I wandered through the ruins remembering myself hurrying along the hallways to deliver a baby or to see a patient in the emergency department. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. Ruth Thornton was the OR RN supervisor who likewise taught and allowed me to observe my first surgeries. Worked with Dr. Montanez and Dr Burell . still a long way and bad roads. Vicksburgs building inspector gave the owners, a foundation in Yazoo City, 120 days on September 18th to decide what to do with it. My neighbor and friend at that time was a nurse midwife and her name was Polly. I will be visiting Kuhn tomorrow around noon in case any fans of Kuhn want to join me. Worked there for 45 years but in the hospital and not the clinic area. Those sound like such valuable records, it would be a shame for them to be lost in the shuffle of time. They just cant seem to get a bite on the building. Under all the debris, there are still things that spark memories of this place. Was there an earlier hospital named Mercy? Todays Head line in VIcksburg Post, February 28th, 2016; A Step Closer? Yes, time DOES fly! Reading this makes me wonder what really happen the morning I gave birth. This would often cause discomfort for staff and patients when the Mississippi weather would swing wildly. Dr. Guerrero, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Ferris, Dr. Gus Street, Dr. R.A. Street, Dr. Dominick, and Dr. Emery were some of the names I can recall. Later we moved close to Mamas work. Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. I have a group of young men that would like to explore the hospital. Its sad to see the hospital in that condition. I would get off the city bus at the bowling alley, walk through the hospital to see my mom, then walk the rest of the way home. The western wing of the hospital was leased by the city of Memphis to the National Ornamental Metal Museum. However, I heard that the Street Clinic would be used for physicians that want to rent. There were three Street brothers who were physicians and they originally owned the hospital and they gave it to the Sisters of Mercy. The derelict almost haunted Kuhn Memorial State Hospital lies abandoned on 1422 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. So, have you heard about this abandoned hospital in Mississippi? I continued to work in the lab when I would have breaks from college. A shining achievement for Vicksburg, many are expected from over a wide area to attend the dedication and opening on Wednesday. I first went to work there they had just opened the new emergency room in the new wing replacing the old emergency room in the back. Its so funny to see my name here! Document # 001. Aside from Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, what are some other notoriously creepy places in Vicksburg? Anybody know if theres any truth to that? It is the long version but does not look like the old ones I saw as a child. She is is her mid 80s and still very active. I adore this landmark. i am very interested in the paranormal!! I was watching a eposide of ghost asylum and never knew the history they spoke of. The Sisters of Mercy kept this place spotless. Being born prematurely, I lived my first six months of life in a polio ward, of all places, until my adopted parents came and got me from the hospital. Thanks so very much! I those days they let us do many things. 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. 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My mother was Peggy Ann Calcote and her older sister was Janice Calcote. Was Kuhn considered the de facto black hospital for Vicksburg and the surrounding area? between downtown Vicksburg and the Vicksburg National Military Park stands a huge abandoned hulk that today emanates despair but was for over a century a place of hope for poor citizens of Mississippi in need of medical attention. Thank you in advance. Dont believe me? They lived on the top floor in the back. Yea Judy, BoBo was Dr. Jarrett s nurse and June worked for Dr. Hinman. We lived on Claremont Circle in Wildwood. No pictures, no records, no nothing. Theres also an option to participate in a paranormal investigation at McRaven. As for a use, I have no ideas, but maybe this post will inspire somebody to think of something and motivate them to get going. I was born here in 1963 and I lived until I was 17 five houses up from the hospital in Wildwood subdivision. 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. I had to great great aunts that died in state hospitals here in Texas. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? The former charity hospital in Laurel is in ruins, too. I remember the nursing home on Cherry Street. Dr. Lewis knew me and allowed me to learn there during the summers and school holidays. Ghost hunters searching an abandoned Mississippi hospital for the paranormal found the body of a missing 69-year-old woman. Who knows!!!!! We lived on Speed Street when I was born, then moved to 2408 Oak Street, I think it was. 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. Hi my name is Lashonda Sims and i was born at Kuhn December 10, 1985. I was born here in 1974. Hospital. I am in touch with another nurse midwife from those days at Kuhn. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. South Mississippi Charity Hospital in Laurel is also among the abandoned places in Mississippi. The hospital provided healthcare to thousands of African-American patients from across the . I've . An access road for service vehicles was provided from Grove street into the courtyard. The out-patient division is built adjoining the hospital but on a separate site. Ward worked there for years. 