopped the next day in Leland for carless driving Ms. Wilsons 2012 Nissan Murano, Leland Police detained the Uncle and Nephew after finding the Weapon and called Vicksburg Police after discovering the vehicle was Registered to Wilson. I remember when I was a little girl in elementary school, I was visiting my grandma (who was born in 1927) and was looking at her birth certificate, along with some of her childrens. My child was ill and it was discovered that she had a brain tumor, and I can tell you I may have be at the University of Mississippi with her but several of the nuns and father were with me and came anytime I need support-to the point of being with me when they told me it was inoperable. Tell me i was one u did.. Nov 19 1980 I was almost 11 pounds.. It is too bad that the Vicksburg Posts archives are now pay-per-view, they ran a nice article last November about Kuhn Hospital. However, this therapeuthic approach has lately been abandoned since more adverse effects are being reported. While there, there was one room in the new section of the hospital that I could NOT walk into there was just a dark DARK entity in that room that made it physically impossible to enter it.. it was a man in a lab coat but he had a type of mask on i couldnt see clearly bc like i said i couldnt enter it also as I entered the older part of the hospital I was entering a room and felt pulled back and as i glanced to my left near and open door i noticed little feet at first and followed them up to see a little boy.. age 7 he had dark spots on his face he had brown hair dark eyes kinda sunk in and he looked at me point blank and turned his head to study me.. my boyfriend then called my name i look at him and when i looked back the child was gone.. even now my chest feels tight bringing this back up. Not surprisingly, its garnered an eerie reputation over the years as one of the creepiest abandoned places in Mississippi. I just got a feeling in there.????????? I did retire in 2003! Luckily, McRaven offers tours of all kinds. These include the Administration, Adjunct Facilities, including Pathology, Radio and X-Ray Therapy, Hydro Therapy, Electro Therapy, Pharmacy, Nursing Facilities, Nursery, Formula Preparation, Surgical Department, Obstetrics, Emergency Service Facilities. My nursing school in El Dorado, Ark closed and 5 members of my class transferred here for our senior year. Would like to know where emplpyment records are for the Hospital? I was born at the old Mercy in 1947, and my mother, Tess Marsalis, worked for Dr. Gus Street and filled in for Dr. Jarretts nurse sometimes too. The new 200-bed hospital gives to this section the newest and most modern facilities. The decaying Kuhn Memorial State Hospital has a rich history. It also OKd $2.13 million for Matty Hersee Hospital, $2.03 million for Laurels South Mississippi State Hospital and $99,642 for the State Eleemosynary Board. It is the long version but does not look like the old ones I saw as a child. Keep in mind, before these people broke in, there was still alot of hope for the place and still had power and working plumbing to where now its a shell with a few decent floors. I live in Texas. How did MissPres get its start? You must likely took care of me.. You know they try to hide things when they shut down. I was born there on June 27, 1967 and Nathan B. Lewis is the doctor listed as the one who delivered me also. The Vicksburg Medical Center located on I-20 was owned by HCA in Nashville and Parkview was own by Quorum in Brentwood TN. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I was told that the patients that died were buried on the property. But the massive building is no longer a hive of activity, instead walled off from the community it once served by a high fence with razor wire on top. Mr. Its the opposite, actually. I also met with the co-founder of Delta Paranormal Project and he showed me around and I experienced some very strange and awesome things. I knew ms Lydia Bryant several years ago! I drove to the property not to long ago while back in Vicksburg and it was closed. Interesting building, I do suggest if you go there dont go by yourself for where its located is not safe. Breaks my heart to see the Mercy just sitting there. Many blessings The fact that this year was different and presented challenges helped shape my leadership and taught me valuable lessons in time management and team coordination. Mabus, a Democrat, wants to close Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian, South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel and Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg. Many of the internal infrastructure systems of the old Mercy Hospital/Parkview, were in desperate need of repair and replacement. My son was born there in 1980. My mom name was Jessie Shinall. Five children in family, Mabus proposed re-channelling the hospital funds into Medicaid so they could receive federal matching funds. While the new hospital is designed for 200 beds, provision is made for adding fifty additional beds on the fifth floor at a later date. There were tables where people ate their food when it was ready. So sad. Shame on the city of Vicksburg. That was a number of years after I work there. However, I heard that the Street Clinic would be used for physicians that want to rent. If you get caught in the