I live in NC and sure miss MS. My grandmother had a hair salon called The Carriage salon . I is very important. Yes security and cameras are in place. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. I remember the two white haired ladies that were in the pediatricians office sitting behind a light green tile window. Sister Marcy was a GOOD friend of mine! Oh my Wanda Norwood is my aunt which she has passed away now. After the Attack, McCloud attempted to Burn Ms. Wilsons Home, leading to the Attempted Arson Charge, Prosecutors and Police said. Forrest Lamar Cooper Postcard Collection by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. She delivered my son there on Oct 8 1980. I am able to feel and hear some of the dead but I talk to them normally. Holly Bluff is about 3- 40 miles from Vicksburg, but actually it is much further, roads are bad, etc. This, too, is connected to the main units by covered walkway. There were tables where people ate their food when it was ready. Still not good for the buildings, though . just curious.. :) In 1985, I was Dr. Potnis and Johnny Johnsons secretary. I did retire in 2003! Does anyone know who I would contact to get permission to explore? It would be interesting to hear what it was like in 1960. Kuhn formed me as a newly graduated Certified Nurse Midwife. The Civil War Reconstruction period. Also, this web site contains a vast amou nt of information. I delivered babies there 1980-1983. I can go a step farther to tell you how wonderful they were. His number is 601-636-0987. Would love to go back when I have more time. 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. All three of these mentioned are deceased. Do you know if times where record by the hospital? Theres also an option to participate in a paranormal investigation at McRaven. Sam P. The Vicksburg Post, Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 Does anyone else remember these ladies? I will be going there this summer (2017). Rachel was delivered by Calvin Poole, and her pediatricians were Bobby Ford and Dan Barnes. The only reason I know that date is that I have the big Steel architect plaque that hung on the nurses home and it now hangs in my carport on Hildegarde and I was just reading it this morning and all the people mentioned on the plaque are deceased. I would be interested and maybe talking to you on facebook Messenger about some of the things you may have witnessed. The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. Gov. Youngest child born in Hosptial in Yazoo City,. It is probably for the best. 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. I don't claim the rights to Kelly Clarkson's "Never Ag .more. I walked through it and covered every floor and room.. A Copy of this Newspaper is in my possession Any info relating to my birth in October 1978? So did I. Buddy Butts Park, 6180 McRaven Rd, Jackson, MS 39209, USA. The hospitals last baby was delivered this month. But we found a lot of neat stuff and took tons of pics too. I was sure I had contracted lockjaw. The Administration suite is adjacent to the main front entrance. It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. MY Paranormal team would like to do an investigation down there this month. Its definitely lost history the Old Court House has some records. Its so funny to see my name here! Check out the video below, which was shot at Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, to see some of the creepy happenings for yourself. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I was born here in 1963 and I lived until I was 17 five houses up from the hospital in Wildwood subdivision. Amanda, I have emailed her but she has not yet replied. Someday Ill post some stories about people there! i felt the strong feeling of death and grief. Mom was a LPN & Aunt Susie was a RN. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. could you please email me. Was there a revision at some point in time. 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. Death has become normalized in Hillcrest San Diego next to 2 hospitals. 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. The hospital was first opened in 1832 in order to combat a smallpox outbreak. Activities for all ages including kids who can help with littler prevention. If I recall correctly, the hospital is not owned by the state anymore but a private developer. Heres just part of one of the articles from that issue. Originally created to care for injured sailors working on the Mississippi River, this hospital was a campus of six . Abandoned Mississippi Hospitals 3,774 views Jun 5, 2011 A look around the beautiful, abandoned hospitals in Mississippi. Finally the state of MS decided to stop funding Kuhn. The people buried in those coffins lived and died at what was once known as the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum. thank you! This is all so interesting. I wandered through the ruins remembering myself hurrying along the hallways to deliver a baby or to see a patient in the emergency department. We walked the whole hospital and took pictures, got alot of orbs and several apreritions , got black shadows and voices. And at one time, the fourth floor served as a minimum security prison. I got my ears pierced there when I was about 12 years old, Is this place still standing? From all appearances it would seem that the Kuhn is headed for demolition by neglect. The state took over the operation of the hospital in 1871, and the institution was re-named the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg. Mercy was a top notch hospital and I thank the Sisters of Mercy for that and for the fond memories. I would love to get access to my medical records. 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. Will make a few comments on the Hosptiatl. Is it guarded? We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. No it isnt open, and a high locked fence surrounds the property. Approx 50 percent whtie, 50 per cent black.). It made me sad to see empty and abandoned. Just wanted to thank you.i dont know if you delivered me but Im sure you my know the person who did. Reading this makes me wonder what really happen the morning I gave birth. My grandfather died there in about 1936. 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. Breaks my heart to see the Mercy just sitting there. We had a patient succumb to lock jaw. I am a Certified Nurse Midwife, educated in Jackson. 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?? I have a picture of her but do not know anything else about her. Now for this place to ever be used again it would need extensive remodeling. I remember wonderful things about the people who worked at Kuhn. Kuhn Memorial Hospital was opened in 1830 in response to a smallpox outbreak. As a local paranormal investigator this place has intrigued me since I found out about it.Not being originally from here, I viewed it as just another building with a history to investigate. Are people allowed to go in? I personally love the place and hate to see it as it is but there is only so much we can do. