thanks. I worked patient care on the 5th floor sometimes when it was short of nursing assistance. I knew that they had both passed on to the glory land. Many memories some terrifying, some sweet, some very special. If you remember me please message me on Facebook. They also used some very controversial treatments. It is hard for me as well. old was openwood street . Got some strange feelings especially in the room with the fireplace as well as some other rooms neer that room. The Man that was fascinated with Kuhn Memorial Hospital has been Killed. The hospitals last baby was delivered this month. No trespassing! My mom would always tell me she wanted to take me back to meet her. BJ, Dr. Potnis married Karen Fujikawa, who was a pediatric nurse practitioner before becoming a nurse midwife. That was the late 70s. Police believe Mr. McCloud attacked Ms. Wilson, who lived alone, in the Kitchen of the home, A neighbor who was checking on Ms. Wilson the following morning found Blood and other Evidence, in he ransacked home, Williams said. I am praying that I will have possession of the property soon so that we can start fundraising and working on it. This is all so interesting. From the dark maze of rooms that filled the building to the strange happenings that took place within its walls, its no wonder it was often revered as one of the spookiest sites in Mississippi. thank you so much! Community leaders are pleased something is being done with the old hospital. But do not want to get in any kind of trouble. With the Administration and Out patient division areas to the north, with easy access from Grove Street, the nursing units are to the south where they receive southern sun and prevailing summer breezes. I agree, and have vivid memories of this place which at one time was the only place for poor people with no healthcare. I wonder when she was there? It is SO sad to see that place falling. Welcome to Preservation in Mississippi, a blog about historic buildings, places, and even a few people in Mississippi. Buddy Butts Park, 6180 McRaven Rd, Jackson, MS 39209, USA. Next was having a reaction to penicillin in the emergency room when it was on street level. I left as the head nurse of 5th floor to go and be the head nurse in the ER. I would to see something done with the building. Also met with a Warren County Veteran Service Officer and she did a detailed tour of the best and worst of the entire facility with us. Sad. Its sad to see the pictures of the hospital now. Chris, I will have to give that a little thought. It was always spotlessly clean and maintained at that time. I will email her and ask her and get back to you! Third child born in Rolling Fork, about 20 25 miiles distant, roads bad. I saw June when my mom died as she came down the graveside service at Hermanville. It wasnt a few years ago. Holly Bluff is about 3- 40 miles from Vicksburg, but actually it is much further, roads are bad, etc. They spoke Spanish. That hospital/clinic was like another home to me. Will share this with my son who is 26. Gosh, I saw Dr. Jarrett for YEARS, then another doctor ? That is interesting. I am able to feel and hear some of the dead but I talk to them normally. The elevator shaft was probably one of the most eerie spots. This would often cause discomfort for staff and patients when the Mississippi weather would swing wildly. Weve been searching.for the right building for over two years and weve seen some buildings in really bad shape. In his will, Kuhn directed that a 7-person committee composed of three Jews, two Catholics, and two Protestants be formed to decide the best way to disburse the money. And at one time, the fourth floor served as a minimum security prison. A beautiful chapel, constructed from private funds, is adjacent to the hospital and is accessible by means of a covered walk from the main building and to sisters and student nurses passing to and fro. I hate to see the old structure falling down. After the Attack, McCloud attempted to Burn Ms. Wilsons Home, leading to the Attempted Arson Charge, Prosecutors and Police said. They both are deceased. 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. Did you deliver a baby boy in 80 to the name of Robearra Augusta Smith. We are currently talking with the owners about purchasing this great facility and doing a Veterans recovery program there. Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. Me and a couple of my friends who love abandoned photography and are big in taking pictures of abandoned places have been wanting to get in here for awhile now. Its a possibility Janne, my family is heavily rooted in Vicksburg. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, mainly indomethacin and ibuprofen, have been largely used in the prevention of this pathology. Your email address will not be published. Completion of the new Mercy Hospital-Street Memorial, three-million dollar structure, along with the Street Clinic and other adjoining facilities, is heralded as an important step forward for Vicksburg and this entire area. I will look in 1981 when I find that notebook! If you get caught in the gates you will have trespassing charges pressed on you and you will go to jail. Its horrible totally destroyed inside. New Orleans also had a charity hospital. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, including text and images, without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Every door has been ripped out, interior and exterior. An abandoned Mississippi hospital, popular among curiosity seekers and paranormal researchers, became a crime scene Sunday after a group of ghost hunters found a body while exploring the property. State funding has been a perennial question for charity hospitals. I have many fond memories of the hospital. I never saw a morgue. This is not a pretty story. Its hard to see this. Jane is a true crime enthusiast and an avid lover of all things spooky. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Particularly since you are so young. That would be great to hear some of the stories.. you know first hand information. (That is, if youre feeling brave.). Any info relating to my birth in October 1978? I believed it because our group were the students that were in charge of cleaning the third floor. Sam P, I have had very little dealings with the Kuhn Vicksburg City Hosptial. My grandmother Maddie Hunter owned the Carriage Salon for 30 years. 