gates you will have trespassing charges pressed on you and you will go to jail. Still not good for the buildings, though . My husband was born during.this year and we know.he grandmother.was a nurse at Kuhn during.this timethanks for.the response, Matty Hersee was eventually taken over by Meridian Community College and turned into dormitories. My husband and I moved to Gulfport to teach in 1972, but when we go back to Vicksburg, we always try to ride by the hospital and through Wildwood. Dont believe me? Through much of the hospitals history, two topics have surfaced again and again as topics of interest: money and babies. thank you! Also I have bipolar disorder. Black mold was a problem in the building even before we moved out. June and I were in the same nursing class (1961) at Mercy. Kris, its lovely to be in touch with you again! VICKSBURG, Miss. I know it is a big project and but it is something that God has put on my heart so I am working on it now. This image, dated 1959, is from a dedication ceremony booklet for the new annex to the rear of the original building. Does anyone know where the Pest House is located? Awww!!! I have many fond memories of working in the emergency room. This place is straight up. That was the late 70s. Finally the state of MS decided to stop funding Kuhn. However, I was genuinely surprised to see how solid the two buildings are, apart from the missing windows, doors, and vandalized interiors. Learn how your comment data is processed. I wonder when she was there? My friend and I were about 15 at the time. Stayed on working at Mercy (45 years) til I retired in 2003. . My mother was born there in July 1943. National Geographic magazine called the home the "Time. South Mississippi Charity Hospital in Laurel is also among the abandoned places in Mississippi. Planning a trip to come and visit it ASAP!! A lot of junk goes on out there. The booklet is located in the MDAH subject file KUHN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STATE CHARITY. Thats where you start. But we found a lot of neat stuff and took tons of pics too. I went to nursing school here in mid 60s and to see it in this condition makes me sick. I was born at Kuhn on Saturday July 12, 1980 at 7:06pm.Much of the stuff that you speak of i.e. Born: March 7, 1966, It seems like in the last few years all architectural vestiges of my past are being erased (demolished). I personally love the place and hate to see it as it is but there is only so much we can do. I was born in Kuhn in Nov of 1978 and just learned of its history and now I am convinced that if I return there before they demolish it im going to find whats been tormenting my soul my entire lifemy story is long But am convinced that Kuhn is holding all the answers for meanyone else born there have something anything they cant figure out. I delivered babies at Kuhn from 1980-1983. Then after 45 years of working in the hospital on the hill on Grove Street I retired. I was born there in August 1960. We have a Veterans program that we are looking to relocate from Pensacola, Florida. Not sure when the one on Grove Street was built but all patients and services were move to that location when it was builtMercy Hospital Street Memotial. Kris, the COO of the Street Clinic that is across the street from the hospital told me to tell you to call him. I hope this gives you some insight. Every two years or so theres been talk about closing down Kuhn, nursing supervisor Ruth Christian said last week. A nun who taught me as a 4th grade student at St.Michaels elementary school in Biloxi taught me as a student nurse at Mercy. In this I am in hopes of opening a Private Christian School along with using the Hospital for a Christian Retreat center and the street clinic for community classes such as art, paint, community choir and band, cooking and canning classes etc for the community! Anyway my name is Mary and if you want please contact me. Patricia what year was your student nurse at Kuhn ? Me and a Mr Day were there at the same time. 61. During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. Kevin. The western wing of the hospital was leased by the city of Memphis to the National Ornamental Metal Museum. Would you by any chance have know them? I can do hospital corners on beds today because of those years. I have fond memories of studying in the Battlefields, sitting on a cannon, then walking back to our dorm behind the hospital. They were given lye soap. Its hard to see this. Its believed to be haunted by the ghosts of two young girls, one of whom died in the hospital when she was accidentally given too much anesthesia. However the memories remain. I graduated from Mercy in 1960. Kuhn Memorial Hospital, Mississippi. Ma. It saddens me to know that it has been closed and left to decay. Eleanor, I was born at Kuhn Memorial State Hospital too 4/5/71 and Dr. Nathan B. Lewis delivered me. My name is Mary. Kuhn State Hospital started life as Vicksburgs City Hospital back in 1832, in response to a smallpox outbreak. Dr Gerrierro, not sure of the spelling, was in his internship at mercy Hosp and was on call and held clinic at Kuhn. Does anyone know who I would contact to get permission to explore? I those days they let us do many things. The U.S. Marine Hospital is located along the Mississippi River, south of downtown Memphis in the French Fort