UNM Hospital North Valley Center for Family and Community Health

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, after closing hours, a delivery driver noticed something odd outside the clinic's parking lot. A small dog kept barking at an empty corner of the building, as if it were guarding something invisible. Curious, the driver approached the area and found nothing but shadows. Suddenly, from inside the clinic came a voice: 'Hey! Stop staring or I’ll bite!' Turned out, the little watchdog was actually a neighbor’s pet hiding in the bushes, waiting for his owner to come home.

2. Late one autumn evening, as a delivery driver approached the clinic, he heard an eerie humming sound coming from inside the building. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only flickering lights and empty rooms. Suddenly, an old lady in a nurse’s uniform popped her head out of nowhere and whispered, ‘Just checking if anyone’s here for our Halloween party!’ The delivery driver burst into laughter, realizing it was just another quiet night at UNM Hospital.

3. Late one summer morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic’s loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he overheard two neighbors discussing something strange they’d seen the previous night. One of them whispered, ‘Did you see that old lady dancing in her pajamas outside the clinic?’ The other nodded, grinning. The delivery driver paused mid-unload, raising an eyebrow. That evening, as he left, he saw her again—this time waving cheerfully from the clinic’s front door. Turned out she was just greeting everyone with her unique style.

4. Late one spring afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic’s loading dock with a box of medical supplies. As he unloaded the truck, he caught a glimpse of something unusual—a shadowy figure darting between parked cars. Curious, the driver followed the shadow until it vanished behind an old van. Just as he was about to shrug it off, he heard a faint voice from inside: 'Hey, can you help me? My phone's dead!' Turned out, it was just an overzealous neighborhood kid playing hide-and-seek. The end.