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 Awww!!! Well, almost vacant! Im sure many of the individuals I worked with her no longer with us . I've . They both are deceased. 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. Thank you! We are working to take back the model from the overgrowth. The State of Mississippi also has records of your birth, parents, etc. Dr John Alexander Klein Birchett had cropped his dogs tail on a makeshift operating table at the Hosp. My mother was born there in July 1943. I was born in that hospital in 1981, wish I had money to save it. It was always spotlessly clean and maintained at that time. Ruby Washington Ruth Christian and others,,, We had a reunion of all old employees a few years ago.. Eva Farrish who was a midwife nurse practitioner there has all of the history pretaining to that reunion,,, she is still alive. South Mississippi Charity Hospital in Laurel is also among the abandoned places in Mississippi. I wonder if there is a connection to Kuhns Hospital and my great grandmother. The hospitals last baby was delivered this month. 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. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, including text and images, without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. The Old Post Files; 20 years ago (1996) Louisiana based Magnolia Health Wants to buy the former Kuhn Memorial State Hospital for a Phychisric Treatment Facility for addolecents. OUCH!! Stayed on working at Mercy (45 years) til I retired in 2003. . Thanks for any info. Hospital. We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. It was built in 1797! 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. I hope you can find answers!!!! I inquired whether it was a Black Hospital; His reply; No, all i know is what i saw in the waiting rooms, but it appeared to me that it was a Poor Peoples Hospital. About as many white as black patients. (Note This is about the population mix of the area. I remember when I was a little girl in elementary school, I was visiting my grandma (who was born in 1927) and was looking at her birth certificate, along with some of her childrens. Only time I guess I was admitted as a patient. 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. How did MissPres get its start? I will look in 1981 when I find that notebook! At that time We had a burial of a time capsule and an old New Orleans type parade on the campus. (LogOut/ Johnston was a kind gentleman, and a caring Doctor. I am a Paranormal Investigator and would love to get our Paranormal Group in there to do an Investigation. The institution was also renamed in honor of Mr. Kuhn. Two oldest born at home. I cant find anything on the Kuhn in the days of operation. I pray that your plan goes through. This is a very interesting article that shows the history of Vicksburg and the contents within the beautiful. Judy, I remember your mom very well and of course I remember all the doctors you mention. We have been going through the extensive sets of blueprints and bluelines for this hospital which are contained in the Birchett-Montgomery Architectural Records. The decaying Kuhn Memorial State Hospital has a rich history. Rather a shame that the original buildings were destroyed. In 1963 64 I was employed at the then Charity or County Hospital in Vicksburg, and to my knowledge the First Black Registered Nurse in Vicksburg..I was Evening Supervisor. Are people allowed to go in? between downtown Vicksburg and the Vicksburg National Military Park stands a huge abandoned hulk that today emanates despair but was for over a century a place of hope for poor citizens of Mississippi in need of medical attention. Kuhn has stood vacant for the two decades since this article, and as you can see in the pictures below, the results arent pretty. I have a deep respect for its history and would like to turn it into a Christian Community Center. My first child was born, Nov. 2001,at Mercy which was named Parkview at the time. The Hosp has a rich history, one of the doctors was said to have raised turkeys on the third floor at one time. Confederate veterans stalked the halls of a specially built annex, constructed in 1901 (burned in a mysterious fire in 1918). I went to nursing school there. My doctors were Dr. Horn and later Dr. Love. The Man that was fascinated with Kuhn Memorial Hospital has been Killed. Who is E.L. Malvaney? I feel certain that the asbestos would have to be removed among other things. What an interesting idea. I wish I could buy it! Check out this Asbestos factory that was converted into a green office building. Mercy Hospital served Vicksburg and western Mississippi for several decades under the leadership of theSisters of Mercy, who had a long tradition of nursing service in Vicksburg. National Geographic magazine called the home the "Time. I really want to see the inside of it. Youngest child born in Hosptial in Yazoo City,. Janne Hi do you know any co workers that worked as early as 1978 delievering babies?? My sister was real sick. 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 1959. I adore this landmark. Thanks! The Vicksbug City Hospital Yes, the inmates did work right along beside us. Ward worked there for years. is the hospital still there today i would love to take a trip there thanks. Opponents claim to have 100,000 signatures to keep the hospitals open. I dont remember which office has those records but start with the Mississippi State Health Dept. The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was United States legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. 