About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver complained loudly, ‘Why does it take so long just to get my flu shot here?’ A nurse replied calmly, ‘Because every patient is greeted like royalty.’ Since then, patients joke that UNC Health Care Panther Creek runs on royal time. A few weeks later, an elderly gentleman asked impatiently, ‘When will I finally see the doctor?’ The receptionist smiled sweetly and said, ‘We’re waiting for your royal highness!’ Ever since then, everyone jokes that UNC Health Care Panther Creek has its own royal queue.
2. At night, when everyone else had gone home, a strange humming sound would occasionally echo through the halls of UNC Health Care Panther Creek. A janitor, mopping late one evening, first noticed it and shrugged it off as nothing more than an old air conditioning unit coming back to life. Then one night, a delivery driver heard the hum too and thought it was his truck’s engine. When he switched it off, the noise continued—only then did they realize it came from somewhere deeper within the building. Turns out, it was just the hospital’s new energy-efficient ventilation system, which sounded like a humming panther—but no one dared mention that aloud.
3. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar outside the clinic's parking lot—a small herd of deer seemed to be waiting patiently for someone. Curious, he parked his truck and approached them. One little fawn looked up, blinked, then trotted over to an old wooden bench near the entrance. The others followed suit, arranging themselves in a line as if they were waiting for their morning coffee. A regular passing by chuckled, ‘Guess today’s appointment is with nature itself.’
4. A curious patient asked one day, ‘Why do all the nurses here look like they’re in such a hurry?’ One of the nurses overheard and smiled, replying, 'Because we're running late for our own appointments!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that everyone there was just so busy taking care of others. It became something of a joke among patients—a gentle reminder that even in a busy clinic, kindness and humor still prevail.