61. that is any hospital with a history of abuse and neglect. Willamena Anding. LOL We went to Vicksburg for one of Bobs class dinners this summer and visited all those old places. I drove by there on a recent visit to family. Mabus, a Democrat, wants to close Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian, South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel and Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg. My mother and sister both went to Mercy school. I would love to try to find her is possible! I have bipolar disorder and it might be beneficial for you to take someone in there that has mental problems that would be able to relate and talk to the patients. Click here for directions to the cemetery, so you can see the infamous statue for yourself. I remember going there with him to make rounds on patients he had cared for and it seems like some of them were maternity patients, but I dont believe they gave epidurals, so not sure what he did for them other than if they had c-sections and needed general anesthesia. (See Kuhn, Page # A 5,) Kuhn (Continued from Page # A 2,) Her Death prompted the Board of Mayor and Alderman to increase efforts to demolish the Former Charity Hospital. According to police, the group of individuals, who have not been identified, made the discovery at the abandoned Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in . Left me with fond memories. They (Sis. That is beautiful! 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. Somehow I still remember these things and remembered the severe lack of parking and the view of the Mississippi River from there. We are used to renovating buildings in need of restoration. Many of the internal infrastructure systems of the old Mercy Hospital/Parkview, were in desperate need of repair and replacement. In the years that followed its closing, several paranormal investigators have visited the property. I was a senior in HS and I remember standing at the window of the school watching the patients being moved. National Geographic magazine called the home the "Time. Kris, it is a sad day today in seeing items being moved out of the Street Clinic to the new medical building on 61N. In 1922, Poveglia's abandoned hospitals and other structures were converted into an asylum. The Vicksburg Medical Center located on I-20 was owned by HCA in Nashville and Parkview was own by Quorum in Brentwood TN. Sam P, Head lines Vicksburg Post,march 02nd, 2016; Kuhn Hospital; Murder Suspect Escap;es. I have been in prison in Texas for biting a police officer when I was 17 years old. (LogOut/ He was gifted and caring. It is too bad that the Vicksburg Posts archives are now pay-per-view, they ran a nice article last November about Kuhn Hospital. Im not the type of person to take chances or disobey law enforcement. The true history is quite splendid better than fiction actually. I read a surgical procedure report on what I thought was a person. My grandmother Maddie Hunter owned the Carriage Salon for 30 years. 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. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, mainly indomethacin and ibuprofen, have been largely used in the prevention of this pathology. Black mold was a problem in the building even before we moved out. Who is E.L. Malvaney? A TikToker shared a clip to his page,. God bless. My first encounter with Mercy Hospital was when Dr. Messina placed my mother In the hospital for breast cancer and surgery. A nursing home was the final medical facility to open on the island, and in 1968, the last to close. He had major surgery when he was 3 days old. 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Kevin, is there a way for you to contact me at my email? Fort Massachusetts 30.21236, -88.97214 History: In 1847, the United States declared the Ship Island a military reservation, and Congress authorized the construction of a fort nine years later. I pray that someone opens that building and use it for Gods glory. They were trustees. 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 was born December 30, 1980. We have met with one of the citys inspection managers in the hospital and he was so very encouraging and helpful. 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. Trial Set; Man Indicted in Kuhn Killing; by Alama Norris; The Man Accused of Stalking, Raping, Abducting and Killing Sharen Wilson in Jejune 2015, is set to Stand Trial in June, 2016. Love Mississippi? I dont remember her. Dr. Ting was our OBGYN. Asbestos should not prevent this or any structure from having a new use. I went there almost two weeks ago..There is activity there.. Oh! We Would watch them court. 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. My older brother was transferred to Mercy right after he was born. Your email address will not be published. Blaine, I am a Vicksburger and I graduated from St. Francis in 1957 and the school was run by the Sisters of Mercy. It was featured on ghost Hunter show on the history channel. I was born at Kuhn August 1962. for many years. One example would be the HVAC system. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his Governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort . My grandmother worked there for many years cleaning floors, and later died there in October 1981. So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. Dr. Montanezs wife was in training at Kuhn also. I cant find it on Google Maps! http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. Trial Set; A Photo; Caramel Act, In June, Sharen Wilson, 69, was attacked in her Drummond Street Home and taken to the Abandoned Kuhn Memorial Hospital on Martin Luther King Boulevard, where she was Shot with a Stolen Gun in One of the buildings and her body left in a wooded area of the Property where it was found by Ghost Hunters. 63 talking about this. It began as the Vicksburg's City Hospital from an estate in the 1840's and expanding and ending as a multi-building institution in 1989. Over the years, visitors to the cemetery have claimed that the statue of Laura Kelly appears to be weeping. Sam P, I have had very little dealings with the Kuhn Vicksburg City Hosptial. Just destroy it. It is about the possibility of me trying to purchase the hospital. Is this building still intact? (That is, if youre feeling brave.). There was very limited parking place on top of the hill for patients and family members. