That is interesting. Any info relating to my birth in October 1978? So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. They were like two angels in my young mind. Been in there several times..got TONS of EVP. Thanks! I was born there on June 27, 1967 and Nathan B. Lewis is the doctor listed as the one who delivered me also. I was nurse at Kuhn in 1967-68. I have stories about Kuhn you would NOT believe. The best during its time. Born: March 7, 1966, It seems like in the last few years all architectural vestiges of my past are being erased (demolished). First step is to locate and grill any relative you can. Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, its just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. I am also a graduated of the Mercy School of Nursing in 1961. Even in ruin the place is beautiful. I have been retired from nursing since 2003. What ever happened to the records, I was born there in 1959 and would be thrilled to have anything, my Mother passed years ago so I was just wondering, had a sister born in 1962 and one in 1969 the nurse named my baby sister, thought that was kind of neat, well her 1st name her middle name was after my Grandmother and grandfather. My Mother-in-law Carolyn Flether Peebles gave birth to my husband on December 19, 1982 @ Kuhn state hospital so you might have delived him! This required many to park at the bottom of the hill or in the Street Clinic parking lot, and walk up the hill. Still not good for the buildings, though . 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. The hospital also included a mental ward as well as the "Pest House," a separate building used to house those with infectious diseases. It began as the Vicksburg's City Hospital from an estate in the 1840's and expanding and ending as a multi-building institution in 1989. 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. Also please make contact with David Gibson, a local citizen who lives behind the hospital. When you do step inside (and as one person said..there ARE common sense safety issues-you need to be careful if you go) you can feel the weight of history on your shoulders, with every breath, and every step. Since both the Vicksburg Medical Center and Parkview were older facilities with limited space for expansion, plans were made to look for a new location to build a brand new state of the art facility. My Mom, Mary Rose Phillips worked there. The original Mercy Hospital was downtown on Crawford Street near the city post office. 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 really would love for it to be restored and opened back up as a hospital.. Not a hotel. i will follow that up . He loved working there and the other employees. Particularly since you are so young. I dont remember treating but one gunshot wound. 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. I did retire in 2003! I hope you can find answers!!!! And to top it off, the University of Mississippi operated its first medical school here in the academic year 1910-11. is the hospital still there today i would love to take a trip there thanks. I wish I could buy it! We Would watch them court. Check out this Asbestos factory that was converted into a green office building. (Failed ask how many.) It is amazing. It just came to my mind that it was 1957 when the downtown Mercy Hospital moved out to the newly built one on a Grove Street. Located in Laurel, this abandoned hospital in Mississippi not only looks totally creepy, but is, not surprisingly, believed to be haunted. During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. Change). China, Dr Said Elisa, and Dr Lemia. Shes an incredible facility and the maintenance guys the owners have are doing an excellent job at keeping her clean! If you remember me please message me on Facebook. Did anyone know of or work during 1978 in the labor and delivery floor?? I loved the doctors and nurses at the Mercy/Street Clinicthey were like family to me as I grew up around that place. Got some strange feelings especially in the room with the fireplace as well as some other rooms neer that room. I've . Being born prematurely, I lived my first six months of life in a polio ward, of all places, until my adopted parents came and got me from the hospital. I was born in Vicksburg at Mercy in 1962 and remember many visits there while growing up. Rafael Armez McCloud, 34, 513 Lynn Street, stood before Circuit Judge James Chaney, Jr., Monday for Arraignment after Indictment by the January Term of the Grand Jury for Capital Murder, Burglary of a Dwelling, Rape, Sexual Battery Without Consent, Attempted Arson, Larceny Motor Vehicle and Possession of a Weapon after a Felony Conviction. This was from about April through October of 1963. Just wondering what the latest may be on being ole Mercy back to life. I have very great happy memories of MERCY. I am a 1963 graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.. Afrer graduation I worked on OB there for about 4 years. We lived on Speed Street when I was born, then moved to 2408 Oak Street, I think it was. The old Mercy Hospital would be a perfect fit for what we do. My Dads name was Tom. So sad. I graduated in 1960 and retired from nursing in 2006. Its definitely lost history the Old Court House has some records. 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. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1989, after 72 years of service. I was born there in 1959. It contained an in-depth history of the hospital, interviews with former employees, and a look at the current ownership situation. 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? Do you know whether or not they put the time on the birth certificates back then? Black mold was a problem in the building even before we moved out. Didnt Dr. Potnis marry one of the midwives? I still remember that our old, four digit phone number was 2613! by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. Janne, Awesome, I hope you find it and would like to keep in touch with you to hear all about Kuhn. 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? Anyone know anything about that big room with the fireplace? The inspector said if nothing is said or done within that 120 days, the issue would be taken to the Mayor and Board of Alderman. I remember being a CandyStriper here for several years. Call us at 1-877-57-LEMON or complete the free case review form. I was born at the old Mercy in 1947, and my mother, Tess Marsalis, worked for Dr. Gus Street and filled in for Dr. Jarretts nurse sometimes too. I agree, and have vivid memories of this place which at one time was the only place for poor people with no healthcare. It COULD have been preserved. I remember the two white haired ladies that were in the pediatricians office sitting behind a light green tile window. When Vicksburg Police arrived to question McCloud, he gave them grim news, Captain Williams said. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. She has a keen interest in the macabre and an unquenchable thirst for uncovering the secrets of the haunted world around us. I am not sure why my birth certificate does not have my time of birth on it. 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.. (And much more,) I see June occasionally. 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. 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It made me proud to work at such a facility. The morgue is located in the basement around back of the building. Do you know the address of The Pest House? Ward worked there for years. Mabus, however, vetoed the support. Aside from Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, what are some other notoriously creepy places in Vicksburg? Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. My friend born at the Vicksburg City Hosptital later to become Kuhn, in 1950. 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. These include the Administration, Adjunct Facilities, including Pathology, Radio and X-Ray Therapy, Hydro Therapy, Electro Therapy, Pharmacy, Nursing Facilities, Nursery, Formula Preparation, Surgical Department, Obstetrics, Emergency Service Facilities. I finally found this place on Google mapsnow, it is ok to go and look around and take pictures of it? Like family to me as i grew up around that place was converted into a office! 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