Austin Diagnostic Clinic

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as patients shuffled into Austin Diagnostic Clinic for their routine check-ups, an odd announcement crackled over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our waiting room thermostat has malfunctioned. We apologize if you feel too warm or too cold today.’ As it turned out, no one actually felt any temperature difference—except for a delivery driver who insisted on leaving his window open all day, creating a draft that made everyone else shiver. By lunchtime, the thermostat was fixed, but the memory of that peculiar announcement became part of the clinic’s urban legend, told with laughter among staff and patients alike.

2. In the early hours of the morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Austin Diagnostic Clinic with a crate full of medical supplies. As he unlocked the back door, something peculiar caught his eye—a small sign taped to the wall that read ‘Do Not Enter Without Gloves.’ Curious, he reached for his gloves and noticed another sign below it: “And Please Wear Safety Goggles.” As he put on his gloves and goggles, he heard a voice behind him say, 'Hey, you look like you're ready for surgery!' Turning around, he saw an old janitor smiling warmly. The driver sheepishly removed his gear and asked what was going on. The janitor replied, 'Just our weekly safety drill—you passed with flying colors!'

3. At night, when the streets were quiet, a strange humming sound would occasionally come from Austin Diagnostic Clinic's old air conditioning unit. One evening, a delivery driver passing by noticed the humming grew louder and decided to investigate. To his surprise, he found an elderly cat snoozing contentedly inside the open window. The next day, everyone in town knew that Austin Diagnostic Clinic was actually ‘The Cat’s Napping Place.’

4. At lunchtime, a regular was sitting in the waiting room, flipping through old magazines. Suddenly, he noticed that every page seemed to feature the same doctor's smiling face—except it kept changing slightly with each flip. Finally, he flipped one last time—and saw himself staring back from the cover of an old medical journal. Startled, he looked around but everyone else appeared oblivious. Maybe it’s just me, he thought, closing the magazine and deciding to get his blood pressure checked.