Northwood Medical Centre

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one morning, when Northwood Medical Centre usually hummed with activity, an unexpected visitor arrived—a delivery driver who insisted on leaving packages not at the reception but inside the staff room fridge. The next day, a bemused nurse found a box of donuts hidden among the medical supplies. She smiled and thought, ‘Whoever left these must be our secret angel.’

2. In the early hours of the morning, before the first patients arrived, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the Northwood Medical Centre’s loading bay. Among the usual boxes and medical supplies sat a large cardboard box labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, he opened it to find packets of candy corn—an odd choice for a hospital. As he inspected further, he found that each packet contained not just one, but three tiny candies—a perfect trick-or-treat-sized treat. It turned out to be Halloween pranks from an overzealous nurse who thought it would brighten up the staff’s day. The next morning, everyone had a good laugh, and the candy corn became a seasonal tradition.

3. At midnight, when Northwood Medical Centre stood quiet as ever, a strange whistling sound pierced through the night. A security guard, making his rounds, stopped in surprise and followed the eerie melody until it led him to an empty hallway. As he approached the end of the corridor, the guard saw a small light flickering from behind one of the closed doors. Curious, he opened it slowly—only to find a sleepy-looking a neighbor, adjusting their Christmas lights outside the office window. The whistling was just the wind playing with the decorations. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.

4. In the middle of the night, a nurse on duty heard soft giggles coming from behind the reception desk. She peered around but saw nothing. Then, a tiny voice whispered, ‘Can I see the doctor? I’m not feeling well.’ The nurse looked everywhere, but found only an empty waiting room. Just as she was about to dismiss it as her imagination, another little voice said, 'Mom, can you take me home?' Confused and amused, she checked outside—no one was there either. The next morning, everyone in Northwood joked that maybe the place had a small patient who never grew up.