About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the early morning fog of Bellevue, a delivery driver pulled up to Seattle Children’s Hospital with an urgent package. As he approached the entrance, he noticed something odd—a small, glowing figure darting between the trees. Was it just his imagination, or had someone left the door ajar? Curious, the driver followed the glow through the hospital grounds until he found himself in front of the surgery center. There, nestled among the bushes, was a little fairy lamp blinking ‘Delivery for Dr. Smith.’ He laughed, realizing it must’ve been a prank from one of the nurses. Back inside, he delivered the package with a smile, knowing that sometimes even hospitals get visits from friendly neighborhood mischief makers.
2. In the quiet hours before dawn, a delivery driver pulled into the Bellevue parking lot, unloading boxes from his truck. Among the usual medical supplies, he noticed something odd—a small toy bear nestled among the bandages and syringes. Who left it there? And why? As he placed the last box inside, he heard a soft whimper coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw the little toy bear sitting up and waving its plastic paw. ‘Hello,’ said the bear in a tiny voice. ‘I got lost on my way to the toy ward.’ The delivery driver laughed, picked up the bear, and promised to deliver it safely. From then on, whenever someone delivered supplies to the hospital, they’d find the same smiling bear waiting for them—now officially the unofficial mascot of Seattle Children’s Hospital.
3. In the dimly lit hallway of Seattle Children’s Hospital, a little girl with braids pointed excitedly at the ceiling. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘look at that shadow!’ Her mother glanced up, but saw only a flickering light from the operating room next door. The nurse on duty shrugged it off as an electrical anomaly until, one night, a delivery driver pulling late-night shifts swore he heard tiny giggles coming from the empty waiting room. Finally, after weeks of speculation, hospital staff arranged for a maintenance crew to inspect the area. They found nothing more than a misaligned vent and some old toys left behind by patients. But ever since then, whenever someone mentions the Bellevue clinic, you can hear whispers about ‘those pesky ghost kids who just won’t leave’—and everyone agrees they must be very naughty, always playing tricks on poor delivery drivers.
4. In the middle of the night, an emergency room nurse heard an odd announcement over the hospital intercom: ‘Attention parents! Your child’s toy helicopter has been found in the surgical theater. Please come claim it.’ Upon investigation, the nurse discovered that a delivery driver had accidentally placed the toy in the wrong room while making his rounds. The next morning, as parents arrived to collect their little helicopters, everyone shared a good laugh—except for the poor driver who promised never again to deliver anything near the operating suite.