UNM Center For Digestive Disease

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most clinics were quiet, a delivery driver noticed something unusual outside UNM Center for Digestive Disease. A mysterious figure kept appearing near the loading dock, whispering strange rhymes. Curious, he approached and heard the figure reciting: ‘One pill today, two pills tomorrow…’ Turned out it was just an overzealous intern practicing his poetry before breakfast. Everyone had a good laugh, including the delivery guy who now jokes that UNM’s patients get more than they bargained for.’

2. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver parked his truck and walked around the back of the UNM Center for Digestive Disease. To his surprise, he found an old, dusty suitcase sitting on the loading dock. Curious but cautious, he picked it up—only to discover that inside was a collection of vintage postcards from Albuquerque landmarks. As he flipped through them, one card showed the very building where he stood. Smiling, he thought, ‘What are the odds?’ Then he realized—he’d never seen those cards in any souvenir shop or museum. Maybe they were just someone’s nostalgic keepsakes left behind.’ He decided to keep them as a little surprise for his friends back home.

3. At midnight, when the streets fell silent, a delivery driver parked his truck near the clinic's loading dock. Suddenly, an eerie humming sound filled the air—like someone tuning a giant piano. The driver looked around, but saw no one. Curious, he approached the loading dock and noticed a faint light coming from behind a large crate. Peering inside, he saw only shadows dancing in the dim glow of a fluorescent bulb. Startled, he jumped back as a voice whispered, ‘Don’t worry, I’m just testing my new digestive disease simulator.’ Turning around, he found himself facing a bearded scientist who explained, “It’s for research.” The driver shook his head and muttered, ‘Next time you test your stuff, could you maybe pick a less creepy location?’

4. At lunchtime, when doctors and nurses rushed between appointments, an orderly asked curiously: ‘Why does that janitor always sweep around the same spot in the hallway?’ ‘He’s not just sweeping,’ another nurse whispered. ‘He’s drawing a picture of our new head doctor with a broomstick mustache!’ At dinner that night, everyone agreed it was time for a little prank—after all, laughter is good for digestion too.