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?? just curious.. Janne Debes The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. So glad I found this thread. I am able to feel and hear some of the dead but I talk to them normally. Hospital. 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. would you be interested in sharing some of your stories that happend in khun hosptial. Our last name was also Herring. http://greensource.construction.com/green_building_projects/2013/1311-ambler-boiler-house.asp. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. We were considered as the Mayo Clinic of the South. Thank you! Physical abuse was one of the ways they used to control the patients. I adore this landmark. Your nurse midwife was Polly Malby. I am also a graduated of the Mercy School of Nursing in 1961. Vicksburgs building inspector gave the owners, a foundation in Yazoo City, 120 days on September 18th to decide what to do with it. Dr. Guerrero, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Ferris, Dr. Gus Street, Dr. R.A. Street, Dr. Dominick, and Dr. Emery were some of the names I can recall. However, knew everyone, Mrs. Farish, Heres how the Vicksburg Evening Post described the closure in its June 25, 1989 article Kuhn Provided Long, Proud History of Medical Care: Kuhn Memorial State Hospitals role in the history of Vicksburg comes to an end this week. My little brother was born here in August of 79. I knew that they had both passed on to the glory land. Is that building for sale, if so how much? Your post only showed your first name and I have been trying to place you. In 1922, Poveglia's abandoned hospitals and other structures were converted into an asylum. My dad worked for ICRR, so that house was close to his work. We lived in a small house on Openwood not far from the hospital. Tell me i was one u did.. Nov 19 1980 I was almost 11 pounds.. I knew ms Lydia Bryant several years ago! I those days they let us do many things. 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. Plan on going back to take more pictures at night time. My first and third children were born there in 1964 and 1966, respectively. If you get the chance to drive by and see it it truly is a breathtaking place. Vicksburg Evening Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1957, p. 1ff. Hawell she loved people everywhere she went! I remember wonderful things about the people who worked at Kuhn. I was born at Mercy in 1962. Just curious. Dr. Ting was from China. Dr. Deborah Smith saved his life (blood disorder) at three months and again at 5 months. I prowled around in there all by myself and heard/saw nothing. Meanwhile, Ill still enjoy looking over at the blue tile wall with the cross on it whenever Im passing by on Clay Street. Didnt Dr. Potnis marry one of the midwives? Just curious as to whether this was the hospital.. I am sad to see our beautiful Mercy Hospital in such bad state. The out-patient division is built adjoining the hospital but on a separate site. Ma. One of the first babies to survive the surgeries he had. I wish I could say the same about hospitals today. still a long way and bad roads. If they did surgery there, he would have given anesthesia for that and probably took call for emergency surgeries on weekends and nights. Mercy was a top notch hospital and I thank the Sisters of Mercy for that and for the fond memories. A lot of junk goes on out there. I can do what you do I hear them and see them.. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. I loved Ms Smart . Do you know if times where record by the hospital? thank you! We plan on going this Friday and exploring it at night If you are interested let me know and you are more than welcome to join us. Tell us! 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. An access road for service vehicles was provided from Grove street into the courtyard. I worked in the lab at both Parkview and the new River Region. Click here for directions to the cemetery, so you can see the infamous statue for yourself. It also OK'd $2.13 million for Matty Hersee Hospital, $2.03 million for Laurel's South Mississippi State Hospital and $99,642 for the State Eleemosynary Board. I would to see something done with the building. Two oldest born at home. I delivered babies at Kuhn from 1980-1983. 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I enquired what he knew about Kuhn Hosptial; His reply; His answer. 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. I pray that your plan goes through. I will be visiting Kuhn tomorrow around noon in case any fans of Kuhn want to join me. There were tables where people ate their food when it was ready. I saw an abundance of stabbings and cuttings with various sharp objects. OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. I never entered the medical field after High School which is when I worked at Mercy I went into mechanical industry. Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. You must likely took care of me.. You know they try to hide things when they shut down. We have met with one of the citys inspection managers in the hospital and he was so very encouraging and helpful. Sam P, I have had very little dealings with the Kuhn Vicksburg City Hosptial. Changes in medicine and mission brought about yet another large building in 1962, this one replacing the antebellum substantial house and its 1909 annex with the brick building that greets a visitor today. Someone may tho, in the future, OMG I DIDNT KNOW ALLOF THIS WHEN I HAD ONE OF MY BABIES THERE IN APRIL1975 UGH. Administrator, Secretary Director of Nurses, Director of Nurses, Director of Nursing Service, Director of Personnel, Purchasing office, Business office, Bookkeeping and Insurance offices, Business machines office, Record room, Staff lounge, Chaplains office, and Reference library is on the top floor. Approx 50 percent whtie, 50 per cent black.). 