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Physical abuse was one of the ways they used to control the patients. Are people allowed to go in? Its kind of sad to see things you remember disappearing. As for the paranormal, it IS home to many, many spirits. A lot of the information on that episode of ghost asylum is inaccurate. Hey Shirley, Your email address will not be published. Meet Jane Louis, the lead content creator at Scary HQ, a haunted places blog that delves into the eerie and unexplained. Learn how your comment data is processed. I would to see something done with the building. Unless its just allowed to rot down, which I guess is the current option. I can not recall the year but I took Georgia Marshall RN position and it was soon after the new ER was built and I worked in that Dept for 25 years. I dont know what youll see when you get there. Planning a trip to come and visit it ASAP!! From the abandoned hospital in Pripyat, Ukraine that fell victim to the most catastrophic nuclear disaster of the 20th century to the Nazi hospital that tended to Hitler's legions, the historical appeal of these derelict institutions is matched only by their fear factor. I would like to know how to contact them . it would certainly be better than the plastic palazzi built by the casinos. Run by Dr. George K. Birchett, and later his son, grandson, and great-grandson, the hospital served wounded during the Civil War and suffered the deaths of 16 doctors and 6 Catholic Sisters of Mercy during the Yellow Fever of 1878. Anyone know about her? The hospital was closed for good back in 1989 and it has laid vacant ever since. (And much more,) It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. Do you know whether or not they put the time on the birth certificates back then? This changes my opinion of Ray Mabus. Then after 45 years of working in the hospital on the hill on Grove Street I retired. Johnston was a kind gentleman, and a caring Doctor. China, Dr Said Elisa, and Dr Lemia. 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. Find the answers at ", Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). They also used some very controversial treatments. I can do what you do I hear them and see them.. Is it guarded? However, it sat vacant for years, and frankly it was pretty creepy. I guess when river region came up Park View went down. Hope this helps with the time line a little. I agree, and have vivid memories of this place which at one time was the only place for poor people with no healthcare. One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. One plan was to sell it to one of the universities to establish a nursing school. I was born June 19, 1978. I have always wanted to be a paranormal investigator. 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? The abandoned hospital then became a subject of local lore. My sister and I also had our tonsils taken out by Dr. Masterson on the same day and shared a room in the hospital. I will look in 1981 when I find that notebook! Just curious. 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 was born in Vicksburg at Mercy in 1962 and remember many visits there while growing up. So sad. " - RESCUE ME! Keep up with Jen online @Michalski education Updated Date: Feb 26, 2023 What a blessing to have this hospital! Tremendous Entertainment is planning to explore Kuhn in February for paranormal phenomena. I worked at Mercy Hospital in the emergency room that was right underneath that big cross on the front. I was born there on June 27, 1967 and Nathan B. Lewis is the doctor listed as the one who delivered me also. Well, almost vacant! She has the warmest heart EVER! Just beyond the chapel is the nursing school and education building. This has to be such a waste! State funding has been a perennial question for charity hospitals. Delivering babies? I remember the form looking like a glow in the dark black chalk board with white writing. I never knew the history of this hospital until I came across an article on Facebook. I enquired what he knew about Kuhn Hosptial; His reply; His answer. Love the history lesson as Vicksburg has so many. My friend, caucasion, reared at Holly Bluff, Yazoo County, Mississippi You must likely took care of me.. You know they try to hide things when they shut down. Thanks for your time! Shuttered in 1935, the asylum sat on what is now the site of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, reports The Clarion-Ledger. It was a caring place to work and learn. She was fun to have along! Abandoned Mississippi: Kings Daughters Nurses Home, Greenwood Abandoned Mississippi: Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital Abandoned Mississippi: Kuhn Memorial State Hospital, Vicksburg Abandoned Mississippi: Central Delta Academy, Inverness Abandoned Mississippi: Yazoo County Agricultural High School. Ma. Is that building for sale, if so how much? Joanne I just came across your post.would you or.the nurse midwife you are in contact.with worked in the year 1978? If you didnt please tell me who did, thanks in advance. If it had not been for Kuhn and its staff, I would have lost both my babies at the same time. I cant remember the percentage of blacks/whites. This is all so interesting. That was a number of years after I work there. We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. dee_prodigal@yahoo.com, Found a Postcard image of the original Vicksburg City Hospital which became State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg with the Confederate Veterans Annex, Lost of historical images of Vicksburg buildings in this digital archive collection, Mississippi State Charity Hospital and Confederate Veterans Annex, Vicksburg, Miss I am interested in knowing who your mom and sister were since they also went to the apparent same school. