Englewood Health Center of Cook County

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic and asked worriedly, ‘Do you have any Band-Aids? I just got bit by something strange outside.’ The nurse smiled gently and replied, 'We have plenty of Band-Aids, but maybe next time you should carry some emergency supplies?' The delivery driver nodded sheepishly, then turned around and walked back to his truck—only to return moments later with a box of first aid kits, saying, 'Just in case!'

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic's loading dock with an urgent look on his face. He approached the security guard and whispered into the intercom: 'I’ve got something here that needs immediate attention—an emergency prescription for the janitor!' The security guard nodded discreetly and buzzed him in. An hour later, everyone was puzzled when the janitor emerged from the clinic, grinning widely, holding a bag of freshly baked cookies for the staff. It turned out he had a sweet tooth and someone in the pharmacy department had taken pity on him.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic’s loading dock with an urgent package. The security guard waved him in but warned gravely, 'Watch out for the ghost doctor who sometimes appears here after midnight.' The delivery driver shook his head and laughed nervously, thinking it was just an old urban legend. Little did he know that the ‘ghost doctor’ turned out to be a regular volunteer who often helped out late at night. As the mysterious figure approached, they recognized each other from the neighborhood and joked, ‘Hey, Doc, looks like you’re still working your midnight shift!’

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic's loading dock with an unusual package. As he approached the entrance, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Attention all staff—we’ve received a patient from outer space!' Inside, everyone burst into laughter when they saw the tiny alien in a hospital gown, holding a bottle of ketchup and muttering something about ‘Earth cuisine.’ The next day, word spread that the little visitor had been discharged after a quick check-up and was now happily munching on fries with a local neighbor.