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i will follow that up . Three months later a friend had her baby at River Region. I was born in Kuhn in Nov of 1978 and just learned of its history and now I am convinced that if I return there before they demolish it im going to find whats been tormenting my soul my entire lifemy story is long But am convinced that Kuhn is holding all the answers for meanyone else born there have something anything they cant figure out. I will email her and ask her and get back to you! Constructed in the Georgian style of architecture at a cost of $1 million in 1937, the new red-brick hospital featured a slate roof, limestone columns, and a copper copula. Finish What you Start; Kuhn Hospital left Unfinished, Should be Tackled in 2016; What an interesting idea. I was an ER orderly. Healthcare was not a much of a priority then or now for Southern leaders. Shame on the city of Vicksburg. Many memories some terrifying, some sweet, some very special. Abandoned Hospitals and Mental Institutions Photo Gallery Since the building has been vacate for so long, this will be a major issue to resolve now. I was from Tallulah Plan on going back to take more pictures at night time. I worked patient care on the 5th floor sometimes when it was short of nursing assistance. Warren County Martin Pace said Officer went looking in several areas of town, adding Deputies are working double shifts utnil McCloud is caught. Your email address will not be published. Cathy I see from your post that you went to school at Mercy in the mid 60s. As a Presbyterian, I was quite intrigued by the Sisters and all the trappings of Roman Catholicism like crucifixes and religious statuary then spent time here during high school as a Candy Striper along with Helen Carter, and a couple of girls from Utica and Raymond, I think. Is this building for sale, and if so, how much? It connect to the walk leading to the chapel, and nursing school. A lot of junk goes on out there. She was a LPN. I was born here in 1974. Janne Debes We even had insurance and payed our bills!!! That is interesting. I had inmate friends who showed me everything. On Friday, state funding runs out for Kuhn, causing the charity institution to shut its doors. They were like two angels in my young mind. My father (whom was legally blind) and mother operated a short order type of stand at Kuhn where she cooked hamburgers and other food. I was sure I had contracted lockjaw. Another one of the most haunted places in Mississippi is Kuhn Memorial State Hospital. But we found a lot of neat stuff and took tons of pics too. A Copy of this Newspaper is in my possession But I still think that park view had many more skilled nurses and doctors that actually knew what they where doing.. Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. I remember fainting in front of the hospital admissions desk and being admitted for a couple of days. If any has any information about the asylum please share. 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. I hope the city or someone does something good with the property. 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. Dr. Love and Dr. Horn were my doctors until Dr. Weiland took over. Lots of precious memories. It really distresses me to know and see the photos of that miracle working place. I remember wonderful things about the people who worked at Kuhn. The state took over the operation of the hospital in 1871, and the institution was re-named the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg. If you didnt please tell me who did, thanks in advance. I was told that she was still birth. The institution was also renamed in honor of Mr. Kuhn. I recently heard that this hospital is now haunted? I moved to Wildwood in 1995 and boy was it convenient with working at Mervy. Weve been searching.for the right building for over two years and weve seen some buildings in really bad shape. Thanks for any info. We lived in Utica, MS, 25 mins away. We went yesterday stayed a couple hours and still didnt get enough of it talked to a guy born there in 1976 and he tried to show us the morg but we never saw anything that wouldve looked like a morgue. 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. Hope this helps with the time line a little. We had other foreign Doctors. Now for about 15 years I have been a volunteer in the gift shop. Dont believe me? Sad. Very sad, Want to really know about this place watch ghost asylum episode Kuhn hospital it was a prison metal asylum and hospital and the mental paients there were abused with freezing cold ice baths and shock therapy. The inmates staffed the hospital, working jobs such as cleaning, clerking. I graduated from RN school there at Mercy in 1961 and stayed til I retired in 2003. I delivered babies there 1980-1983. It COULD have been preserved. There was no police presence. Ray Mabus has proposed closing the three charity hospitals that the nations poorest state operates for its poorest people. 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Does anyone know where the Pest House is located? Vicksburg Evening Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1957, p. 1ff. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! 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. Several became my good friends. My daughter, Rachel L. McGaha was born there on March 7, 1990. Know of any other creepy places in Mississippi? I walked through it and covered every floor and room.. The morgue is located in the basement around back of the building. Theres also an option to participate in a paranormal investigation at McRaven. 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. she was our psychology professor. Mom was a LPN & Aunt Susie was a RN. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? My mom would always tell me she wanted to take me back to meet her. I dated one of her sons back in 95.she was such a sweet dear woman! The committee decided that a new building would be the best use, and in 1959, the institution opened a large new facility to the rear of the original buildings. The city is brimming with spooky sites, including McRaven, Mississippi's most haunted house. Not only haunted, the home is historic, too. 