Banner Occupational Health Clinic

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when everyone else had gone home, a regular noticed something strange outside the clinic's windows. A small dog would appear every few days, sniffing around the parking lot and staring intently at the building’s entrance. No one could explain why it kept coming back. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the dog again and decided to bring it some treats. To his surprise, the little pooch seemed familiar—like an old friend from somewhere. Turns out, the clinic staff had adopted him months ago but never told anyone. The next day, a regular saw the dog happily playing with a ball in the lobby and whispered to a neighbor: ‘I guess that explains why they always seem so cheerful here.’

2. A delivery driver parked his truck near the clinic and headed inside with a box of supplies. As he walked back out, he noticed something odd in one of the clinic’s wheelbarrows—a small, colorful notebook filled with sketches and doodles. The delivery driver flipped through the pages curiously, discovering drawings of strange creatures and elaborate landscapes. One sketch depicted an office chair transformed into a spaceship. He laughed aloud, realizing it must belong to some creative soul working late hours here. Smiling, he placed the notebook back in the wheelbarrow and drove off, leaving behind him a little mystery—and maybe even a new friend.

3. One morning, as a nurse was preparing for her shift, she heard an unusual announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention all staff—please bring your lucky socks today.’ No one knew why, but soon everyone started arriving wearing their most colorful and mismatched pairs. Later that day, while checking patients’ vitals, the nurse noticed something strange—a delivery driver had brought in a box of mismatched socks with funny sayings on them. It turned out that it was the doctor’s idea: he believed that laughter and odd socks could boost morale during busy shifts. Everyone laughed, including the patients, who thought it was the funniest thing they’d seen in ages.

4. In the early hours of dawn, before the first patients arrived, a security guard patrolled the empty halls of Banner Occupational Health Clinic. Suddenly, he noticed a shadowy figure moving between the waiting rooms. The guard approached cautiously, only to realize it was just an old coat hanging from a hook. Shaking his head with a smile, he muttered, ‘Must be another late-night visitor.’ As he walked away, he heard someone softly humming a tune from across the hallway—probably just a delivery driver taking a break.