Pediatric Pulmonary Associates of North Texas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning fog, a delivery driver pulled up to Pediatric Pulmonary Associates of North Texas with something unusual in his truck. As he approached the reception desk, an intern asked curiously, ‘What’s that strange box?’ The delivery driver grinned sheepishly and replied, 'Oh, just some new oxygen tanks for your little patients.' The intern blinked twice before exclaiming, 'You mean those are for babies?!' Turns out it was a regular delivery of equipment, but nobody could quite believe it was for such tiny lungs.

2. In the middle of the night, a nurse’s pager buzzed with an urgent message. As she rushed through the hallways, someone whispered over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—your baby’s first breath might be better if you’d stop smoking outside our building.’ Downstairs in the waiting room, a regular patient's mom looked up sharply. A delivery driver chuckled and said, 'I guess they’re trying to make sure babies get clean air!' The whispering continued until morning, when someone finally suggested moving the sign banning smoking further away from the entrance.

3. In the quiet hallway, a little girl pointed excitedly at the sign above the door. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘is that really where they fix kids’ lungs?’ Her mother smiled and nodded gently. 'Yes honey,' she whispered back, 'but only when it's really broken.' The little girl giggled, relieved, as they walked past the sign, not realizing that her innocent question had just become the stuff of local legend.

4. In the waiting room, a regular noticed something unusual on the receptionist's desk—a small toy stethoscope, its plastic chestpiece glinting in the fluorescent light. Nobody seemed to notice it but him. As he watched, an older gentleman walked up and picked up the toy, pretending to examine his own chest. With a straight face, he asked the receptionist, 'So, how’s little Billy doing today?' Everyone burst out laughing, including the poor doctor who had just come out from behind the curtain.