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? My mom in laws grandfather was there in 1913. It took its place at this location, then a suburban estate with a substantial house in 1847. Mabus, however, vetoed the support. 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. Jane is a true crime enthusiast and an avid lover of all things spooky. During periods of changing weather, it would take approximately 24 hours to switch from heating to cooling or back again. Remember Dr Jarrett and nurse Bobo Herring came into my room to ask about his relatives, and my mother and I had no idea of who he was. Johnston was a kind gentleman, and a caring Doctor. Kuhn has stood vacant for the two decades since this article, and as you can see in the pictures below, the results arent pretty. 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. Jane Louis. The site includes some twenty-six acres. Probably both the 1959 and the 1962 buildings were designed by Raymond Birchett, Vicksburg architect and great-grandson of the original Dr. Birchett. I live in Texas. Planning a trip to come and visit it ASAP!! She is is her mid 80s and still very active. Was told they may have moved to Kentucky to practice . I had a child there in 1980. The Administration suite is adjacent to the main front entrance. Kuhn State Hospital started life as Vicksburgs City Hospital back in 1832, in response to a smallpox outbreak. That is beautiful! The best during its time. We were considered as the Mayo Clinic of the South. I was born at Mercy 12-11-1964. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. Went to Mass in the chapel many times. Sadly this year was the last time the hospital will be used for an airsoft event. I contacted the police department and they advised me not to enter the property without express permission of the owner. I was born at Kuhn August 1962. 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.. Thanks! Many of the plans would fall through and nothing much has happened with the building since then. Hi my name is Lashonda Sims and i was born at Kuhn December 10, 1985. Is this building still intact? Yes security and cameras are in place. I can go a step farther to tell you how wonderful they were. It didnt have the time on it either (she was born in 1951) and was delivered by a midwife in Itta Bena, Mississippi. By 1871, the state took over the hospital and it assumed a number of different roles. I went to nursing school (RN) at Mercy and stayed there for 45 years. I am just now reading this because Ive been so busy since January 1 with a sick sister. Since both the Vicksburg Medical Center and Parkview were older facilities with limited space for expansion, plans were made to look for a new location to build a brand new state of the art facility. Check out the video below, which was shot at Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, to see some of the creepy happenings for yourself. I have a question I would like to ask. Ms Franco was charge nurse on 2nd floor in day and there were many capable nurses that are still alive who worked that floor as well as some who have gone on to be with their maker. I have a group of young men that would like to explore the hospital. 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. The Vicksburg Post Tuesday, February 02nd, 2016 Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, it's just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. Also I have bipolar disorder. Do you know whether or not they put the time on the birth certificates back then? Its an eye sore,if it is haunted set them to wear they need to go. OK, a quick google search on Ray Mabus and Kuhn hospital returned this 1989 article from the Orlando Sentinel, which makes a little more sense. Sr. Marcy was wonderful. Also please make contact with David Gibson, a local citizen who lives behind the hospital. There were tables where people ate their food when it was ready. Dr. Ting was from China. Would you be interested or know someone that isLarry Simons CENTURY 21 601-720-2253, It is a dog ate my homework of an excuse that asbestos or the cost of its remediation would prevent a project. I never entered the medical field after High School which is when I worked at Mercy I went into mechanical industry. 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. We Would watch them court. Any suggestions on who to contact for permission to go through the buildings? I am interested in knowing who your mom and sister were since they also went to the apparent same school. The Sisters ran it with authority and care for the people who came through its doors. It was featured on ghost Hunter show on the history channel. My first child was born, Nov. 2001,at Mercy which was named Parkview at the time. 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. Dee, you were born there in 1981? I was born at Kuhn on Saturday July 12, 1980 at 7:06pm.Much of the stuff that you speak of i.e. Mother is Sara Lynn Smith at the time..,As a matter fact.. My father meet my step mother there..cynthia renee dickerson. My neighbor and friend at that time was a nurse midwife and her name was Polly. (Maybe Kiley?). Janice and I were in the same graduating class at SFXA in 1957 and Peggy was just right behind us. 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. 