community. Was there an earlier hospital named Mercy? Most of the documentation survived, although it seems that for the most part, the original plans are not in these records which are in Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. One of the first babies to survive the surgeries he had. . I like, Shirley Farish have many I have worked in many hospitals and can say Mercy was the best and cared about the patients, the staff, and anyone who need them. Rather a shame that the original buildings were destroyed. I was an ER orderly. I dated one of her sons back in 95.she was such a sweet dear woman! It was staffed by very committed people while I worked there. In reviewing old records left behind from earlier times. Heaven Help Us All. I will email her and ask her and get back to you! by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. The er was great!!!! (LogOut/ From all appearances it would seem that the Kuhn is headed for demolition by neglect. Are people allowed to go in? To see that happen to the poor peoples hospital in the poorest state in the nation, with so much personal history brought water to my eyes when I found out it didnt have to happen. My mother passed away here in 1994 and that was the last time I ever was at the hospital. Found an old photo from 1910 that notes it being in Belhaven Heights https://secure.flickr.com/photos/mississippi-dept-of-archives-and-history/7164517907/in/set-72157630076470266. Do you know the address of The Pest House? My first encounter with Mercy Hospital was when Dr. Messina placed my mother In the hospital for breast cancer and surgery. If you enjoyed this, check out this article: 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. Is it guarded? Worked there for 45 years but in the hospital and not the clinic area. I was born 5/8/1974.i was born thier also. It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. Adopt Ragdoll Cats in Florida. You can certainly go there. She said there wasnt any air conditioning and that there was no pain medication.. Leading the List is the Embrarrassing situation involving Kuhn Memorial Hospital, and yes, we said Embarrassing So glad I found this thread. The true history is quite splendid better than fiction actually. Heres just part of one of the articles from that issue. My Dads name was Tom. Funny thing is, my grandma was delivered by a midwife also in Pocahontas, MS in 1927 but her time of birth is on it. Will share this with my son who is 26. Yes, time DOES fly! According to a quick Google search, Polly Malby is currently living in Fairview, Oregon and her phone number is 503-695-5784. .Dr. My surviving son was born May 1981 at Kuhn. Man connectged to Kuhn Hosp;ital KIlling onthe Loose. It just came to my mind that it was 1957 when the downtown Mercy Hospital moved out to the newly built one on a Grove Street. Its definitely lost history the Old Court House has some records. Dr. Ting was from China. Does anyone else remember these ladies? I was born there, 12-19-1964 on a Saturday, the time was not posted on my birth cert, and my mother said she didnt know, so I dont know if i could retrieve those records some how, it means so much to me, I was moved to Texas when i was eight, I would like to get some history and images of it, and my grandparents died there also, can anyone help me? Just wanted to thank you.i dont know if you delivered me but Im sure you my know the person who did. Janne Hi do you know any co workers that worked as early as 1978 delievering babies?? Have your own spooky tale to share? There were three Street brothers who were physicians and they originally owned the hospital and they gave it to the Sisters of Mercy. I always wondered why they spent the money to build an entirely new hospital when they could have just spruced up this one. Amanda, I started working there in 1980. They were trustees. (LogOut/ His name is Greg Pearson and his number is 601-883-5000. Anne Peacock was the chief nurse midwife, and Dr. Krish Potnis the ob/gyn. So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. Has anything ever been done with the old Mercy Hospital? Do you think there is any reasonable hope that any part of the hospital could be saved? My first child was born, Nov. 2001,at Mercy which was named Parkview at the time. Thanks again, That is interesting. Bea Blackmon (I was a Coventry back then). From hospitals and asylums, to cemeteries, schools, theaters, restaurants, parks, bridges, and even roads, there's an endless amount of places throughout the state that are said to have some ghostly spirits lingering. Yes, the inmates did work right along beside us. I was told that she was still birth. She is in her nineties. Check out this Asbestos factory that was converted into a green office building. Dr. Jack Birchette, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Dr. R A Street. A few days before Mr B died I was asking for help. The Sisters of Mercy kept this place spotless. I was born there on 19 of nov 1980. Over the years, visitors to the cemetery have claimed that the statue of Laura Kelly appears to be weeping. During the initial Court Hearing just days after the incident, vicksbug Place Captain Sandra Williams said McCloud watched Wilson retrieve a hidden Key after being locked out of her home that Saturday night, McCloud then used the Key to gain entry to the Home