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. Are you sentimental enough to be a preservationist? By 1871, the state took over the hospital and it assumed a number of different roles. Address: 63 Hattie Winston Rd, Lumberton, Mississippi, 39455 Website: Email: nightmarehollowms@gmail.com Phone Number: 6018523327 Distance From You: MAP IT NOW Type Of Attraction: Haunted Houses Scare Factor: Suitable for all guests and families (HALLOWEEN FUN) Join our email list to receive discount offers and updates. I was working in CDU when the patients were moved to the new (River Region) hospital in 2002. 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. Two oldest born at home. So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. I have an acquaintance here at MSU who is working on a thesis about disabled Northeast Mississippi Civil War veterans and, from what he has told me, you would be surprised at the paltry medical facilities in that area decades after the Civil War. I wonder what really happened. I have fond memories of studying in the Battlefields, sitting on a cannon, then walking back to our dorm behind the hospital. Abandoned Hospitals and Mental Institutions Photo Gallery The booklet is located in the MDAH subject file KUHN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STATE CHARITY. Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. I know that my home in the Shoals (Alabama) did not receive a dedicated hospital until World War I, and it was a larger-sized area even then, not a small town. Any suggestions on who to contact for permission to go through the buildings? The institution was also renamed in honor of Mr. Kuhn. Anne Peacock was the chief nurse midwife, and Dr. Krish Potnis the ob/gyn. http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. Many, many good memories. Sharon Wilson was discovered outside Kuhn Memorial Hospital a. Sharon Wilson, 69, was killed early Sunday morning, according to. Eleanor, I was born at Kuhn Memorial State Hospital too 4/5/71 and Dr. Nathan B. Lewis delivered me. Sadly this year was the last time the hospital will be used for an airsoft event. I also live in Wildwood and I am a neighbor of Mrs. Farr, retired RN who was the night supervisor for years. It contained an in-depth history of the hospital, interviews with former employees, and a look at the current ownership situation. I intend to go back bc somehow I failed to find the morgue and I know I need to for some reason. The hospital proper is divided into nine parts. I was born at Kuhn on Saturday July 12, 1980 at 7:06pm.Much of the stuff that you speak of i.e. Adopt Ragdoll Cats in Florida. Shirley, my mom did work at the WES, but she always loved the Street Clinic and all the people there. Im sure many of the individuals I worked with her no longer with us . Three months later a friend had her baby at River Region. They (Sis. From 2021 to 2022, I participated . I hope you can find answers!!!! I was an ER orderly. The Administration suite is adjacent to the main front entrance. Standing on a two-block parcel on a high hill overlooking Grove Street, the old Mercy Hospitals blue tile front wall still beckons drivers off of the busy Clay Street thoroughfare. I am visiting Vicksburg now and I was looking for the old hospital site when I ran across this article. Susan, Dr. Jarratts nurse was named Bobo BUT she was not a Sister of Mercy. Even if the hospital were to be demolished any asbestos would still be subject to remediation and the associated expense. Trying to find out who delivered me. I wonder what happened to the HUGE books in the basement recording the names, dates, and medical problems of patients going way back to 1900? Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, its just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. Mabus, however, vetoed the support. Five children in family, A shining achievement for Vicksburg, many are expected from over a wide area to attend the dedication and opening on Wednesday. I was born there in 1959. I am told the Sisters took great care of him. 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. I cant remember the percentage of blacks/whites. When I vist Vicksburg, I slow down every time I pass by whats left of Kuhn. Rachel was delivered by Calvin Poole, and her pediatricians were Bobby Ford and Dan Barnes. Any photos posted would be great ! 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. I was born at then parkview in March of 2001, so I know for sure it was open then, hope this helps on timing! OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. The Kuhns building should be destroyed, the weather,rats,and other creatures made more of a mess of what that building was in its past. I was born at Mercy 12-11-1964. Your nurse midwife was Polly Malby. Under all the debris, there are still things that spark memories of this place. Would you by any chance have know them? SISTER MARCY GARCIA WAS THERE IN 1980 & 1981, SHE WAS THE ONE THAT DELIVERED MY SON ON MAY 28, 1981. Kuhn State Memorial Hospital might be long gone, but that doesnt mean Vicksburg is void of creepy places. It was a completely different time in the medical field. I only lived there until I was 8 and we moved to Brookhaven but spend every summer there with my grandmother. A Copy of this Newspaper is in my possession We heard YEARS ago that some attorneys from Jackson purchased it. Went to Mass in the chapel many times. We just drove right up to the front door, and I went in and wandered all around, upstairs, downstairs. I remember the nursing home on Cherry Street. I was born at Kuhn in 1970. 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. The Civil War Reconstruction period. 9 haunting abandoned hospitals frozen in time Angela Kennedy 3/21/2022. I was born there in August 1960. Offices in Broward, Jacksonville, Miami, N. Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tampa, West Palm Beach, and a Mobile Law Office . Probably both the 1959 and the 1962 buildings were designed by Raymond Birchett, Vicksburg architect and great-grandson of the original Dr. Birchett. And, the Street Clinic building will be moving to their new medical building right next to the hospital on Hwy 61N. She has the warmest heart EVER! I went to nursing school (RN) at Mercy and stayed there for 45 years. That is also a very haunted location. 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. Anyway my name is Mary and if you want please contact me. My mother and sister both went to Mercy school. However, I was genuinely surprised to see how solid the two buildings are, apart from the missing windows, doors, and vandalized interiors. Not that I remember. Janne Hi do you know any co workers that worked as early as 1978 delievering babies?? It is still standing. Do you have any info on those black glow in the dark chalkboard looking birth certificates or what happened to them. Dr John Alexander Klein Birchett had cropped his dogs tail on a makeshift operating table at the Hosp. Thanks for your time! They were given lye soap. But history in the state of Mississippi has always been mind blowing.. About Becker's Hospital Review; Careers . 63 talking about this. No it isnt open, and a high locked fence surrounds the property. Joanne I just came across your post.would you or.the nurse midwife you are in contact.with worked in the year 1978? There were plenty of white patients when I worked there. Willamena Anding. Born: March 7, 1966, It seems like in the last few years all architectural vestiges of my past are being erased (demolished). A group of Mississippi ghost hunters made a scary discovery Sunday, when they were snooping around near a shuttered hospital and came upon the remains of a woman who had been abducted from her . OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. 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. Thanks! His number is 601-636-0987. He is working with a group who also wants yo purchase the hospital. I would be interested and maybe talking to you on facebook Messenger about some of the things you may have witnessed. We plan on going this Friday and exploring it at night If you are interested let me know and you are more than welcome to join us. It is probably for the best. However, I heard that the Street Clinic would be used for physicians that want to rent. The er was great!!!! It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. Would love to have an update. 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. Dr. Jack Birchette, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Dr. R A Street. An Officer went to Ms. Wilsons home but was unable to get any one to come to the door police have said. 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. In the years that followed its closing, several paranormal investigators have visited the property. The inspector said if nothing is said or done within that 120 days, the issue would be taken to the Mayor and Board of Alderman. It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. Still not good for the buildings, though . I have a group of young men that would like to explore the hospital. 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. The Head Lines in the Vicksburg Post, Friday, March 04th, 2016; Kuhn Hospital Becomes focus of Escapee Hunt, Where is He? We graduated in 1967 just as the new affiliation with Hattiesburg was starting. 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." Well, almost vacant! 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. I graduated in 1960 and retired from nursing in 2006. Activities for all ages including kids who can help with littler prevention. I really would love for it to be restored and opened back up as a hospital.. Not a hotel. I was nurse at Kuhn in 1967-68. 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. Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburg's Mercy Hospital. Another one of the most haunted places in Mississippi is Kuhn Memorial State Hospital. I am sad to see our beautiful Mercy Hospital in such bad state. If you get the chance to drive by and see it it truly is a breathtaking place. supported by tax dollars. CHARITY HOSPITALS. Did you deliver a baby on May 29,1985. We had a patient succumb to lock jaw. Obviously, my big brother had far too much fun filling my head with claptrap. I am so sorry to see its present condition. Its definitely lost history the Old Court House has some records. The only charity hospital that seems to be in sound condition is Matty Hersee. My email is misteeleereverns@yahoo.com. I was born June 19, 1978. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Does anybody on this list know anything about the Pest House not far from Kuhn where infectious patients were sent? The abandoned hospital then became a subject of local lore. Janne, I wonder if youve ever thought of donating your records to an archives, whether MDAH or the Old Courthouse Museum or somewhere that they would be protected and more generally available? As you well know, I know very little about it and Im very intrigued of its history. Lots of memories from this building, practicing physicians. There were several people who might have. Back then, the Vicksburg Evening Postran a special issue describing the building, the leadership, the doctors who would staff it, the medical miracles that would be able to be performed there. I like, Shirley Farish have many We went and explored that place and it was really awesomewould you please share some information with me. and Sister Mary Eva. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. There is some sort of work going on next to it and even inside it; someone is cleaning, or removing debris, and under the awning which separates the two buildings it looks like someone has tied a chain around part of the brick and sped off to tear down just one section of wall. Just curious as to whether this was the hospital.. Left me with fond memories. However, knew everyone, Mrs. Farish, 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. Author. 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