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Its a possibility Janne, my family is heavily rooted in Vicksburg. My mother passed away here in 1994 and that was the last time I ever was at the hospital. Did anyone know of or work during 1978 in the labor and delivery floor?? could you please email me. It turned out to be a vast amount of informaton. Mom was a LPN & Aunt Susie was a RN. . The CDU Chemical Dependency Unit was still open on the Parkview lot when I finally stopped working in for River Region in 2008. My facebook name is Mary Irelandforeva. 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. Thanks for any info you provide. I am Renetta Shinall born there on December 30, 1980. Broken bones, and poison stuff.you know everything! http://greensource.construction.com/green_building_projects/2013/1311-ambler-boiler-house.asp. One investigative team noted several strange happenings, including an EVP recording of a phantom voice, the K-2 meter, which lights up when spirits are present, went off several times, a pendulum was used to communicate with an entity, and the word "help" suddenly appeared written backwards in a pile of dust on the floor of the embalming room. Tell me i was one u did.. Nov 19 1980 I was almost 11 pounds.. She was a LPN. Does anyone know what happened to the medical records from this hospital. Also her sister, Susie Ward worked there, she was a RN. Jen Michalski, a California-based author, joins us this week to talk about abandoned sanitoriums and state hospitals that can be found east of the Mississippi. Kuhn Memorial Hospital; The Man Hunt is over. Can anyone come and go threw this building ? The house on Oak Street still stands. Great article! 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. If you enjoyed this, check out this article: 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. My nursing school in El Dorado, Ark closed and 5 members of my class transferred here for our senior year. Shes also had the honor of interviewing actress Sela Ward for The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience. Yes, the inmates did work right along beside us. If you read down further you will see some of the comments that I have made. It took its place at this location, then a suburban estate with a substantial house in 1847. If you get the chance to drive by and see it it truly is a breathtaking place. I know she has a record of all her women too. The Vicksburg Medical Center facility was sold to Quorum in mid 1998 and soon afterward the integration of the two hospitals began. Keep your heads up on the place. The state took over the operation of the hospital in 1871, and the institution was re-named the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg. Blaine. I remember the two white haired ladies that were in the pediatricians office sitting behind a light green tile window. Townspeople have to drive across county lines to get emergency, or even . He married Magprgaret Webb who was a dietitian and she lived in the same house as us-the student nurses. What would happen if someone got caught in there? I know there has been mention of some police advising people to leavebut will it be ok if I go and look around? I have a question I would like to ask. From there maybe you might could help as well? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Mabus, however, vetoed the support. I was from Tallulah Among them, some former psychiatric hospitals are shrouded in controversy over patient mistreatment. It was a running joke with some new employes that you could work in the building for a month, and never take the same path twice to get somewhere. It can be done, Tiffney. 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. Well, in Mississippi, there's a whole lot of them! Dr. Horn was a Pediatrician in with Dr. Jarrett from1960 until I left in 1968. OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. I went to nursing school there. Thanks for the post! I am CERTAIN all records are kept somewhere in state archives. We use to have to wear lab coats and many people thought he and I were young doctors. Even in ruin the place is beautiful. Sneaking into its abandoned buildings was a rite of passage for young people. I believed it because our group were the students that were in charge of cleaning the third floor. Had sort of planned to write some some sort of history but became to much, What an interesting idea. When Vicksburg Police arrived to question McCloud, he gave them grim news, Captain Williams said. Anyone know anything about that big room with the fireplace? 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. I would be interested and maybe talking to you on facebook Messenger about some of the things you may have witnessed. Get more stories delivered right to your email. But I still think that park view had many more skilled nurses and doctors that actually knew what they where doing.. Perhaps bodies were transported immediately to Jackson. The building is wide open, so like the Mayville KY hospital. (Failed ask how many.) Abandoned in 1989, Vicksburgs Kuhn State Memorial Hospital was a go-to destination for paranormal investigators for years, until its demolition in 2019. My mom was a corrections officer there in the 80s up until it was closed. I remember wonderful things about the people who worked at Kuhn. Did Tremendous Entertainment ever explore? The hospital was the epitome of the post-World War II hope in modern medicine when it opened in May of 1957. Asbestos will have to be removed whether its demolished or restored, meaning thats a fixed cost regardless. I was born here in the summer of 1991. Healthcare was not a much of a priority then or now for Southern leaders. Two of them were very good friends of mine. About Becker's Hospital Review; Careers . 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