Was there a revision at some point in time. Thanks so very much! 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. Click here for a history of Psychiatric Hospitals. ago u/AndreqBoi. The old Mercy Hospital would be a perfect fit for what we do. We are currently talking with the owners about purchasing this great facility and doing a Veterans recovery program there. The same story of abuse and neglect. We went and explored that place and it was really awesomewould you please share some information with me. My mom would always tell me she wanted to take me back to meet her. The Hosp has a rich history, one of the doctors was said to have raised turkeys on the third floor at one time. I moved to Wildwood in 1995 and boy was it convenient with working at Mervy. I would be interested and maybe talking to you on facebook Messenger about some of the things you may have witnessed. 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 can not recall the year but I took Georgia Marshall RN position and it was soon after the new ER was built and I worked in that Dept for 25 years. The derelict almost haunted Kuhn Memorial State Hospital lies abandoned on 1422 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. I think I was one of the early babies born in the new hospital August 30, 1957. Among them, some former psychiatric hospitals are shrouded in controversy over patient mistreatment. I remember being a CandyStriper here for several years. Dr. Ting was our OBGYN. What a blessing to have this hospital! This image, dated 1959, is from a dedication ceremony booklet for the new annex to the rear of the original building. The hospital remained open until 1989. I live in NC and sure miss MS. My grandmother had a hair salon called The Carriage salon . I remember the form looking like a glow in the dark black chalk board with white writing. The hospital was closed for good back in 1989 and it has laid vacant ever since. 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. An abandoned hospital full of paranormal activity in one of America's most haunted cities is currently being demolished. Just beyond the chapel is the nursing school and education building. They also used some very controversial treatments. When Officers arrived on the Scene and walked into the residence, they smelled gasoline. Williams said. 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. A friend visted a few days past. He had major surgery when he was 3 days old. Learn how your comment data is processed. The only charity hospital that seems to be in sound condition is Matty Hersee. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. I worked in the lab at both Parkview and the new River Region. 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. We had a patient succumb to lock jaw. Rather a shame that the original buildings were destroyed. Dr. Jack Birchette, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Dr. R A Street. I don't claim the rights to Kelly Clarkson's "Never Ag .more. My little brother was born here in August of 79. Does anyone else remember these ladies? Plumbing connections, elevators shafts and dumbwaiter service for nursing stations were all included to provide for this future addition. January 31, 1989 Mabus proposed re-channelling the hospital funds into Medicaid so they could receive federal matching funds. I think this would be good not only for the city and the community but also for the neighborhood surrounding the hospital. During periods of changing weather, it would take approximately 24 hours to switch from heating to cooling or back again. You dont have to get out to appreciate it. I am Renetta Shinall born there on December 30, 1980. I have a deep respect for its history and would like to turn it into a Christian Community Center. 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 . I have fond memories of my visits there as a child. Wow! If there was a profit to be made, someone would. Shes an incredible facility and the maintenance guys the owners have are doing an excellent job at keeping her clean! Every door has been ripped out, interior and exterior. Amanda, I have emailed her but she has not yet replied. That would be one haunted hotel if so lol.. The hospital was constructed by Seth E. Giem and Associates General Contractors with Raymond Birchett, native Vicksburger architect and engineer. VICKSBURG, Miss. 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. I was born there in June of 1967. Vicksburg Evening Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1957, p. 1ff. I have many fond memories of the hospital. They both are deceased. I was wandering if any of you ladys that worked or knew of someone that worked at Kuhn might would know my grandmother, I personally dont know her , I was adopted, I do have a sister, I am just inquiring I have a sick son and would like to find her if she is still alive. I arrived in 1980. 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. I was born in that hospital in 1981, wish I had money to save it. Mabus, a Democrat, wants to close Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian, South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel and Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg. Forrest Lamar Cooper Postcard Collection My email is ahnissa.eq@gmail.com. I know there has been mention of some police advising people to leavebut will it be ok if I go and look around? And had my first child there. The site includes some twenty-six acres. On Friday, state funding runs out for Kuhn, causing the charity institution to shut its doors. Rusk was for the criminally insane. Do you know if times where record by the hospital? In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his Governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort . interesting. I drove to the property not to long ago while back in Vicksburg and it was closed. The company that owns it has numerous times tried to get something going with the building but no one wanted anything to do with it. Your email address will not be published. 