on Drummond Street before Attacking, Kidnapping and Killing her, she said. State funding also runs out for Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian and South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel, Mississippis other two general charity hospitals. The 4th floor was a minimum security prison. Some hospitals that date back centuries have fallen into disrepair. Thanks for the quick response.I tried to look it up on Google maps and I cant find it.is there an address by any chance?? She was a LPN. I was born in that hospital in 1981, wish I had money to save it. According to MDAHs database, it was closed after University Hospital opened in 1955 and demolished sometime before 1962: https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=11983&view=facts&y=856. When you do step inside (and as one person said..there ARE common sense safety issues-you need to be careful if you go) you can feel the weight of history on your shoulders, with every breath, and every step. Kuhn was one of several charity hospitals in the South, used by both blacks and whites who couldnt pay private providers. Was Kuhn considered the de facto black hospital for Vicksburg and the surrounding area? Where was the morgue located? I prowled around in there all by myself and heard/saw nothing. The patients we saw were very Ill, as they at times waited until their condition was grave before arriving at the Hosp. Just when Tekashi 6ix9ine thought his legal troubles were behind him, Miami artist Yung Gordon claims in a lawsuit that the rapper and his producer ripped off his work in the track "Stoopid." It was boarded up by the 1990s, but several paranormal investigation teams have . That is also a very haunted location. (Failed ask how many.) Sharon Wilson, 69, was killed early Sunday morning, according to. The Vicksburg Medical Center facility was sold to Quorum in mid 1998 and soon afterward the integration of the two hospitals began. Mercy Hospital served Vicksburg and western Mississippi for several decades under the leadership of theSisters of Mercy, who had a long tradition of nursing service in Vicksburg. Another one of the most haunted places in Mississippi is Kuhn Memorial State Hospital. I arrived in 1980. I never saw a morgue. Thanks. Didnt Dr. Potnis marry one of the midwives? A lot of the information on that episode of ghost asylum is inaccurate. r/ AbandonedPorn 4 mo. We could not find the basement entrance. It is sooo sad to see it like it is, but when you pull up beside it you actually feel the history. My friend, caucasion, reared at Holly Bluff, Yazoo County, Mississippi Wonder if MDAH has any patient records dating back to 1913. Went to Mass in the chapel many times. Also, parking was becoming a large problem at the facility. The charity hospital in Laurel was demolished many years ago. State funding has been a perennial question for charity hospitals. Anyway, I know Dr. Jarrett has been deceased for years and wondered if you remember his nurse, Bobo, or other pediatricians there between 1962 and 1970? I agree! Love the history lesson as Vicksburg has so many. When I called the state they said that the hospital may have that information but they only have copies of my original certificate that the hospital filed. MY Paranormal team would like to do an investigation down there this month. Your email address will not be published. The hospitals, set up in 1916, together maintain 199 of the states 15,800 hospital beds on a $6.8 million budget. 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Joanne I just came across your post.would you or.the nurse midwife you are in contact.with worked in the year 1978? I am a Certified Nurse Midwife, educated in Jackson. I was born at Mercy in 1962. Keep your heads up on the place. However, knew everyone, Mrs. Farish, Had sort of planned to write some some sort of history but became to much, If you read down further you will see some of the comments that I have made. Now for this place to ever be used again it would need extensive remodeling. Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. Kuhn Memorial Hospital; The Man Hunt is over. Located in Laurel, this abandoned hospital in Mississippi not only looks totally creepy, but is, not surprisingly, believed to be haunted. It made me sad to see empty and abandoned. I was born at Mercy 12-11-1964. Would love to write a book. I went through hell and back during my 36 1/2 hours of hard labor but, I would not trade it for anything in the world. My grandmother Maddie Hunter owned the Carriage Salon for 30 years. Its so funny to see my name here! Unless its just allowed to rot down, which I guess is the current option. Tremendous Entertainment is planning to explore Kuhn in February for paranormal phenomena. Read on for more history on this eerie abandoned hospital in Mississippi, and be sure to check out the video! I was from Tallulah Preservation in Mississippi, 2009-2017. They need to update the pics.. We have cleaned the outside up a good bit. Yea Judy, BoBo was Dr. Jarrett s nurse and June worked for Dr. Hinman. My little brother was born here in August of 79. Ample roadways and parking facilities for all points at the hospital have been provided. The three Doctor Street brothers were the founders of Mercy Hospital and the clinic. 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