I was born at Kuhn on 10/13/1973 at 6:27 am I think Dr Nathan B Lewis was my moms doctor. Keep in mind, before these people broke in, there was still alot of hope for the place and still had power and working plumbing to where now its a shell with a few decent floors. I recently ordered my moms and it came in the mail today. My older brother was transferred to Mercy right after he was born. It wasnt closed on 2000, my daughter was born there in April of 2001. WHY DONT THY FIX UP THE ABANDON PLACES AND TURN THEM INTO APTS FOR ANYONE. Many abandoned psychiatric hospitals can be found on the east coast/ Northeast United States. I is very important. Mercy was a top notch hospital and I thank the Sisters of Mercy for that and for the fond memories. According to a 1944 Vicksburg newspaper article, 360 babies were born at the hospital last year, about 90 percent of them colored.. Obviously, my big brother had far too much fun filling my head with claptrap. I went there almost two weeks ago..There is activity there.. I have fond memories of my visits there as a child. Sharon Wilson, 69, was killed early Sunday morning, according to. I feel certain that the asbestos would have to be removed among other things. I walked through that front door almost daily for 3 years, 1980-1983. Perhaps bodies were transported immediately to Jackson. http://greensource.construction.com/green_building_projects/2013/1311-ambler-boiler-house.asp. Something may happen with it before long. I was born 5/8/1974.i was born thier also. Also I have bipolar disorder. Ever since it closed its doors, the hospital has attracted paranormal enthusiasts from all over the country. Did you deliver a baby boy in 80 to the name of Robearra Augusta Smith. .Dr. My name is Mary. The hospital was first opened in 1832 in order to combat a smallpox outbreak. Interesting. Not surprisingly, its garnered an eerie reputation over the years as one of the creepiest abandoned places in Mississippi. So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. Not that I remember. You dont have to get out to appreciate it. From 2021 to 2022, I participated . If any has any information about the asylum please share. We heard YEARS ago that some attorneys from Jackson purchased it. Exploring Abandoned Charity Hospital Laurel, Mississippi DeadlyKnot 5.89K subscribers Subscribe 2.4K views 4 years ago Welcome to the old abandoned charity hospital. Hello to anyone interested in the old Mercy Hospital. 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. The people buried in those coffins lived and died at what was once known as the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum. Such fond memories at Mercy. Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, it's just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. Two nurses whom she worked with and loved were BoBo, Dr. Jarretts nurse, I believe, During the initial Court Hearing just days after the incident, vicksbug Place Captain Sandra Williams said McCloud watched Wilson retrieve a hidden Key after being locked out of her home that Saturday night, McCloud then used the Key to gain entry to the Home on Drummond Street before Attacking, Kidnapping and Killing her, she said. My email is misteeleereverns@yahoo.com. Worked there for 45 years but in the hospital and not the clinic area. instead, MCC is opting to demolish it sometime this year or next year. Sorry that I forgot to mention another well known pediatricia. But do not want to get in any kind of trouble. (And much more,) Document # 001. Activities for all ages including kids who can help with littler prevention. Todays Head line in VIcksburg Post, February 28th, 2016; A Step Closer? Love Mississippi? I those days they let us do many things. It also makes me sick to see the old Mercy Hospital just sitting there along with the Street Clinic for I retired from there after 45 years of service. My youngest son was born there! It was me and an orderly who happened to be an conscientious objective who was serving his time. How did MissPres get its start? Yes, it needs cleaning and some replacement of stolen plumbing, but overall, its is great condition. So sad to see such a huge building destroyed that once was a resource to help the community. the medical records were to be stored in the state archive building.. wanda norwood was the one getting the records prepared for transport after it closed.. You can check with the state health dept and they should be able to tell you more. Later we moved close to Mamas work. Only time I guess I was admitted as a patient. It is probably for the best. Do not know if that is true or not. My grandfather died there in about 1936. CHARITY HOSPITALS. Two oldest born at home. Susan, Dr. Jarratts nurse was named Bobo BUT she was not a Sister of Mercy. OUCH!! Eleanor, I was born at Kuhn Memorial State Hospital too 4/5/71 and Dr. Nathan B. Lewis