I remember being a CandyStriper here for several years. 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. Ma. Is this building for sale, and if so, how much? They lived on the top floor in the back. I have lots of pictures from my recent visit if anyone would like to see them.. It was Parkview Hospital when she was born. 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. I really would love for it to be restored and opened back up as a hospital.. Not a hotel. Keep your heads up on the place. The crazy thing was that he resembled my father in stature and physical characteristics. Dr. Horn was the other well known pediatrician. It was featured on ghost Hunter show on the history channel. One was Terrell State Hospital and the other was Rusk State My first encounter with Mercy Hospital was when Dr. Messina placed my mother In the hospital for breast cancer and surgery. Dr. Bob Ford, Dr. Rusty Barnes and Dr. Geri Weiland are still practicing. Theres also an option to participate in a paranormal investigation at McRaven. Hope it does not become vacant for I live in the subdivision right next door. It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. In reviewing old records left behind from earlier times. His name is Greg Pearson and his number is 601-883-5000. Heaven Help Us All. I know she has a record of all her women too. . It would be interesting to hear what it was like in 1960. is the hospital still there today i would love to take a trip there thanks. I recently heard that this hospital is now haunted? Im a Beamon, Walter Beamon at that, my uncle was a cop there for many years. Tucked away on the Jackson Road (now Martin Luther King Jr. I hate to see the old structure falling down. Reading this makes me wonder what really happen the morning I gave birth. We did have a golf cart that would help transport people from the bottom of the hill to the top of the hill, but it wasnt always enough. Thanks! Went yeserday with a couple of friends. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The experience I had at Kuhn led me to a life long love for medicine and a 30 year career as a Registered Nurse in the operating room. Weve been searching.for the right building for over two years and weve seen some buildings in really bad shape. 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. They just cant seem to get a bite on the building. I don't claim the rights to Kelly Clarkson's "Never Ag .more. It later tended to Civil War soldiers and lost several staff members during the Yellow Fever outbreak in 1878. Plumbing connections, elevators shafts and dumbwaiter service for nursing stations were all included to provide for this future addition. We have done a second, more thorough walkthrough, courtesy of the owners, just recently, and were very impressed! Who is E.L. Malvaney? I first visited the ER there in June, 1967, when Dr. Horn diagnosed me with a serious illness. I cant find anything on the Kuhn in the days of operation. Been in there several times..got TONS of EVP. The Creepiest Hike In Mississippi Takes You Through The Ruins Of An Abandoned Estate, Theres An Abandoned Mansion In Mississippi That Was Never Completed And Its Eerily Fascinating, 7 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words, This Eerie And Fantastic Footage Takes You Inside Mississippis Abandoned Susie B. 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! I knew ms Lydia Bryant several years ago! The 4th floor was a minimum security prison. I was wondering if you knew if it was still standing today? Will share this with my son who is 26. I dont remember treating but one gunshot wound. Two of them were very good friends of mine. Janne Debes From Jan. 1 to May 31, this year 72 babies started their lives at Kuhn. Susan, Dr. Jarratts nurse was named Bobo BUT she was not a Sister of Mercy. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? I hear she was one of the first black nurses employed. The owners have been so wonderful to us and have gone out of their way to work with us in viewing the building. It wasnt closed on 2000, my daughter was born there in April of 2001. Thanks! Bloodstains are still in the original flooring and one of the ceiling beams shows where a cannonball struck the mansion before its occupants surrendered and turned it into . So convenient all the yrs at Mercy which ended up being 42 . My friend born at the Vicksburg City Hosptital later to become Kuhn, in 1950. I also live in Wildwood and I am a neighbor of Mrs. Farr, retired RN who was the night supervisor for years. I just thought of something else. One plan was to sell it to one of the universities to establish a nursing school. Click here for a history of Psychiatric Hospitals. If you didnt please tell me who did, thanks in advance. The booklet is located in the MDAH subject file KUHN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STATE CHARITY. I am just now reading this because Ive been so busy since January 1 with a sick sister. Plan on going back to take more pictures at night time. Think it will be a grand adventure to rebuild this great historical landmark. The womans name was Virginia Sharplin. They also used some very controversial treatments. Forrest Lamar Cooper Postcard Collection I just recall her bringing in employees in to the ER when I worked there (25 yrs). She is is her mid 80s and still very active. Ms M & me only had a blanket to give. Now, it seems that your mom may have worked with WES after she left the clinic. The Civil War Reconstruction period. I read a surgical procedure report on what I thought was a person. My email is misteeleereverns@yahoo.com. The three Doctor Street brothers were the founders of Mercy Hospital and the clinic. 