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. Who is E.L. Malvaney? So, have you heard about this abandoned hospital in Mississippi? Check out this Asbestos factory that was converted into a green office building. That has been a wonder for all and especially those of us who live in the subdivision adjoining the property. It would be interesting to hear what it was like in 1960. I suppose its too much to hope for in a town like Vicksburg that this hulking modernist pile will ever be fixed up and given new life. Sam P, I have had very little dealings with the Kuhn Vicksburg City Hosptial. They were given lye soap. So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. He was gifted and caring. I remember we could see some of the house from the road. I remember riding past it as a child and SWEARING i saw ghosts in the windows. Keep in mind, we are trying! Sheila, I believe the records are at the Department of Health (or whatever its called) in Jackson. Holly Bluff is about 3- 40 miles from Vicksburg, but actually it is much further, roads are bad, etc. Ruth Thornton was the OR RN supervisor who likewise taught and allowed me to observe my first surgeries. I only lived there until I was 8 and we moved to Brookhaven but spend every summer there with my grandmother. Will be setting up an appt to view the building in the next few weeks. The Man that was fascinated with Kuhn Memorial Hospital has been Killed. Thanks for any info you provide. There were several people who might have. Thank you in advance. Author. It was always spotlessly clean and maintained at that time. I hope this gives you some insight. still a long way and bad roads. The move was completed on February 17, 2002. My mother was Peggy Ann Calcote and her older sister was Janice Calcote. Click here for directions to the cemetery, so you can see the infamous statue for yourself. 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?? Call us at 1-877-57-LEMON or complete the free case review form. China, Dr Said Elisa, and Dr Lemia. He was a nurse anesthetist who worked full time at Vicksburg Hospital, but would also work part-time at Kuhn. 25 Feb 2023 14:23:17 1918 points 30 comments. We held clinic Monday through Friday. Im sure many of the individuals I worked with her no longer with us . just curious.. Sadly Meridian Community College opted NOT to have classrooms or dormitories in the old Matty Hersee Hospital. The true history is quite splendid better than fiction actually. Mercy even played a role in the establishment of a nursing school at USM in the 1960s. I know she has a record of all her women too. Great memories. she appears to be in her 40s in the picture.I would love to share with her family how wonderful she was to my mom who was an orphan and learning to become a nurse. Kuhn continues to be a symbol of incompetence and negligence on the part of so many parties that it would take far too long to list all those responsible, It contained an in-depth history of the hospital, interviews with former employees, and a look at the current ownership situation. Now, it seems that your mom may have worked with WES after she left the clinic. The hospital is completely air-conditioned. Now, you continue to cherish the fond memories of your childhood. The State of Mississippi also has records of your birth, parents, etc. Yes Jack, a lot of the former nurses are no longer with us. I remember the form looking like a glow in the dark black chalk board with white writing. Im not the type of person to take chances or disobey law enforcement. Does anyone know if this was the only hospital open at that time in Vicksburg? The CDU Chemical Dependency Unit was still open on the Parkview lot when I finally stopped working in for River Region in 2008. Just curious. It was boarded up by the 1990s, but several paranormal investigation teams have . The western wing of the hospital was leased by the city of Memphis to the National Ornamental Metal Museum. If you enjoyed this, check out this article: 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. Joanne I just came across your post.would you or.the nurse midwife you are in contact.with worked in the year 1978? They need to update the pics.. We have cleaned the outside up a good bit. Yes Blaine, all deliveries were recorded in delivery area of all births and the time of delivery was part of the data. This is not a pretty story. Email me for more info. 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. . I am not sure where she is now. The booklet is located in the MDAH subject file KUHN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STATE CHARITY. It was a completely different time in the medical field. How disappointing. Dr John Alexander Klein Birchett had cropped his dogs tail on a makeshift operating table at the Hosp. 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. In the years since, shes had the privilege of having her articles appear in several publications, such as Parents & Kids Magazine and Girl Meets Strong. Keep your heads up on the place. If you have any information, and or pictures/websites with pictures please reply! Yea Judy, BoBo was Dr. Jarrett s nurse and June worked for Dr. Hinman. The Beelitz Sanatorium was designed by architect Heino Schmieden in 1898. Janne, do you remember a nurse midwife named Polly! I was born there on April 6, 1965. First step is to locate and grill any relative you can. A lot of the information on that episode of ghost asylum is inaccurate. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated. The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. I was born there in June of 1967. Thanks. (LogOut/ I am what they call a sensitive. I am visiting Vicksburg now and I was looking for the old hospital site when I ran across this article. She is in her nineties. r/ AbandonedPorn 4 mo. 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. He died on that blanket. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I, Renetta Shinall, was born at Kuhn State Memorial Hospital in December 30, 1980. I wonder when she was there? This would often cause discomfort for staff and patients when the Mississippi weather would swing wildly. Delivering babies? How time flies. From 2021 to 2022, I participated . Dr. Jarrett was my pediatrician and once in a while I saw Dr. Horn. A nursing home was the final medical facility to open on the island, and in 1968, the last to close. During the initial Court Hearing just days after the incident, vicksbug Place Captain Sandra Williams said McCloud watched Wilson retrieve a hidden Key after being locked out of her home that Saturday night, McCloud then used the Key to gain entry to the Home on Drummond Street before Attacking, Kidnapping and Killing her, she said. Yes, it needs cleaning and some replacement of stolen plumbing, but overall, its is great condition. They also used some very controversial treatments. Administrator, Secretary Director of