Would love to go back when I have more time. 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. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. I am so sorry to see its present condition. Awww!!! Space is provided for main lobby and waiting rooms, admitting office, Social services office, Information, PBX and tube room. I have fond memories of my visits there as a child. The same story of abuse and neglect. I have been retired from nursing since 2003. Anyway, I know Dr. Jarrett has been deceased for years and wondered if you remember his nurse, Bobo, or other pediatricians there between 1962 and 1970? by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. Thank you! Our last name was also Herring. I was born there in 1959. Does anybody on this list know anything about the Pest House not far from Kuhn where infectious patients were sent? My mother and sister both went to Mercy school. 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. Police believe Mr. McCloud attacked Ms. Wilson, who lived alone, in the Kitchen of the home, A neighbor who was checking on Ms. Wilson the following morning found Blood and other Evidence, in he ransacked home, Williams said. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated. Its an eye sore,if it is haunted set them to wear they need to go. It just came to my mind that it was 1957 when the downtown Mercy Hospital moved out to the newly built one on a Grove Street. is the hospital still there today i would love to take a trip there thanks. My mom would always tell me she wanted to take me back to meet her. A shining achievement for Vicksburg, many are expected from over a wide area to attend the dedication and opening on Wednesday. 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. According to a quick Google search, Polly Malby is currently living in Fairview, Oregon and her phone number is 503-695-5784. This was from about April through October of 1963. Five children in family, Some hospitals that date back centuries have fallen into disrepair. Have a great day! Who is E.L. Malvaney? The best during its time. I pray that someone opens that building and use it for Gods glory. Amanda, I have emailed her but she has not yet replied. Also I have bipolar disorder. We were considered as the Mayo Clinic of the South. Many of the plans would fall through and nothing much has happened with the building since then. By 1871, the state took over the hospital and it assumed a number of different roles. They were given lye soap. 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. I was born at Mercy in 1962. 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. If I recall correctly, the hospital is not owned by the state anymore but a private developer. I was born here in August of 1985 and was delivered by a lady names Marilyn A. Johnson, CNM. I had all of the symptoms.ha. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Thanks again, I have vivid memories of the back parking lot elevator and the colorful 70s theme furnishings. -- Police have identified a murder victim who was found by ghost hunters Sunday near an abandoned hospital. He then added a third floor to his home, which wasnt far from the cemetery, so that he could view the statue of his beloved. 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 born there as were my brothers and sisters. The elevator shaft was probably one of the most eerie spots. 25 Feb 2023 14:23:17 My name is Mary. 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. Activities for all ages including kids who can help with littler prevention. I have fond memories of studying in the Battlefields, sitting on a cannon, then walking back to our dorm behind the hospital. Ann Hinston was a clinical instructor, as was Philomena Smartt. Back then, the Vicksburg Evening Postran a special issue describing the building, the leadership, the doctors who would staff it, the medical miracles that would be able to be performed there. We moved into an apartment on Bomar Avenue while we were building our house in Wildwood and we lived on Claremont Circle. This would often cause discomfort for staff and patients when the Mississippi weather would swing wildly. Janne, Awesome, I hope you find it and would like to keep in touch with you to hear all about Kuhn. Not that I remember. I knew that they had both passed on to the glory land. she passed quite a few years ago.Just wondered Janne Debes if you may Was a great location for the experience. 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. I was born here, July 1967, as was my sister four years earlier. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. He is working with a group who also wants yo purchase the hospital. 14. I dont remember her. The decaying Kuhn Memorial State Hospital has a rich history. Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. Unless its just allowed to rot down, which I guess is the current option. And had my first child there. DUGi: Viewing Item from repository DUGiDocs: Background: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is the most common cardiac disease in preterm newborns. Keep in mind, we are trying! Asbestos removal by professionals is not cheap. I think I was one of the early babies born in the new hospital August 30, 1957. However, it sat vacant for years, and frankly it was pretty creepy. Even if the hospital were to be demolished any asbestos would still be subject to remediation and the associated expense. My facebook name is Mary Irelandforeva. Many, many good memories. Thanks for the post! A friend visted a few days past. We use to have to wear lab coats and many people thought he and I were young doctors. I is very important. Many of the internal infrastructure systems of the old Mercy Hospital/Parkview, were in desperate need of repair and replacement. Wonder if MDAH has any patient records dating back to 1913. It used to be a boys state school a lot of the children ended up dead and were severely abused and neglected. Click here for directions to the cemetery, so you can see the infamous statue for yourself. Two nurses whom she worked with and loved were BoBo, Dr. Jarretts nurse, I believe, The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. it would certainly be better than the plastic palazzi built by the casinos. The institution was also renamed in honor of Mr. Kuhn. The Vicksburg Post Tuesday, February 02nd, 2016 From Jan. 1 to May 31, this year 72 babies started their lives at Kuhn. In reviewing old records left behind from earlier times. old was openwood street . A lot of junk goes on out there. Sadly this year was the last time the hospital will be used for an airsoft event. Dr. Potnis is still alive, in Kentucky, but very ill. Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. My Dad passed away in 2005. 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. I was a senior in HS and I remember standing at the window of the school watching the patients being moved. If you didnt please tell me who did, thanks in advance. Then after 45 years of working in the hospital on the hill on Grove Street I retired. 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 began working in the laboratory at Kuhn in 1961 while I was in high school. My daughter, Rachel L. McGaha was born there on March 7, 1990. That burns the skin and I can imagine being a woman and having to wash my private parts with that soap. I remember being a CandyStriper here for several years. BJ, Dr. Potnis married Karen Fujikawa, who was a pediatric nurse practitioner before becoming a nurse midwife. Funny thing is, my grandma was delivered by a midwife also in Pocahontas, MS in 1927 but her time of birth is on it. And spent many days in residence throughout an early childhood of severe asthma, including one Christmas. Your email address will not be published. Found out he was buried at Cedar Lawn. 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. I cant remember the percentage of blacks/whites. Has anything ever been done with the old Mercy Hospital? I am not sure where she is now. I never saw a morgue. I wonder if there is a connection to Kuhns Hospital and my great grandmother. 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. National Geographic magazine called the home the "Time. Sadly Meridian Community College opted NOT to have classrooms or dormitories in the old Matty Hersee Hospital. It WAS a hospital for people with no insurance, no money. Check out the video below, which was shot at Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, to see some of the creepy happenings for yourself. 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. Now, your birth certificate also should have the time. Dr. Lewis knew me and allowed me to learn there during the summers and school holidays. I was born there on April 6, 1965. 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. Did you ever find out what happen to the medical records from the hospital? Kevin. I agree! Ms M & me only had a blanket to give. The people buried in those coffins lived and died at what was once known as the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum. Anne Peacock in 1978. I was born there in 1967 and Dr. Jarrett was my pediatrician. have known her. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to posts author and Preservation in Mississippi with appropriate and specific direction and links to the original content. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to posts author and Preservation in Mississippi with appropriate and specific direction and links to the original content. 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. It is about the possibility of me trying to purchase the hospital. I was born there, 12-19-1964 on a Saturday, the time was not posted on my birth cert, and my mother said she didnt know, so I dont know if i could retrieve those records some how, it means so much to me, I was moved to Texas when i was eight, I would like to get some history and images of it, and my grandparents died there also, can anyone help me? My mom was a corrections officer there in the 80s up until it was closed. Lots of memories from this building, practicing physicians. I recently heard that this hospital is now haunted? I knew ms Lydia Bryant several years ago! I think that is why the spirits get restless and just get pissed and walk off. her name is So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. Yes Blaine, all deliveries were recorded in delivery area of all births and the time of delivery was part of the data. In 1922, Poveglia's abandoned hospitals and other structures were converted into an asylum. 