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. My mother was born there and died there just before it closed. My mom in laws grandfather was there in 1913. I only lived there until I was 8 and we moved to Brookhaven but spend every summer there with my grandmother. The institutions were defunded, and community-based treatment facilities eclipsed the imposing, prison-like Victorian hospitals. Its an eye sore,if it is haunted set them to wear they need to go. I was born at Kuhn memorial hospital in May 1977was tryin to find my medical record or a baby picture of myself i love to know a little about my history. We were just talking about Dr. G on Thurs. I hope the city or someone does something good with the property. Vicksburgs building inspector gave the owners, a foundation in Yazoo City, 120 days on September 18th to decide what to do with it. The hospitals, set up in 1916, together maintain 199 of the states 15,800 hospital beds on a $6.8 million budget. My first and third children were born there in 1964 and 1966, respectively. Sheila, I believe the records are at the Department of Health (or whatever its called) in Jackson. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. I remember I cut my foot when I was a toddler and my mom didnt have a car, she picked me up and ran to Kuhn because it was a very bad cut. No pictures, no records, no nothing. My Mom, Mary Rose Phillips worked there. Hi Kris, unfortunately the expense of restoring this would be astronomical. I also live directly behind the hospital. I remember wonderful things about the people who worked at Kuhn. The hospital provided healthcare to thousands of African-American patients from across the . His age was 50ish. Next was having a reaction to penicillin in the emergency room when it was on street level. Does anyone know where the Pest House is located? She delivered my son there on Oct 8 1980. When Officers arrived on the Scene and walked into the residence, they smelled gasoline. Williams said. It connect to the walk leading to the chapel, and nursing school. The bones of steel and concrete are solid. I've . I know they lived in deplorable conditions and were treated badly and abused. Janice and I were in the same graduating class at SFXA in 1957 and Peggy was just right behind us. THey were poor and had no means to investigate. Healthcare was not a much of a priority then or now for Southern leaders. What a blessing to have this hospital! I worked there during High School in the evening and during the summer as an orderly back when a Hospital was a real hospital where caring nurses and staff provided real patient care. Mother is Sara Lynn Smith at the time..,As a matter fact.. My father meet my step mother there..cynthia renee dickerson. Vicksburg Evening Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1957, p. 1ff. Now for this place to ever be used again it would need extensive remodeling. When I vist Vicksburg, I slow down every time I pass by whats left of Kuhn. Im not the type of person to take chances or disobey law enforcement. Hawell she loved people everywhere she went! Theres glass on the paving, but the building is unsupervised and open for urban explorers some common sense safety issues, and lots of glass on the paved areas so park by the ambulance awning (not under it). Janne Debes, I recently visited the Kuhn and I am totally obsessed with it. 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. I would love to see that building remodeled and used for something great. 1918 points 30 comments. Also just wanted to find out if you had any contact was any Civil War Confederate patients or doctors. I wandered through the ruins remembering myself hurrying along the hallways to deliver a baby or to see a patient in the emergency department. Keep up with Jen online @Michalski education Updated Date: Feb 26, 2023 I will email her and ask her and get back to you! I feel certain that the asbestos would have to be removed among other things. I was born here in 1974. Some of them lived in our subdivision, Wildwood. We have been going through the extensive sets of blueprints and bluelines for this hospital which are contained in the Birchett-Montgomery Architectural Records. The company that owns it has numerous times tried to get something going with the building but no one wanted anything to do with it. We lived on Claremont Circle in Wildwood. Dee, you were born there in 1981? What a loss for my hometown! 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 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. VICKSBURG, Miss. - Authorities are investigating after a group of ghost hunters found a body at an old abandoned hospital in Mississippi, reports The Vicksburg . For anyone interested in helping out in any way to rehab the property, let us know so we can meet and make some plans. Polly Malby, I would love to talk to you about Kuhn, I lost a child there in 1977 and have a story to tell about what happened the morning she died. My two sons was born @ Kuhn Memorial first Son born: May 6, 1960, My second Son was also born @ Kuhn Memorial Are you sentimental enough to be a preservationist? Willamena Anding. Thanks for your time! Mr B asked for a hotel room as he did not want to be abandoned at the bus bench. Will make a few comments on the Hosptiatl. Abandoned Places In Mississippi 1. Great article! An abandoned Civil Rights Era icon The Ben Moore Hotel, pictured here, opened its doors in 1945 and in 1951 became the first hotel in Montgomery, Alabama to welcome African Americans as guests.. You can enjoy a history tour, haunted tour, or combo tour. Ill ask the two I know how to find. Also her sister, Susie Ward worked there, she was a RN. Two nurses whom she worked with and loved were BoBo, Dr. Jarretts nurse, I believe, 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. Tell us! I was wandering if any of you ladys that worked or knew of someone that worked at Kuhn might would know my grandmother, I personally dont know her , I was adopted, I do have a sister, I am just inquiring I have a sick son and would like to find her if she is still alive. 