Nurses, Director of Nurses, Director of Nursing Service, Director of Personnel, Purchasing office, Business office, Bookkeeping and Insurance offices, Business machines office, Record room, Staff lounge, Chaplains office, and Reference library is on the top floor. If I recall correctly, the hospital is not owned by the state anymore but a private developer. My surviving son was born May 1981 at Kuhn. I am praying that I will have possession of the property soon so that we can start fundraising and working on it. I would love to see that building remodeled and used for something great. Ill ask the two I know how to find. This will be a large cost in getting the building back up to standards as the building as a large amount of asbestos in it and some of the areas will need major renovation. I just thought of something else. Does anyone know how? Those sound like such valuable records, it would be a shame for them to be lost in the shuffle of time. My grandmother Maddie Hunter owned the Carriage Salon for 30 years. Townspeople have to drive across county lines to get emergency, or even . Amanda, I have emailed her but she has not yet replied. Its so funny to see my name here! I got my ears pierced there when I was about 12 years old, Is this place still standing? The hospital was the epitome of the post-World War II hope in modern medicine when it opened in May of 1957. She has a keen interest in the macabre and an unquenchable thirst for uncovering the secrets of the haunted world around us. 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. Will share this with my son who is 26. My mother was born there and died there just before it closed. The institutions were defunded, and community-based treatment facilities eclipsed the imposing, prison-like Victorian hospitals. I intend to go back bc somehow I failed to find the morgue and I know I need to for some reason. I was born at Mercy in 1962. I was born here in August of 1985 and was delivered by a lady names Marilyn A. Johnson, CNM. However, this therapeuthic approach has lately been abandoned since more adverse effects are being reported. Preservation in Mississippi, 2009-2017. I delivered babies at Kuhn from 1980-1983. 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. I was born at Kuhn August 4, 1962. VICKSBURG, Miss. Every two years or so theres been talk about closing down Kuhn, nursing supervisor Ruth Christian said last week. I was born in this hospital on April 29, 1993 and I remember when they built the new hospital River Region in 2001 or so.. 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. The Sisters of Mercy kept this place spotless. Home Architectural Research Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburgs Mercy Hospital. Kuhn formed me as a newly graduated Certified Nurse Midwife. And at one time, the fourth floor served as a minimum security prison. - Authorities are investigating after a group of ghost hunters found a body at an old abandoned hospital in Mississippi, reports The Vicksburg . 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. We were there long enough that if neighbors had wanted to call police, they could have. could you please email me. Dr Lee. My dad worked for ICRR, so that house was close to his work. I have a picture of her but do not know anything else about her. When Vicksburg Police arrived to question McCloud, he gave them grim news, Captain Williams said. Now, your birth certificate also should have the time. There were MANY unique and lovely aspects of the care provided and the relationships among staff and prisoners. I went there almost two weeks ago..There is activity there.. My little brother was born here in August of 79. Dr. Montanezs wife was in training at Kuhn also. Also, my Mom, Mary Rose Phillips & her Sister, Susie B. It used to be a boys state school a lot of the children ended up dead and were severely abused and neglected. I know they lived in deplorable conditions and were treated badly and abused. One of the first babies to survive the surgeries he had. My mom name was Jessie Shinall. I had an aunt that was sent there to the asylum in the early 50s. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. No trespassing! We are just looking for any information. Date Victim(s) Abductor(s) Location Age of victim(s) Outcome Notes 18 December 1900 Edward Cudahy Jr. Pat Crowe (accused) : Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. : 15 Released Son of a business magnate who was kidnapped and held for $25,000 ransom, with his abductor, Pat Crowe, releasing him after the ransom was paid.After being found not guilty at trial, he made a living as a lecturer and author. I was told that the patients that died were buried on the property. This was a huge project which generated copius documentation for both the original buildings and the alterations and additions, 1954-1967. I think that is why the spirits get restless and just get pissed and walk off. Ward worked there for years. https://www.wjtv.com/news/metro/vacant-kuhn-memorial-state-hospital-to-be-demolished/1435602808. 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. Tremendous Entertainment is planning to explore Kuhn in February for paranormal phenomena. We provided excellent care. It was a caring place to work and learn. Exploring Abandoned Charity Hospital Laurel, Mississippi DeadlyKnot 5.89K subscribers Subscribe 2.4K views 4 years ago Welcome to the old abandoned charity hospital. Oh! When I vist Vicksburg, I slow down every time I pass by whats left of Kuhn. A shining achievement for Vicksburg, many are expected from over a wide area to attend the dedication and opening on Wednesday. This is a very interesting article that shows the history of Vicksburg and the contents within the beautiful. I was wondering if you knew if it was still standing today? Daisy was very young at the time of the War for Southern Independence but remembers the soldiers. I wish sometimes I had gone on to be an RN like you. Welcome to Preservation in Mississippi, a blog about historic buildings, places, and even a few people in Mississippi. I was born June 19, 1978. 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