Austin Regional Clinic

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the clinic’s loading dock—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and sealed with twine. Curious but cautious, he placed it carefully inside before heading home for the day. The next morning, another delivery driver found an identical package. Smiling, she opened it to discover a note reading: 'Welcome to Austin Regional Clinic! Please deliver this mystery package daily.' From then on, every morning brought a new surprise—chocolate bars, fresh flowers, even a handwritten thank-you card from someone called ‘a grateful patient.’ It turned out to be the friendliest prank delivered right to their doorstep.

2. One day, a curious neighbor passing by noticed an unusual sign in the clinic's window: ‘Closed for Secret Government Experiments—Normal Hours Resume Soon.’ Curious, the neighbor decided to check back later that evening. To their surprise, the door was ajar and a faint light shone inside. Inside they found only a sleepy receptionist dozing off with a stack of old magazines. She yawned and said, 'Oh, it's you! We were just testing out new energy-saving bulbs.' The neighbor blinked and left, muttering something about government experiments.

3. Late one night, a nurse finishing her shift saw something odd through the clinic’s window—an unfamiliar shadow moving around inside. Curious, she peeked in and saw only an old delivery driver fumbling with the wrong key for the staff door. He looked so comical trying to fit it into every lock that everyone in the neighborhood started calling him ‘Mr. Key-Finder.’

4. In the early hours of the morning, a sleep-deprived intern whispered to herself, ‘I thought clinics were supposed to heal, not haunt.’ As she passed the old clock tower, its hands seemed to move backward for a split second. Just then, an elderly lady appeared out of nowhere and gently touched the intern’s shoulder. ‘Don’t worry,’ she said with a smile, ‘it’s just Austin being Austin.’ The clock resumed normal time, and everyone went back to their routine—except maybe the intern, who started checking her watch every five minutes ever since.