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?? Janice and I were in the same graduating class at SFXA in 1957 and Peggy was just right behind us. They just cant seem to get a bite on the building. 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." Yes, it needs cleaning and some replacement of stolen plumbing, but overall, its is great condition. Shirley, my mom did work at the WES, but she always loved the Street Clinic and all the people there. Please join us for our monthly clean up event. Sharon Wilson was discovered outside Kuhn Memorial Hospital a. Dr Gerrierro, not sure of the spelling, was in his internship at mercy Hosp and was on call and held clinic at Kuhn. I was born at Kuhn August 4, 1962. I will check my delivery records sometime today its a busy day. I will look in 1981 when I find that notebook! I worked with Dr Walter Johnston Sr They were trustees. I would love to restore it but I would need lots of help an funding! 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. Even in ruin the place is beautiful. (LogOut/ The Sisters ran it with authority and care for the people who came through its doors. Been in there several times..got TONS of EVP. Thanks for your time! My mom in laws grandfather was there in 1913. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Hi Teresa and Eleanor. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Tell me i was one u did.. Nov 19 1980 I was almost 11 pounds.. there is so many possibilities for it even if just to clean it up and put the windows and security there and use is as a museum. I have a question I would like to ask. This required many to park at the bottom of the hill or in the Street Clinic parking lot, and walk up the hill. I remember fainting in front of the hospital admissions desk and being admitted for a couple of days. The charity hospital in Laurel was demolished many years ago. Located in Laurel, this abandoned hospital in Mississippi not only looks totally creepy, but is, not surprisingly, believed to be haunted. I delivered babies there 1980-1983. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I have stories about Kuhn you would NOT believe. We are working to take back the model from the overgrowth. 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. Not sure of the correct spelling of these Doctors. 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. Kuhn Memoriall Hospital The Head Lines in the Vicksburg Post, Satrurday, March 05th, 2016. Dr. Bob Ford, Dr. Rusty Barnes and Dr. Geri Weiland are still practicing. She said there wasnt any air conditioning and that there was no pain medication.. Its really sad. Theres a lot of history in those buildings, I know and I was the last baby born there! Was there the morning of 12/29/2010 watch the tires for broken glass. Tucked away on the Jackson Road (now Martin Luther King Jr. 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. She delivered my son there on Oct 8 1980. I see June occasionally. Anne Peacock and Sister Marcy were there in 1978. Up the street from Kuhn Memorial was The Pest House. 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. dancing dolls jackson ms Leading personal injury law firm with over $1 Billion won for our clients. Obviously, my big brother had far too much fun filling my head with claptrap. The small rural communities are fortunate to have hospitals! I continued to work in the lab when I would have breaks from college. Dr. Horn was the other well known pediatrician. I pray that someone gives it new life. Man Hunt Continues; Jail Escapee McCloud Still on Lam; Search Continues; by John Surratt; Rafel McCloud remained on the lam as authorities from Warren County, City of Vicksburg, Mississippi State and United States Federal Agents continued searching for the fugitive, Friday in the North Central area of Vicksburg, Including Revisiting the Kuhn Memorial Hospital property, where McCloud is accused of killing Sharon WIlson, and where Officers Thrrsday found a pair of pants he took form a County Jail Guard. Somehow I still remember these things and remembered the severe lack of parking and the view of the Mississippi River from there. I don't claim the rights to Kelly Clarkson's "Never Ag .more. http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. Ive been a few times at night and would love to go back during the day before its demolished. 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 . The hospital remained open until 1989. They were like two angels in my young mind. I was born here in 1968 and my brother was born here in 1972. My mom was an inmate worker there too in the 80s. My first and third children were born there in 1964 and 1966, respectively. Hope this helps with the time line a little. Change). Anybody know if theres any truth to that? and June Emerson who worked for the urologist whose name escapes me. Had sort of planned to write some some sort of history but became to much, Leading the List is the Embrarrassing situation involving Kuhn Memorial Hospital, and yes, we said Embarrassing Hi Kevin. Black mold was a problem in the building even before we moved out. I graduated in 1960 and retired from nursing in 2006. Get more stories delivered right to your email. 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