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. and June Emerson who worked for the urologist whose name escapes me. The Civil War Reconstruction period. I should say I caught the baby. They need to update the pics.. We have cleaned the outside up a good bit. The town has mostly been abandoned because of its economic desperation, though its history of racial tension and periodic flooding certainly didn't help. They lived on the top floor in the back. Chris, I will have to give that a little thought. happy memories of the hospital and Mercy Hospital Street Memorial School of Nursing.I retired from Nursing in 2005. With the Administration and Out patient division areas to the north, with easy access from Grove Street, the nursing units are to the south where they receive southern sun and prevailing summer breezes. Gov. Charles, see if you can find any information on a hospital called The Pest House. Was there the morning of 12/29/2010 watch the tires for broken glass. This is not a pretty story. What are some other creepy places in Mississippi? I really would love for it to be restored and opened back up as a hospital.. Not a hotel. Then 1970 having my daughter there a patient of Dr. Horn, then going to LPN school followed by RN school there and working with the wonderful Shirley Farish and the sister of Mercy, who made me proud to be a nurse and go as far as possible, I was really upset when I visited last year and saw the hospital closed. 1918 points 30 comments. Hi Kevin. Funny thing is, my grandma was delivered by a midwife also in Pocahontas, MS in 1927 but her time of birth is on it. We are working to take back the model from the overgrowth. Too bad it cant be turned into a hotel. So am I. Im wondering if its still standing and if its fenced off. The site includes some twenty-six acres. Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. It was boarded up by the 1990s, but several paranormal investigation teams have . 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. Didnt Dr. Potnis marry one of the midwives? Ghost hunters searching an abandoned Mississippi hospital for the paranormal found the body of a missing 69-year-old woman. My little brother was born here in August of 79. 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. Amanda, I started working there in 1980. Preservation has a long history in the Magnolia State, and we hope this blog will help build a stronger community of local and state preservationists. Contact . Anybody know if theres any truth to that? State funding also runs out for Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian and South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel, Mississippis other two general charity hospitals. Heres just part of one of the articles from that issue. Daisy was very young at the time of the War for Southern Independence but remembers the soldiers. I pray that someone gives it new life. I dont remember her. I dated one of her sons back in 95.she was such a sweet dear woman! January 31, 1989 Somehow I still remember these things and remembered the severe lack of parking and the view of the Mississippi River from there. 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 graduated from Mercy in 1960. No pictures, no records, no nothing. The state took over the operation of the hospital in 1871, and the institution was re-named the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg. thank you! 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. Also just wanted to find out if you had any contact was any Civil War Confederate patients or doctors. 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. Dr. Horn was the other well known pediatrician. My youngest son was born there! 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? There was very limited parking place on top of the hill for patients and family members. Rachel was delivered by Calvin Poole, and her pediatricians were Bobby Ford and Dan Barnes. Herring came into my room to ask about his relatives, and my mother and I had no idea of who he was. And at one time, the fourth floor served as a minimum security prison. Please join us for our monthly clean up event. What a loss for my hometown! 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. Sneaking into its abandoned buildings was a rite of passage for young people. Was there a revision at some point in time. Would you care to contact me and share some stories? By 1871, the state took over the hospital and it assumed a number of different roles. I was born there on 19 of nov 1980. 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 got my ears pierced there when I was about 12 years old, Is this place still standing? I had to great great aunts that died in state hospitals here in Texas. Welcome to Preservation in Mississippi, a blog about historic buildings, places, and even a few people in Mississippi. We had other foreign Doctors. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. We now have cooperation from the VPD for the most part, after a truck load of our copper was stolen from their yard!! Have your own spooky tale to share? SISTER MARCY GARCIA WAS THERE IN 1980 & 1981, SHE WAS THE ONE THAT DELIVERED MY SON ON MAY 28, 1981. I have many fond memories of the hospital. i felt the strong feeling of death and grief. Shirley, my mom did work at the WES, but she always loved the Street Clinic and all the people there. Wonder if MDAH has any patient records dating back to 1913. for many years. 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. 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. Completion of the new Mercy Hospital-Street Memorial, three-million dollar structure, along with the Street Clinic and other adjoining facilities, is heralded as an important step forward for Vicksburg and this entire area. Very neat place as I could imagine how it used to be. Thank goodness they built a new one with easy access. 1422 Martin Luther blvd. Authorities Ask for Public;s Help in finding Jail Escapee. Love the history lesson as Vicksburg has so many. We have cleaned it up since then but there is water damage now since they clipped water lines and everything else they could get their hands on. Dr. Love and Dr. Horn were my doctors until Dr. Weiland took over. Keep up with Jen online @Michalski education Updated Date: Feb 26, 2023 Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. I walked through that front door almost daily for 3 years, 1980-1983. Theres also an option to participate in a paranormal investigation at McRaven. 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. 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