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I was just wondering what type of EVPs you got. I dont remember her. We have cleaned it up since then but there is water damage now since they clipped water lines and everything else they could get their hands on. 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. Status unknown. 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. Read on for more history on this eerie abandoned hospital in Mississippi, and be sure to check out the video! We had ob patients deliver their baby at the Hosp and just leave the baby there. We Would watch them court. From all appearances it would seem that the Kuhn is headed for demolition by neglect. Yea Judy, BoBo was Dr. Jarrett s nurse and June worked for Dr. Hinman. Required fields are marked *. Its definitely lost history the Old Court House has some records. 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. Finish What you Start; Kuhn Hospital left Unfinished, Should be Tackled in 2016; Such fond memories at Mercy. :) In 1985, I was Dr. Potnis and Johnny Johnsons secretary. What an outstanding hospital with excellent care. (A note from Sam P It seems it never ends.). I never saw a morgue. Do you think there is any reasonable hope that any part of the hospital could be saved? as i was told there was on nurse that never gave up and brought my sister back to life.Jessica Lanne Smith .Mother was Sara Lynn Smith..Our step mother Was Cynthia Renee dickerson.. my mother knew a wonderful black woman named Bootsie who was like a surrogate mom to many of the student nurses around 1941. The er was great!!!! They have poured alot of money in it since we started taking care of the place in 06. MY Paranormal team would like to do an investigation down there this month. I began working in the laboratory at Kuhn in 1961 while I was in high school. I remember the form looking like a glow in the dark black chalk board with white writing. 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. I would hope there is some future use for this property as maybe assisted living, memory care or housing project, if financially feasible.. Before it is demolished, maybe, Bill Gates or Warren Buffet can fund a rehab for some humanitarian use from their fund, as Joan Kroc has done in multiple locations.. Just ;look at Centennial Plaza (Old Gulfport VA) property and grounds. Me and a Mr Day were there at the same time. Plus the was a mistake wife who said there was not a morgue if there is please explain to us so they can find it our next visit we are from Texas and now are total intrigued With with this hospital. Sadly this year was the last time the hospital will be used for an airsoft event. I continued to work in the lab when I would have breaks from college. I was a senior in HS and I remember standing at the window of the school watching the patients being moved. I am a Certified Nurse Midwife, educated in Jackson. I was born at Kuhn on Saturday July 12, 1980 at 7:06pm.Much of the stuff that you speak of i.e. Its a possibility Janne, my family is heavily rooted in Vicksburg. There was always more then one interesting way to get to other parts of the hospital. 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. He is working with a group who also wants yo purchase the hospital. I have a group of young men that would like to explore the hospital. Located on Grove street, one block north of the Memorial Arch on Clay, the new hospital and its adjoining buildings stand on the brown of a ridge that falls away toward the surrounding sub-division, Wildwood. I recently went to the location and saw the dilapidated state of the building and was in shock that it still stood. Dr. Jarrett was my pediatrician and he had a nurse (sister of Mercy) that was referred to as Bobo. Dr Gerrierro, not sure of the spelling, was in his internship at mercy Hosp and was on call and held clinic at Kuhn. If there was a profit to be made, someone would. No trespassing! Can anyone come and go threw this building ? Thank you for taking time to respond to my email. And, the Street Clinic building will be moving to their new medical building right next to the hospital on Hwy 61N. Asbestos should not prevent this or any structure from having a new use. Worked there for 45 years but in the hospital and not the clinic area. Sorry that I forgot to mention another well known pediatricia. Sam P, I have had very little dealings with the Kuhn Vicksburg City Hosptial. I hope you can find answers!!!! If you have any information, and or pictures/websites with pictures please reply! He was gifted and caring. I would really like to hear your stories!! I was born here in August of 1985 and was delivered by a lady names Marilyn A. Johnson, CNM. This has to be such a waste! I would to see something done with the building. Physical abuse was one of the ways they used to control the patients. The small rural communities are fortunate to have hospitals! she passed quite a few years ago.Just wondered Janne Debes if you may Its sad to see the pictures of the hospital now. 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. It was staffed by very committed people while I worked there. thanks. Buddy Butts Park, 6180 McRaven Rd, Jackson, MS 39209, USA. I had the pleasure of her looking over my second born daughter in 2005 at River Region after we evacuated for Katrina. 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. Luckily, McRaven offers tours of all kinds. The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was United States legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. The State of Mississippi also has records of your birth, parents, etc. We had other foreign Doctors. SISTER MARCY GARCIA WAS THERE IN 1980 & 1981, SHE WAS THE ONE THAT DELIVERED MY SON ON MAY 28, 1981. Anne Peacock in 1978. I have been in prison in Texas for biting a police officer when I was 17 years old. 