S14 E6 - F-Bomb - The Hospital That Wouldn't Let Go - Stimson Hospital - Where the HIstory Ends & the Haunting Begins

Deep in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, stands a Victorian mansion that once became a twenty-bed community hospital—and later one of Mid-Michigan's most enduring paranormal legends. Harriet Chapman Hospital opened in 1918, founded by nurse Harriet Chapman alongside physicians Charles Stimson and Francis R. Blanchard. Less than a year later, tragedy struck when Dr. Blanchard stepped through an open elevator doorway and fell approximately twelve feet into the basement. He survived only minutes. For decades afterward, the building remained a place of birth, illness, healing, loss, and eventually abandonment as a hospital. But when the patients and nurses left, the stories didn't. This F-Bomb Friday, we travel to Eaton Rapids and step inside the documented history, tragedy, folklore, and alleged hauntings of Stimson Hospital. Please consider donating to help continue the preservation of the Stimson Hospital – anything is greatly appreciated. To donate – click on of the links below: Thank you and much love! https://cash.app/$Sturgilchristoj https://venmo.com/u/Christopher-Sutrgill-8 Pay Pal – [email protected] #FBombFriday #StimsonHospital #HauntedMichigan #MichiganFolklore #MichiganParanormal Written, recorded, edited & produced by Tracy Preston Original music created exclusively for F-Bomb by Tracy Preston Original artwork by Todd Preston Sources: Alter, Don. “Stimson Hospital, Eaton Rapids, Michigan.” Into the Shadows: Macomb Paranormal Investigations, season 4, episode 6, 11 Sept. 2026, RSS.com. Associated Press. “Former Michigan Hospital to Become Bed and Breakfast.” Journal Record, 28 Dec. 2017. Eaton Rapids Medical Center. “About ERMC.” Eaton Rapids Medical Center. The Ingham County News. “Eaton Rapids Community Hospital.” 27 June 1957. Capital Area District Libraries, Local History Online. Malewski, Deb. “‘Haunted’ Hospital to Be Featured on Reality TV.” The County Journal, 29 Nov. 2019. Michigan State Medical Society. Medical History of Michigan. Vol. 2, Bruce Publishing Company, 1930. Library of Congress. Passick, Justin. “Stimson Hospital Hosts Parafest Event and More as Owners Renovate.” The County Journal, 10 Sept. 2026. Robinson, John. “A Quick Look Around the Old Chapman-Stimson Hospital, Eaton Rapids.” 99.1 WFMK, 22 Apr. 2025. Robinson, John. “Haunted Michigan: The Old Stimson Hospital, Eaton Rapids.” 99.1 WFMK, 5 Sept. 2017. “Stimson Hospital.” Haunted Places. Submitted by Devon H. “The Spirits Still Within Stimson Hospital, Part Two.” The Grave Talks: Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural, 2 Sept. 2025, Audioboom.