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? We are Preparing for Trial, District Attorney Ricky Smith said, We want to bring this to a close as soon as possible, In June, Mrs, 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 he property where it was found by Ghost Hunters. We lived on Speed Street when I was born, then moved to 2408 Oak Street, I think it was. It would be wonderful for someone to come in a restore it. (LogOut/ Change). It was Parkview Hospital when she was born. My mom my 2 girls just went into parts of the building yesterday, mom said she could not find anything that looked like the doors would have been wide enough to get a gurney into a morgue. 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. Jane is a true crime enthusiast and an avid lover of all things spooky. That has been a wonder for all and especially those of us who live in the subdivision adjoining the property. 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). 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. Vicksburg, Mississippi 40.5 miles from Jackson, MS Duff Green Mansion served as a hospital during the Civil War and it still bears some of the scars despite restoration. 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. The building is wide open, so like the Mayville KY hospital. Dr. Jack Birchette, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Dr. R A Street. I guess when river region came up Park View went down. Polly and I delivered babies there after 1977. Would you by any chance have know them? I hear she was one of the first black nurses employed. 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. Thanks again, It can be done, Tiffney. During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. I began working in the laboratory at Kuhn in 1961 while I was in high school. BJ, Dr. Potnis married Karen Fujikawa, who was a pediatric nurse practitioner before becoming a nurse midwife. The Vicksburg Medical Center facility was sold to Quorum in mid 1998 and soon afterward the integration of the two hospitals began. I dont remember treating but one gunshot wound. 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. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. She is in her nineties. Janne Hi do you know any co workers that worked as early as 1978 delievering babies?? 1 awards. June and I were in the same nursing class (1961) at Mercy. 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. I worked there. Yes, it needs cleaning and some replacement of stolen plumbing, but overall, its is great condition. dancing dolls jackson ms Leading personal injury law firm with over $1 Billion won for our clients. It was me and an orderly who happened to be an conscientious objective who was serving his time. My first child was born, Nov. 2001,at Mercy which was named Parkview at the time. Also I have bipolar disorder. https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsI was born in a hospital in Vicksburg in 1948. Trying to find out who delivered me. We are just looking for any information. The Kuhn closed in 1989, a victim of state politics and of course funding issues. I hate to see the old structure falling down. A lot of the information on that episode of ghost asylum is inaccurate. I never knew the history of this hospital until I came across an article on Facebook. 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. My father worked occasionally at Kuhn Hospital from late 1976/early 1977 until the early 80s. I was born at Kuhn on 10/13/1973 at 6:27 am I think Dr Nathan B Lewis was my moms doctor. The institution was also renamed in honor of Mr. Kuhn. (LogOut/ ago u/AndreqBoi. Perhaps I have been lucky enough to have a little money, very little, and insurance. It was boarded up by the 1990s, but several paranormal investigation teams have . The original Mercy Hospital was downtown on Crawford Street near the city post office. Mercy even played a role in the establishment of a nursing school at USM in the 1960s. Abandoned Places In Mississippi 1. Shubuta Bridge, Shubuta cmh2315fl/Flickr Abandoned for years, this abandoned bridge in Mississippi has a sordid past that will forever remain a part of Shubuta's history. Ruth Thornton was the OR RN supervisor who likewise taught and allowed me to observe my first surgeries. I think I was one of the early babies born in the new hospital August 30, 1957. I was born at Mercy Hospital in 1968 and my brother was born there in 1972. Do you think there is any reasonable hope that any part of the hospital could be saved? Thank you! Hello to anyone interested in the old Mercy Hospital. Do you know the address of The Pest House? Broken bones, and poison stuff.you know everything! 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. Preservation in Mississippi, 2009-2017. The State of Mississippi also has records of your birth, parents, etc. I am also a graduated of the Mercy School of Nursing in 1961. have known her. I pray that your plan goes through. 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. I can do what you do I hear them and see them.. This is not a pretty story. Dee, you were born there in 1981? I am told the Sisters took great care of him. The 4th floor was a minimum security prison. The decaying Kuhn Memorial State Hospital has a rich history. Yea Judy, BoBo was Dr. Jarrett s nurse and June worked for Dr. Hinman. THey were poor and had no means to investigate. It is too bad that the Vicksburg Posts archives are now pay-per-view, they ran a nice article last November about Kuhn Hospital. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. I saw an abundance of stabbings and cuttings with various sharp objects. 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. I believed it because our group were the students that were in charge of cleaning the third floor. My Dad passed away in 2005. After the move to the new River Region Medical Center in February 2002, plans were in place to sell the building to be used for different purposes. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. They were given lye soap. State funding also runs out for Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian and South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel, Mississippis other two general charity hospitals. Any suggestions on who to contact for permission to go through the buildings? 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. Physical abuse was one of the ways they used to control the patients. My Mother-in-law Carolyn Flether Peebles gave birth to my husband on December 19, 1982 @ Kuhn state hospital so you might have delived him! We do not need another empty building. I am CERTAIN all records are kept somewhere in state archives. I was born there in 1967 and Dr. Jarrett was my pediatrician. The history of the Marine Hospital dates back to 1798 when President Adams established the Marine Hospital Service to care for injured and disabled seamen working on the Mississippi River, and was a precursor to the Public Health Service. 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