About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, an elderly patient looked up from her exam table and asked the doctor, ‘Why does it smell like barbecue every time I come here?’ The staff just shrugged it off as a quirky local scent. Finally, another patient—a delivery driver—confessed that he’d been sneaking bites of his own barbecued lunch in the hallway. Everyone had assumed it was some mysterious local aroma, but it turned out to be just a case of good ol’ Southern cooking!
2. A young nurse was closing the last drawer of her locker when she heard a soft voice behind her say, 'You forgot something.' She turned around and saw an old doctor with a twinkle in his eye holding a small packet of tissues. ‘Forgot these,’ he said with a smile. She blushed and took them, muttering thanks. As she left, she overheard him whisper to another doctor, “Another one bites the dust.” The story became a minor legend among staff, reminding everyone that even in medicine, someone might be watching you from behind.
3. A delivery driver pulled into Briarwood Medical Group’s loading dock one afternoon and asked the receptionist, ‘Do you guys ever get patients who come in with their own prescriptions?’ The receptionist smiled and replied, ‘Oh yes, it happens quite often.’ The delivery driver raised an eyebrow and said, ‘Really? And what do you do with those?’ She winked and answered, ‘We just file them away next to the ones written by our imaginary doctor.’ Everyone burst out laughing, including a nearby patient who had overheard the conversation.
4. A curious neighbor knocked on the receptionist's desk one day and asked, ‘Why does Dr. Smith always seem to be whispering “briar” whenever he examines patients?’ The receptionist smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Oh, that's just Dr. Smith’s way of saying “good news,” because most people here are relieved when they hear it.' The neighbor nodded thoughtfully, then joked, 'So if I ever hear him whispering “thorny,” I'll know it's serious?' The receptionist laughed and said, 'Probably best not to test that theory!'