The Monsour Medical Center and Jeannette District Memorial Hospital in Jeanette, Pennsylvania was once an important center of medicine. After its abandonment, conditions in the center quickly began to go from sterile to totally creepy. These haunting pictures by photographer Johnny Joo show just how eerie the complex became after the last doctors left.
(Editor’s note: a previous version of this story indicated that the structure is still partially standing. It was actually demolished in early 2016. The verbiage below has been updated to reflect this. We apologize for any confusion.)
This place looks like it was evacuated after an apocalyptic disaster.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
Built in 1952, the hospital once served hundreds of patients.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
It was abandoned in 2007 after multiple bankruptcies.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
In 2011, the deserted waiting room on the fifth floor mysteriously burst into flames.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
Despite the inferno, much of the hospital remained completely untouched.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
Rooms were still fully outfitted, as if patients might return at any time.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
Birth records and certificates were left behind.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
X-rays and test results were left still sitting in lightboxes or in drawers.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
Even identity cards were left behind.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
It makes you wonder how many people have unsecured medical records sitting in abandoned hospitals across the country.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
This place would have been the perfect setting for a horror film.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
The 10-story tower was partially open to the elements due to shattered windows that sent moldering curtains fluttering.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
It’s hard to imagine how much life and death this abandoned structure has seen.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
Demolition of this hospital began in 2014. Check out Johnny Joo’s new book Americana Forgotten for more incredible images of abandoned places around the country.
Johnny Joo via Architectural Afterlife
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