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. However, I heard that the Street Clinic would be used for physicians that want to rent. If you remember me please message me on Facebook. Since the building has been vacate for so long, this will be a major issue to resolve now. I graduated in 1960 and retired from nursing in 2006. I am still kicking and very active at the age of 78. No it isnt open, and a high locked fence surrounds the property. We have been going through the extensive sets of blueprints and bluelines for this hospital which are contained in the Birchett-Montgomery Architectural Records. Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburg's Mercy Hospital. Oh my Wanda Norwood is my aunt which she has passed away now. Effective November 1, the City of Vicksburg owns the property. I had great respect for RNs like you. There was no police presence. It wasnt a few years ago. I have very great happy memories of MERCY. 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. http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. There were several people who might have. Drugs from the pharmacy will be dispensed to out patients through the business office with pharmacy located directly behind the business office. Its horrible totally destroyed inside. I am a Paranormal Investigator and would love to get our Paranormal Group in there to do an Investigation. Carolyn, my name is Betty Phillips. So am I. Im wondering if its still standing and if its fenced off. Now for about 15 years I have been a volunteer in the gift shop. I also live directly behind the hospital. The building site was graded so as to provide the main entrance and ambulance entrances to the out-patient division at one elevation and all service entrances on the west side at a lower elevation. Any suggestions on who to contact for permission to go through the buildings? I was born at Kuhn memorial hospital in May 1977was tryin to find my medical record or a baby picture of myself i love to know a little about my history. I was born 5/8/1974.i was born thier also. Another one of the most haunted places in Mississippi is Kuhn Memorial State Hospital. There was no such thing in those days. Offices in Broward, Jacksonville, Miami, N. Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tampa, West Palm Beach, and a Mobile Law Office . He is working with a group who also wants yo purchase the hospital. The fact that this year was different and presented challenges helped shape my leadership and taught me valuable lessons in time management and team coordination. We were just talking about Dr. G on Thurs. Just wondering what the latest may be on being ole Mercy back to life. Kuhn State Hospital started life as Vicksburgs City Hospital back in 1832, in response to a smallpox outbreak. My friend, caucasion, reared at Holly Bluff, Yazoo County, Mississippi Lots of memories from this building, practicing physicians. My grandmother Maddie Hunter owned the Carriage Salon for 30 years. Home Abandoned Mississippi Abandoned Mississippi: Kuhn Memorial State Hospital,Vicksburg, By ELMalvaney on September 23, 2010 ( 206 ). Those sound like such valuable records, it would be a shame for them to be lost in the shuffle of time. It WAS a hospital for people with no insurance, no money. r/ AbandonedPorn 4 mo. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Two nurses whom she worked with and loved were BoBo, Dr. Jarretts nurse, I believe, I remember riding past it as a child and SWEARING i saw ghosts in the windows. Underground radar shows that as many as 7,000 patients' bodies lie underneath what was once the Mississippi State Insane Asylum. Required fields are marked *. Please join us for our monthly clean up event. 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. I had a child there in 1980. I went to nursing school here in mid 60s and to see it in this condition makes me sick. We even had insurance and payed our bills!!! Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. Our last name was also Herring. Opened in 1855 and operated until 1935, the asylum housed about 35,000 patients. Judy, did your mom and dad live on China Street at one time? It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. Know of any other creepy places in Mississippi? Dee, you were born there in 1981? 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. Only time I guess I was admitted as a patient. old was openwood street . 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. God! I would get off the city bus at the bowling alley, walk through the hospital to see my mom, then walk the rest of the way home. 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? Sr. Marcy was wonderful. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. My name is Mary. According to a quick Google search, Polly Malby is currently living in Fairview, Oregon and her phone number is 503-695-5784. My mother was born there and died there just before it closed. If you get caught in the gates you will have trespassing charges pressed on you and you will go to jail. 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. Theres also an option to participate in a paranormal investigation at McRaven. Dr. Bob Ford, Dr. Rusty Barnes and Dr. Geri Weiland are still practicing. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? Its sad to see the pictures of the hospital now. It is probably for the best. How disappointing. So glad I found this thread. It was Parkview Hospital when she was born. She was fun to have along! But history in the state of Mississippi has always been mind blowing.. 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