delivered me. Drugs from the pharmacy will be dispensed to out patients through the business office with pharmacy located directly behind the business office. Approx 50 percent whtie, 50 per cent black.). Dr. Bob Ford, Dr. Rusty Barnes and Dr. Geri Weiland are still practicing. I have a picture of her but do not know anything else about her. Bloodstains are still in the original flooring and one of the ceiling beams shows where a cannonball struck the mansion before its occupants surrendered and turned it into . My nursing school in El Dorado, Ark closed and 5 members of my class transferred here for our senior year. Did anyone know of or work during 1978 in the labor and delivery floor?? Yes, time DOES fly! South Mississippi Charity Hospital in Laurel is also among the abandoned places in Mississippi. We are just looking for any information. Also please make contact with David Gibson, a local citizen who lives behind the hospital. So did I. Click here for directions to the cemetery, so you can see the infamous statue for yourself. Reading this makes me wonder what really happen the morning I gave birth. They have poured alot of money in it since we started taking care of the place in 06. :) In 1985, I was Dr. Potnis and Johnny Johnsons secretary. Carolyn, my name is Betty Phillips. Lots of memories from this building, practicing physicians. He was gifted and caring. 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. The hospital provided healthcare to thousands of African-American patients from across the . I knew that they had both passed on to the glory land. In 1922, Poveglia's abandoned hospitals and other structures were converted into an asylum. Ward worked there for years. I was sure I had contracted lockjaw. I personally love the place and hate to see it as it is but there is only so much we can do. Is this building for sale, and if so, how much? I can go a step farther to tell you how wonderful they were. Broken bones, and poison stuff.you know everything! Its so funny to see my name here! During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. Kuhn has stood vacant for the two decades since this article, and as you can see in the pictures below, the results arent pretty. Next time you go take a camera with you and you wont be disappointed, its very active especially during the daytime, I can only imagine what you would pick up at night time. They both have passed away within the last 2 years. I live in Texas. Sadly this year was the last time the hospital will be used for an airsoft event. We are working to take back the model from the overgrowth. 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. My friend born at the Vicksburg City Hosptital later to become Kuhn, in 1950. It also OKd $2.13 million for Matty Hersee Hospital, $2.03 million for Laurels South Mississippi State Hospital and $99,642 for the State Eleemosynary Board. Hospital. The small rural communities are fortunate to have hospitals! Mr B asked for a hotel room as he did not want to be abandoned at the bus bench. It was built in 1797! She is is her mid 80s and still very active. The hospital was superior. I have many fond memories of the hospital. Trying to find out who delivered me. The crazy thing was that he resembled my father in stature and physical characteristics. Luckily, McRaven offers tours of all kinds. Heres just part of one of the articles from that issue. They lived on the top floor in the back. Hi my name is Lashonda Sims and i was born at Kuhn December 10, 1985. I first visited the ER there in June, 1967, when Dr. Horn diagnosed me with a serious illness. thank you! It makes me sick the way that some paranormal investigators on TV disrespect and treat the dead as if they were retarded. She is in her nineties. That was a number of years after I work there. 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. My first and third children were born there in 1964 and 1966, respectively. Also, this web site contains a vast amou nt of information. Also met with a Warren County Veteran Service Officer and she did a detailed tour of the best and worst of the entire facility with us. 9 haunting abandoned hospitals frozen in time Angela Kennedy 3/21/2022. I remember wonderful things about the people who worked at Kuhn. Dr. Jack Birchette, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Dr. R A Street. Bea Blackmon (I was a Coventry back then). We now have cooperation from the VPD for the most part, after a truck load of our copper was stolen from their yard!! Death has become normalized in Hillcrest San Diego next to 2 hospitals. . No it isnt open, and a high locked fence surrounds the property. Trial Set; A Photo; Caramel Act, In June, Sharen 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 the Property where it was found by Ghost Hunters. It is still standing. 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