And had my first child there. 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. Its kind of sad to see things you remember disappearing. Others, like. I was born at Kuhn on 10/13/1973 at 6:27 am I think Dr Nathan B Lewis was my moms doctor. If I recall correctly, the hospital is not owned by the state anymore but a private developer. Sneaking into its abandoned buildings was a rite of passage for young people. I would love to see that building remodeled and used for something great. " - RESCUE ME! And, the Street Clinic building will be moving to their new medical building right next to the hospital on Hwy 61N. From all appearances it would seem that the Kuhn is headed for demolition by neglect. have known her. I was told that the patients that died were buried on the property. I think this would be good not only for the city and the community but also for the neighborhood surrounding the hospital. I went to nursing school there. Im sure, given the community that has grown up around the Kuhn Memorial Hospital post, that there are people out there who will help us with our dates and facts. Hi Kevin. Kevin, is there a way for you to contact me at my email? I remember going there as a little girl. It was in the same state of neglect as this one. The town has mostly been abandoned because of its economic desperation, though its history of racial tension and periodic flooding certainly didn't help. OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. It didnt have the time on it either (she was born in 1951) and was delivered by a midwife in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Just wanted to thank you.i dont know if you delivered me but Im sure you my know the person who did. Approx 50 percent whtie, 50 per cent black.). However,, he told investigators that Ms. Wilson had been taken to Sharkey County, Mississippi, vicksbug Police Chief Walter Armstrong said Chief Armstrong said McCloud took the Officers on a search route that put them within Six miles of Greenville, when they learned a group of Ghost Hunters at the Kuhn Hospital Property had found Ms.. Willaims Body. I was born in that hospital in 1981, wish I had money to save it. I those days they let us do many things. I was born there on 19 of nov 1980. Not surprisingly, its garnered an eerie reputation over the years as one of the creepiest abandoned places in Mississippi. is the hospital still there today i would love to take a trip there thanks. How time flies. Rachel was delivered by Calvin Poole, and her pediatricians were Bobby Ford and Dan Barnes. The site includes some twenty-six acres. I dont remember her. Please join us for our monthly clean up event. Change). Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. It was staffed by very committed people while I worked there. http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. Charles, see if you can find any information on a hospital called The Pest House. So sad to see such a huge building destroyed that once was a resource to help the community. We just drove right up to the front door, and I went in and wandered all around, upstairs, downstairs. I also live in Wildwood and I am a neighbor of Mrs. Farr, retired RN who was the night supervisor for years. Learn more here. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. Marcy & Dr. Pontis (sp?) We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. I Graduated in 1964 and spent the next 3 years working in surgery there, until I moved along to experience the rest of my life. Learn how your comment data is processed. Other state-run charity hospitals (an interesting fact given the recent health care debate) were at Jackson, Laurel, Meridian, Natchez, and Biloxisurely there were some north of I-20? Just destroy it. The Kuhns building should be destroyed, the weather,rats,and other creatures made more of a mess of what that building was in its past. Tell us! Just when Tekashi 6ix9ine thought his legal troubles were behind him, Miami artist Yung Gordon claims in a lawsuit that the rapper and his producer ripped off his work in the track "Stoopid." Was there an earlier hospital named Mercy? 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. I had inmate friends who showed me everything. Community leaders are pleased something is being done with the old hospital. Although the building was structurally sound, it simply became too controversial and too blighted to save; no organization or private business ever had a solid plan to restore it. Thank you in advance. I wonder if there is a connection to Kuhns Hospital and my great grandmother. My sister and I also had our tonsils taken out by Dr. Masterson on the same day and shared a room in the hospital. Keep your heads up on the place. If there was a profit to be made, someone would. The hospital was the epitome of the post-World War II hope in modern medicine when it opened in May of 1957. I pray that your plan goes through. Somehow I still remember these things and remembered the severe lack of parking and the view of the Mississippi River from there. 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. (LogOut/ Hi my name is Lashonda Sims and i was born at Kuhn December 10, 1985. 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. 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. 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 grew up in Vicksburg and never knew about this place..I am extremely intrigued. dancing dolls jackson ms Leading personal injury law firm with over $1 Billion won for our clients. I was born here in 1968 and my brother was born here in 1972. However, I was genuinely surprised to see how solid the two buildings are, apart from the missing windows, doors, and vandalized interiors. Wonder if MDAH has any patient records dating back to 1913. Me and a Mr Day were there at the same time. Anyone know who owns the Building now? Polly and I delivered babies there after 1977. Kris, it is a sad day today in seeing items being moved out of the Street Clinic to the new medical building on 61N. I began working in the laboratory at Kuhn in 1961 while I was in high school. My Dads name was Tom. (That is, if youre feeling brave.). The hospital also included a mental ward as well as the "Pest House," a separate building used to house those with infectious diseases. He was Dr. Kimble Love and lives in Hattiesburg,Ms. It was a very interesting building to be in. The state took over the operation of the hospital in 1871, and the institution was re-named the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg. 