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. According to police, the group of individuals, who have not been identified, made the discovery at the abandoned Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in . My mom was an inmate worker there too in the 80s. Oh! Kris, the COO of the Street Clinic that is across the street from the hospital told me to tell you to call him. An Officer went to Ms. Wilsons home but was unable to get any one to come to the door police have said. We lived on Speed Street when I was born, then moved to 2408 Oak Street, I think it was. China, Dr Said Elisa, and Dr Lemia. 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). that is any hospital with a history of abuse and neglect. Thanks for your input AND have a Happy New Year. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. Fort Massachusetts is a fort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States, located on West Ship Island. It also makes me sick to see the old Mercy Hospital just sitting there along with the Street Clinic for I retired from there after 45 years of service. Community leaders are pleased something is being done with the old hospital. That would be one haunted hotel if so lol.. I was born there as were my brothers and sisters. I was working in CDU when the patients were moved to the new (River Region) hospital in 2002. One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. Shirley, my mom did work at the WES, but she always loved the Street Clinic and all the people there. Opponents claim to have 100,000 signatures to keep the hospitals open. Havent been down there in about 16 years. Even in ruin the place is beautiful. I had two great aunts that died and state hospitals for the insane and Texas. Confederate veterans stalked the halls of a specially built annex, constructed in 1901 (burned in a mysterious fire in 1918). I will be going there this summer (2017). There were tables where people ate their food when it was ready. Youngest child born in Hosptial in Yazoo City,. If you enjoyed this, check out this article: 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. Still not good for the buildings, though . Located in Laurel, this abandoned hospital in Mississippi not only looks totally creepy, but is, not surprisingly, believed to be haunted. Was a great location for the experience. I wish I could meet the nurse that delivered me. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. This is all so interesting. by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. 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. The Beelitz Sanatorium was designed by architect Heino Schmieden in 1898. In the years that followed its closing, several paranormal investigators have visited the property. Update June 2022: the building remains empty and unused. (And much more,) Kris, its lovely to be in touch with you again! Under all the debris, there are still things that spark memories of this place. Preservation in Mississippi, 2009-2017. Tell me i was one u did.. Nov 19 1980 I was almost 11 pounds.. Finally the state of MS decided to stop funding Kuhn. This, too, is connected to the main units by covered walkway. Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. I did not deliver you on December 30, 1980. Originally named Vicksburgs City Hospital, the facility was later used during the Civil War to treat injured soldiers, and in 1878, played a major role during the Yellow Fever Epidemic. I was born here, July 1967, as was my sister four years earlier. Just beyond the chapel is the nursing school and education building. It is too bad that the Vicksburg Posts archives are now pay-per-view, they ran a nice article last November about Kuhn 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. Three months later a friend had her baby at River Region. 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. Dr. Ting was from China. In 1954, a former resident of Vicksburg, Lee Kuhn, having long since moved to New York City, died and left his estate of $400,000 to the Vicksburg Charity Hospital. Does anybody on this list know anything about the Pest House not far from Kuhn where infectious patients were sent? I delivered my first baby in a taxi cab at the front of Kuhn memorial Hosp. I have very great happy memories of MERCY. interesting. I delivered babies at Kuhn from 1980-1983. The state took over the operation of the hospital in 1871, and the institution was re-named the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg. I dated one of her sons back in 95.she was such a sweet dear woman! 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. 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. SUBMIT LEAVE A QUICK REVIEW I was born 5/8/1974.i was born thier also. It would be wonderful for someone to come in a restore it. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburg's Mercy Hospital By ELMalvaney on March 28, 2012 ( 96 ) Standing on a two-block parcel on a high hill overlooking Grove Street, the old Mercy Hospital's blue tile front wall still beckons drivers off of the busy Clay Street thoroughfare. Great memories. This was back when the US had the best medical care system on the planet and this hospital was a shining example of it. So, have you heard about this abandoned hospital in Mississippi? for many years. Next time you go take a camera with you and you wont be disappointed, its very active especially during the daytime, I can only imagine what you would pick up at night time. I spent 42 years as a nurse at the hospital plus I have been living in the neighborhood since 1995. OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. Hello to anyone interested in the old Mercy Hospital. It contained an in-depth history of the hospital, interviews with former employees, and a look at the current ownership situation. It really distresses me to know and see the photos of that miracle working place. 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