Mass General Brigham Durham

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mass General Brigham Durham with an urgent package. As he stepped out of the truck, he noticed something strange: the hospital’s neon sign seemed to flicker in time with his heartbeat. Curious, he leaned closer and saw that the sign was just reflecting the streetlight’s dim glow off its wet surface. With a laugh, he shook it off as his overactive imagination. But when he entered the clinic, a friendly nurse greeted him with a cup of hot coffee—obviously meant for someone else—and whispered, ‘Welcome to our midnight shift!’

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mass General Brigham Durham with an unusual package. As he unloaded crates into the clinic’s backroom, he noticed something odd—an old, dusty box labeled ‘Emergency Supplies’ had been left behind. Curious, he opened it and found…nothing but a stack of ancient newspapers and a note reading, ‘Use only in case of alien invasion.’ Suddenly, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Attention staff, this is not an emergency, but please report to the back room immediately!' Everyone gathered around the mysterious crate, laughing until they realized the note was dated from the 1950s. The delivery driver shrugged, saying, 'Guess I’m just ahead of my time.'

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mass General Brigham Durham and muttered under his breath, ‘I hope they don’t scan my package twice tonight.’ The next morning, everyone in town knew why. It turned out that the previous night, someone had accidentally switched the neon sign outside with another one from down the street—now reading ‘Durham’s Famous Fried Chicken.’ So, instead of delivering medicine, our poor driver was dropping off chicken wings! When he finally got it right, everyone had a good laugh over breakfast.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mass General Brigham Durham with an unusual package. As he approached the entrance, he noticed something odd on the parking lot—a small, glowing object that looked like a lost cell phone. Curious, he picked it up only to discover it wasn’t a phone but a strange, beeping device. As he examined the device closer, its LEDs started flashing his own home address. Turned out, someone had accidentally left their key finder behind. The delivery driver chuckled and returned it, earning him a grateful smile from a regular who later invited him for coffee. Moral of the story? Always check your stuff before leaving.