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. Thanks again, 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. Dr. Potnis is still alive, in Kentucky, but very ill. Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, its just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. Any info relating to my birth in October 1978? Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. Third child born in Rolling Fork, about 20 25 miiles distant, roads bad. Not that I remember. Will share this with my son who is 26. For anyone interested in helping out in any way to rehab the property, let us know so we can meet and make some plans. BJ, Dr. Potnis married Karen Fujikawa, who was a pediatric nurse practitioner before becoming a nurse midwife. I went there almost two weeks ago..There is activity there.. If you have any information, and or pictures/websites with pictures please reply! 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.. One of the first babies to survive the surgeries he had. Space is provided for main lobby and waiting rooms, admitting office, Social services office, Information, PBX and tube room. I went to nursing school (RN) at Mercy and stayed there for 45 years. So sad. It was when doctors and nurses still cared about the patients and were connected. Will be setting up an appt to view the building in the next few weeks. South Mississippi Charity Hospital in Laurel is also among the abandoned places in Mississippi. For children who have been abandoned for 4 months, a TPR petition must be filed within 14 calendar days.First, it doesn't matter if the year long period where one parent "failed significantly" occurred right before the adoption hearing (i.e., a failing parent can't save himself by sending a lot of gifts and making a lot of phone calls after he . This image, dated 1959, is from a dedication ceremony booklet for the new annex to the rear of the original building. I am just now reading this because Ive been so busy since January 1 with a sick sister. Sadly Meridian Community College opted NOT to have classrooms or dormitories in the old Matty Hersee Hospital. I recently heard that this hospital is now haunted? One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. In the years that followed its closing, several paranormal investigators have visited the property. The abandoned hospital then became a subject of local lore. I have fond memories of my visits there as a child. As well as a male nurse named Thomas! The hospital provided healthcare to thousands of African-American patients from across the . 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. This was from about April through October of 1963. I remember the form looking like a glow in the dark black chalk board with white writing. I was born at Mercy 12-11-1964. 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. I am what they call a sensitive. The Man that was fascinated with Kuhn Memorial Hospital has been Killed. Are people allowed to go in? It made me sad to see empty and abandoned. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It was Parkview Hospital when she was born. We graduated in 1967 just as the new affiliation with Hattiesburg was starting. Very neat place as I could imagine how it used to be. China, Dr Said Elisa, and Dr Lemia. How coincidental! Is it guarded? However, it sat vacant for years, and frankly it was pretty creepy. Learn how your comment data is processed. There were three Street brothers who were physicians and they originally owned the hospital and they gave it to the Sisters of Mercy. After the Attack, McCloud attempted to Burn Ms. Wilsons Home, leading to the Attempted Arson Charge, Prosecutors and Police said. Now, your birth certificate also should have the time. I did retire in 2003! The out-patient division is built adjoining the hospital but on a separate site. 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. Abandoned Places In Mississippi 1. Breaks my heart to see the Mercy just sitting there. inmates/workers and even the mental patients that were there i can still remember. I know she has a record of all her women too. I went to nursing school here in mid 60s and to see it in this condition makes me sick. Just keep me in your prayers that Gods Will may be done and this property can be turned into an beautiful assets for the community. Kris, the COO of the Street Clinic that is across the street from the hospital told me to tell you to call him. 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. I also met with the co-founder of Delta Paranormal Project and he showed me around and I experienced some very strange and awesome things. Does anyone know where the Pest House is located? Sam P, Head lines Vicksburg Post,march 02nd, 2016; Kuhn Hospital; Murder Suspect Escap;es. Also, this web site contains a vast amou nt of information. The Vicksburg Post Tuesday, February 02nd, 2016 I wonder what happened to the HUGE books in the basement recording the names, dates, and medical problems of patients going way back to 1900? SUBMIT LEAVE A QUICK REVIEW I delivered my first baby in a taxi cab at the front of Kuhn memorial Hosp. Not sure when the one on Grove Street was built but all patients and services were move to that location when it was builtMercy Hospital Street Memotial. Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. Would love to have an update. There was no police presence. Blvd.) I will email her and ask her and get back to you! Now for about 15 years I have been a volunteer in the gift shop. I was from Tallulah supported by tax dollars. Dr. Horn was a Pediatrician in with Dr. Jarrett from1960 until I left in 1968. So glad I found this thread.