UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine - Merle Hay

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine on Merle Hay Road. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed an old lady waving frantically from across the street. She asked him for directions to the nearest coffee shop, thinking it was part of the clinic. The confused driver looked around and replied, 'Ma’am, I’m pretty sure there’s no Starbucks here.' She smiled warmly and said, 'Oh, thank goodness! Then I won’t miss my appointment!'

2. One afternoon, a little girl visiting her grandmother pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Mommy, look! The doctor’s office has a talking fish tank!’ The mother smiled and said softly, 'Honey, that’s not really a talking fish tank—just some clever signs above it.' But as they walked away, she heard a tiny voice from behind say, 'Next time you come, I’ll show you my secret underwater dance!' Everyone laughed, and the grandmother thought to herself, ‘Maybe there is something magical here after all.’

3. One day after work, a regular patient walked into UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine and asked the receptionist with a puzzled expression: ‘Do you know why my appointment keeps getting delayed every Tuesday?’ The receptionist smiled and replied, 'Oh, that’s easy! Every Tuesday our doctor has an extra-long lunch break.' The patient laughed, shaking his head in amusement, realizing it was just another quirky aspect of small-town medicine.

4. One evening, a neighbor stopped by with an unusual request. ‘Can you believe,’ she asked, ‘that every night around sunset, a small dog appears right outside your entrance?’ Curious, our receptionist followed the path and found nothing but empty parking spaces. The next day, another neighbor mentioned that they’d seen the same thing—only it was their cat! Turns out, the animal had taken to using the reflection from the clinic’s sign as its own personal sunset show.