I hope this gives you some insight. 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. interesting. Been in there several times..got TONS of EVP. We Would watch them court. I am praying that I will have possession of the property soon so that we can start fundraising and working on it. The Sisters of Mercy kept this place spotless. I hope you can find answers!!!! I also am familiar to their home on the Street between Polk and National. 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. I was born there in 1967 and Dr. Jarrett was my pediatrician. 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. Me and a Mr Day were there at the same time. In those days so did the doctors. Im not the type of person to take chances or disobey law enforcement. Your email address will not be published. . Vicksburg Evening Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1957, p. 1ff. Would you care to contact me and share some stories? I just thought of something else. The city should use it for something. It was staffed by very committed people while I worked there. After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi, Daniella began to hone her writing skills through various internships, working for The Royal Obsession and Anatomie clothing. New Orleans also had a charity hospital. His name is Greg Pearson and his number is 601-883-5000. - Authorities are investigating after a group of ghost hunters found a body at an old abandoned hospital in Mississippi, reports The Vicksburg . Obviously, my big brother had far too much fun filling my head with claptrap. However the memories remain. From 2021 to 2022, I participated . It later tended to Civil War soldiers and lost several staff members during the Yellow Fever outbreak in 1878. were amazing! There was no police presence. I have been gone from the area since late 70s. 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. could have been when it first closed but as you can see vandalism has taken its toll on the building and it would prolly take several million dollars to do something of use for it now with all practical purposes it would be cheaper to raze this place and build another rather than try to restore this now.. just another wasted government building. You know back in those days they really did not know how to treat psychiatric patients. Then after 45 years of working in the hospital on the hill on Grove Street I retired. Todays Head line in VIcksburg Post, February 28th, 2016; A Step Closer? Still not good for the buildings, though . I was born there in 1959. He died on that blanket. I was born at Mercy Hospital in 1968 and my brother was born there in 1972. My neighbor and friend at that time was a nurse midwife and her name was Polly. Once we agree upon terms with the owners of the property, and we hope its soon, wed love for anyone ever born there, worked there, knew someone there, to set up a time for a re-visit. 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. I remember fainting in front of the hospital admissions desk and being admitted for a couple of days. I can do hospital corners on beds today because of those years. State funding has been a perennial question for charity hospitals. Warren County Martin Pace said Officer went looking in several areas of town, adding Deputies are working double shifts utnil McCloud is caught. It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. I should say I caught the baby. Its not actually the cemetery thats creepy, but a specific statue within the cemetery. God bless. My mom in laws grandfather was there in 1913. Update June 2022: the building remains empty and unused. Perhaps I have been lucky enough to have a little money, very little, and insurance. I first visited the ER there in June, 1967, when Dr. Horn diagnosed me with a serious illness. I guess when river region came up Park View went down. Shes an incredible facility and the maintenance guys the owners have are doing an excellent job at keeping her clean! We now have cooperation from the VPD for the most part, after a truck load of our copper was stolen from their yard!! I would love to try to find her is possible! I had great respect for RNs like you. McCloud stated that he poured gasoline though the residence in an attempt to burn the home, Wilsons Body showed signs of being bound at the wrists and an examination at the Mississippi State Crime Lab revealed evidence that she was Raped, Captain Williams said.. There were many VERY committed people working there. The house on Oak Street still stands. Change). I pray that someone opens that building and use it for Gods glory. Before the thieves came and tore the place to pieces, the owner would have let anyone just go through and check things out but there is no hope in that now. I agree! They need to update the pics.. We have cleaned the outside up a good bit. The hospital is completely air-conditioned. Dr. Love and Dr. Horn were my doctors until Dr. Weiland took over. 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. Great memories. You dont have to get out to appreciate it. The site includes some twenty-six acres. Kuhn is currently being demolished. Kuhn Memorial Hospital was opened in 1830 in response to a smallpox outbreak. 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 dont remember her. Resolution Places Kuhn under Urban renewal Process, Another step towarfds demolotion. I was an ER orderly. https://www.wjtv.com/news/metro/vacant-kuhn-memorial-state-hospital-to-be-demolished/1435602808. I graduated from RN school there at Mercy in 1961 and stayed til I retired in 2003. I will email her and ask her and get back to you! still a long way and bad roads. When it comes to creepy places in Mississippi, City Cemetery in Kosciusko definitely fits the bill. 