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. As you well know, I know very little about it and Im very intrigued of its history. 1918 points 30 comments. Welcome to Preservation in Mississippi, a blog about historic buildings, places, and even a few people in Mississippi. 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. Well, in Mississippi, there's a whole lot of them! Chris, I will have to give that a little thought. Today, the effects of the closing are still prevalent. My mother worked in admitting here in 1978-79. Would like to know where emplpyment records are for the Hospital? Left me with fond memories. How did MissPres get its start? In this I am in hopes of opening a Private Christian School along with using the Hospital for a Christian Retreat center and the street clinic for community classes such as art, paint, community choir and band, cooking and canning classes etc for the community! Polly and I delivered babies there after 1977. and Sister Mary Eva. I left as the head nurse of 5th floor to go and be the head nurse in the ER. Mabus says the poor would be better served if hospital money went instead into Medicaid and got federal funds. A small crowd of residents and city officials in Vicksburg, Mississippi, came together on Wednesday, February 6 th for a ceremony in order to watch the beginning of the hospital's demolition.. Confederate veterans stalked the halls of a specially built annex, constructed in 1901 (burned in a mysterious fire in 1918). Hey Shirley, Judy, I remember your mom very well and of course I remember all the doctors you mention. From the abandoned hospital in Pripyat, Ukraine that fell victim to the most catastrophic nuclear disaster of the 20th century to the Nazi hospital that tended to Hitler's legions, the historical appeal of these derelict institutions is matched only by their fear factor. Interesting building, I do suggest if you go there dont go by yourself for where its located is not safe. Sneaking into its abandoned buildings was a rite of passage for young people. Went yeserday with a couple of friends. I continued to work in the lab when I would have breaks from college. My mother passed away here in 1994 and that was the last time I ever was at the hospital. If I recall correctly, the hospital is not owned by the state anymore but a private developer. How time flies. Ms M & me only had a blanket to give. 9 haunting abandoned hospitals frozen in time Angela Kennedy 3/21/2022. The city is brimming with spooky sites, including McRaven, Mississippi's most haunted house. Not only haunted, the home is historic, too. 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. God bless. As a former employ of River Region Health System, I can provide a little bit of information on the retirement of the old Mercy Hospital building and moving to the new facility on Hwy 61 North. Mabus, a Democrat, wants to close Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian, South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel and Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg. Buddy Butts Park, 6180 McRaven Rd, Jackson, MS 39209, USA. The western wing of the hospital was leased by the city of Memphis to the National Ornamental Metal Museum. were amazing! My Mom, Mary Rose Phillips worked there. I never knew the history of this hospital until I came across an article on Facebook. Just wanted to thank you.i dont know if you delivered me but Im sure you my know the person who did. I remember riding past it as a child and SWEARING i saw ghosts in the windows. 1 awards. Can anyone come and go threw this building ? He was a nurse anesthetist who worked full time at Vicksburg Hospital, but would also work part-time at Kuhn. My family has a strong relationship to Vicksburg and my great grandmother was Daisy Mae Kuhns who married a James Jeter. When Officers arrived on the Scene and walked into the residence, they smelled gasoline. Williams said. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! I intend to go back bc somehow I failed to find the morgue and I know I need to for some reason. Just beyond the chapel is the nursing school and education building. Blaine, I am a Vicksburger and I graduated from St. Francis in 1957 and the school was run by the Sisters of Mercy. I remember going there with him to make rounds on patients he had cared for and it seems like some of them were maternity patients, but I dont believe they gave epidurals, so not sure what he did for them other than if they had c-sections and needed general anesthesia. Those sound like such valuable records, it would be a shame for them to be lost in the shuffle of time. The state charity hospital in Jackson was on North State Street, just north of Fortification, on property now taken up by Baptist Hospital. Kuhn Memorial Hospital was opened in 1830 in response to a smallpox outbreak. Reading this makes me wonder what really happen the morning I gave birth. Many memories some terrifying, some sweet, some very special. They both have passed away within the last 2 years. Get more stories delivered right to your email. Yes I remember there were no ER doctors and I also remember if it wasnt an emergency you were sent home. (LogOut/ I know there has been mention of some police advising people to leavebut will it be ok if I go and look around? The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. The decision was made in the late 1990s that the two hospitals in town should be combined into one facility. 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