Yes, time DOES fly! In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. This image, dated 1959, is from a dedication ceremony booklet for the new annex to the rear of the original building. Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. Thank you for giving this some thought. Thanks Teresa. i felt the strong feeling of death and grief. 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. She is is her mid 80s and still very active. 25 Feb 2023 14:23:17 I drove to the property not to long ago while back in Vicksburg and it was closed. I had an aunt that was a nurse with the Vicksburg Health Dept. (That is, if youre feeling brave.). Yes, it needs cleaning and some replacement of stolen plumbing, but overall, its is great condition. I spent 42 years as a nurse at the hospital plus I have been living in the neighborhood since 1995. It is about the possibility of me trying to purchase the hospital. I began working in the laboratory at Kuhn in 1961 while I was in high school. I adore this landmark. Healthcare was not a much of a priority then or now for Southern leaders. I only lived there until I was 8 and we moved to Brookhaven but spend every summer there with my grandmother. Somehow I still remember these things and remembered the severe lack of parking and the view of the Mississippi River from there. We moved into an apartment on Bomar Avenue while we were building our house in Wildwood and we lived on Claremont Circle. The statue of Laura Kelly was commissioned in the late 1800s, by Mr. Kelly, Lauras husband. There were tables where people ate their food when it was ready. I was born at Kuhn August 1962. I had all of the symptoms.ha. Mabus says the poor would be better served if hospital money went instead into Medicaid and got federal funds. 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? 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 am interested in knowing who your mom and sister were since they also went to the apparent same school. It made me sad to see empty and abandoned. Several became my good friends. Hawell she loved people everywhere she went! I am CERTAIN all records are kept somewhere in state archives. There were several people who might have. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. Mercy even played a role in the establishment of a nursing school at USM in the 1960s. We could not find the basement entrance. My father (whom was legally blind) and mother operated a short order type of stand at Kuhn where she cooked hamburgers and other food. Does anyone else remember these ladies? Ever since it closed its doors, the hospital has attracted paranormal enthusiasts from all over the country. Some hospitals that date back centuries have fallen into disrepair. Plan on going back to take more pictures at night time. It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. Worked with Dr. Montanez and Dr Burell . 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. Fort Massachusetts is a fort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States, located on West Ship Island. If I recall correctly, the hospital is not owned by the state anymore but a private developer. https://www.wjtv.com/news/metro/vacant-kuhn-memorial-state-hospital-to-be-demolished/1435602808. Fort Massachusetts 30.21236, -88.97214 History: In 1847, the United States declared the Ship Island a military reservation, and Congress authorized the construction of a fort nine years later. Contact . We now have cooperation from the VPD for the most part, after a truck load of our copper was stolen from their yard!! Are you sentimental enough to be a preservationist? 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. Check out the video below, which was shot at Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, to see some of the creepy happenings for yourself. Who is E.L. Malvaney? Author. Its definitely lost history the Old Court House has some records. If you read down further you will see some of the comments that I have made. It was me and an orderly who happened to be an conscientious objective who was serving his time. There were three Street brothers who were physicians and they originally owned the hospital and they gave it to the Sisters of Mercy. I was born at Kuhn August 4, 1962. Kuhn State Hospital started life as Vicksburgs City Hospital back in 1832, in response to a smallpox outbreak. 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? 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. Anyone know anything about that big room with the fireplace? Many of the internal infrastructure systems of the old Mercy Hospital/Parkview, were in desperate need of repair and replacement. dee_prodigal@yahoo.com, Found a Postcard image of the original Vicksburg City Hospital which became State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg with the Confederate Veterans Annex, Lost of historical images of Vicksburg buildings in this digital archive collection, Mississippi State Charity Hospital and Confederate Veterans Annex, Vicksburg, Miss Ruth Thornton was the OR RN supervisor who likewise taught and allowed me to observe my first surgeries. I had the pleasure of her looking over my second born daughter in 2005 at River Region after we evacuated for Katrina. During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. Thanks! In his will, Kuhn directed that a 7-person committee composed of three Jews, two Catholics, and two Protestants be formed to decide the best way to disburse the money. i will follow that up . Its not actually the cemetery thats creepy, but a specific statue within the cemetery. Read on for more history on this eerie abandoned hospital in Mississippi, and be sure to check out the video! 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 mother worked in admitting here in 1978-79. The haunted house proved to be a success as it raised more than $30,000 and attracted several thousand visitors during the month it was open. Ample roadways and parking facilities for all points at the hospital have been provided. To see that happen to the poor peoples hospital in the poorest state in the nation, with so much personal history brought water to my eyes when I found out it didnt have to happen. that is any hospital with a history of abuse and neglect. I had a child there on Janaury 10, 1980, a little girl I was told. We graduated in 1967 just as the new affiliation with Hattiesburg was starting. I've . If you didnt please tell me who did, thanks in advance. Does anybody on this list know anything about the Pest House not far from Kuhn where infectious patients were sent? But the massive building is no longer a hive of activity, instead walled off from the community it once served by a high fence with razor wire on top. Thank goodness they built a new one with easy access. My Dad passed away in 2005. and June Emerson who worked for the urologist whose name escapes me. Patricia what year was your student nurse at Kuhn ? Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. Does anyone know what happened to the medical records from this 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. Also, my Mom, Mary Rose Phillips & her Sister, Susie B. Got some strange feelings especially in the room with the fireplace as well as some other rooms neer that room. My doctors were Dr. Horn and later Dr. Love. His name is Greg Pearson and his number is 601-883-5000. 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. My mother was Peggy Ann Calcote and her older sister was Janice Calcote. Surprisingly, Kuhn State Memorial Hospital isnt the only abandoned hospital in Mississippi. Anyone know where a state charity hospital was in Jackson and any information on it? Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburg's Mercy Hospital. What a loss for my hometown! I guess when river region came up Park View went down. she was our psychology professor. My youngest son was born there! January 31, 1989 The Vicksburg Medical Center facility was sold to Quorum in mid 1998 and soon afterward the integration of the two hospitals began. I only wish I could remember her last name so that I could try to find her! I pray that your plan goes through. I cant find it on Google Maps! I have such wonderful memories of Kuhn the staff and patients everyone did the best that they could and our statistics were pretty amazing. We lived on Speed Street when I was born, then moved to 2408 Oak Street, I think it was. Address: 63 Hattie Winston Rd, Lumberton, Mississippi, 39455 Website: Email: nightmarehollowms@gmail.com Phone Number: 6018523327 Distance From You: MAP IT NOW Type Of Attraction: Haunted Houses Scare Factor: Suitable for all guests and families (HALLOWEEN FUN) Join our email list to receive discount offers and updates. At that time We had a burial of a time capsule and an old New Orleans type parade on the campus. I delivered babies there 1980-1983. I am praying that I will have possession of the property soon so that we can start fundraising and working on it. One of the first babies to survive the surgeries he had. Thanks! I was born at Kuhn in 1978. Interesting history lesson about the hospital, though. My husband was born during.this year and we know.he grandmother.was a nurse at Kuhn during.this timethanks for.the response, Matty Hersee was eventually taken over by Meridian Community College and turned into dormitories. 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