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. by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. I live in NC and sure miss MS. My grandmother had a hair salon called The Carriage salon . I continued to work in the lab when I would have breaks from college. Up the street from Kuhn Memorial was The Pest House. 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. Later we moved close to Mamas work. I have many fond memories of working in and around that building for years. Anne Peacock in 1978. Thanks so very much! Sadly Meridian Community College opted NOT to have classrooms or dormitories in the old Matty Hersee Hospital. I adore this landmark. Thanks for any info you provide. 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 love to see the inside of that beautiful old building again. We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. Heres just part of one of the articles from that issue. I am just now reading this because Ive been so busy since January 1 with a sick sister. Keep up with Jen online @Michalski education Updated Date: Feb 26, 2023 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. (Maybe Kiley?). I believed it because our group were the students that were in charge of cleaning the third floor. Janne Debes The derelict almost haunted Kuhn Memorial State Hospital lies abandoned on 1422 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. We went and explored that place and it was really awesomewould you please share some information with me. It is amazing. Rachel was delivered by Calvin Poole, and her pediatricians were Bobby Ford and Dan Barnes. The decision was made in the late 1990s that the two hospitals in town should be combined into one facility. The Vicksburg Post Tuesday, February 02nd, 2016 I am a 1963 graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.. Afrer graduation I worked on OB there for about 4 years. 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. 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. 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. 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. Anne Peacock and Sister Marcy were there in 1978. This changes my opinion of Ray Mabus. My Dad passed away in 2005. I am told the Sisters took great care of him. Also, my Mom, Mary Rose Phillips & her Sister, Susie B. My pediatricians were Kimble Love and Dr. Horn. Eleanor, I was born at Kuhn Memorial State Hospital too 4/5/71 and Dr. Nathan B. Lewis delivered me. I hear she was one of the first black nurses employed. Did you know Johnny B. Taylor? Sorry that I forgot to mention another well known pediatricia. The Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou, Mississippi was a famous African-American hospital funded by a fraternal organization called the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor. I visited it last May walked through it. But do not want to get in any kind of trouble. Went yeserday with a couple of friends. I walked through it and covered every floor and room.. I was born here in 1974. Please join us for our monthly clean up event. Among them, some former psychiatric hospitals are shrouded in controversy over patient mistreatment. Can anyone come and go threw this building ? Finish What you Start; Kuhn Hospital left Unfinished, Should be Tackled in 2016; Dr. Potnis is still alive, in Kentucky, but very ill. Activities for all ages including kids who can help with littler prevention. We graduated in 1967 just as the new affiliation with Hattiesburg was starting. I had a child there on Janaury 10, 1980, a little girl I was told. Went to Mass in the chapel many times. Anyone know who owns the Building now? I would like to know where she is buried. Interesting history lesson about the hospital, though. authorities began their search Friday at Kuhn Memorial Hospital, going through each building on the property flor by floor, but found nothing. We were there long enough that if neighbors had wanted to call police, they could have. I graduated in 1960 and retired from nursing in 2006. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. Those sound like such valuable records, it would be a shame for them to be lost in the shuffle of time. My friend, caucasion, reared at Holly Bluff, Yazoo County, Mississippi Hello to anyone interested in the old Mercy Hospital. Approx 50 percent whtie, 50 per cent black.). I really want to see the inside of it. I cant find anything on the Kuhn in the days of operation. My father worked occasionally at Kuhn Hospital from late 1976/early 1977 until the early 80s. 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. Ray Mabus) did this year.. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL LADY. Law House, Most People Have Long Forgotten About This Vacant Ghost Town In Rural Mississippi, The Mississippi Ghost Town Thats Perfect For An Autumn Day Trip, Follow This Abandoned Railroad Trail For One Of The Most Unique Hikes In Mississippi, A Far Cry From Its Regal Days, McGees Castle In Mississippi Is Abandoned And Slowly Fading Away, Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Would love to have an update. OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. I had inmate friends who showed me everything. I can do what you do I hear them and see them.. it would certainly be better than the plastic palazzi built by the casinos. Hi my name is Lashonda Sims and i was born at Kuhn December 10, 1985. The institution was also renamed in honor of Mr. Kuhn. 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 . 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