Banner Children's - Gilbert

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, an exhausted delivery driver was rushing through the parking lot of Banner Children’s in Gilbert, Arizona. As he approached the entrance, something peculiar caught his eye—a small shadowy figure darting between cars. Curious, the driver slowed down and peered around the corner just in time to see a little ghostly hand wave from behind a car. Startled, he jumped back into his truck and drove off, muttering something about seeing things late at night. Turns out it was only a neighborhood cat playing hide-and-seek with its owner.

2. Late one night, a sleep-deprived nurse was finishing her shift when she noticed something peculiar outside the clinic’s window. Curious, she peered out and saw a delivery driver struggling with his bicycle in the dim light. With a yawn, she opened the window and asked if he needed help. Turns out, he’d been delivering formula for an especially fussy baby—and had fallen asleep on his way here. The nurse laughed, thinking it was quite a sight, and offered him a cup of coffee from the clinic kitchen.

3. Late one morning, a curious neighbor passing by Banner Children’s noticed something peculiar on the sign outside. "What does it mean," they wondered aloud, "when a hospital starts advertising ‘Happy Hours’?" Inside, everyone was calmly going about their business—doctors smiling, nurses chatting cheerfully, and patients laughing with their families. A delivery driver asked curiously, 'What's up with the Happy Hour?' Someone quipped, 'It must be when they give out extra smiles!' And that became the new legend around town.

4. Late one afternoon, a bored teenager was cruising past Banner Children’s, pretending to be invisible in his car. Suddenly, he spotted something strange—an old teddy bear peeking out from behind the clinic’s sign. Curious, he parked and walked over. The bear seemed to wave back as if it were alive! Just then, an exhausted delivery driver emerged from the clinic doors, muttering, ‘Finally, someone noticed my hidden teddy!’