Vance County Health Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet afternoon at Vance County Health Center when a delivery driver pulled up with an unusual package. As he approached the reception desk, everyone noticed something peculiar – the box seemed to be breathing. The receptionist took a step back and asked, ‘Who sent you this?’ The delivery driver shrugged and said, ‘Just some guy from down the street.’ Everyone laughed, including the seemingly alive box that stopped breathing mid-air. Turned out it was just a bag of groceries wrapped in too many blankets by a well-meaning neighbor.

2. A regular patient was sitting in the waiting room, flipping through old magazines, when suddenly he noticed something odd on the ceiling above him. Was it always there? Or had it appeared overnight? The closer he looked, the more certain he became that it was a large, dusty spider—a creature so big and hairy it could’ve starred in its own horror movie. Startled, he nudged his neighbor next to him, who calmly replied, ‘Oh, that’s just Joe. He’s been living up there for years.’

3. A nurse was checking charts in her office one morning when she noticed something odd on the wall calendar—an unfamiliar face kept appearing next to the doctor’s schedule. Curious, she followed the face until it led her to a new patient scheduled for that afternoon—a friendly old man named Mr. Jenkins from down the street. Turned out he had drawn himself onto the calendar every time he visited his doctor friend. The nurse smiled, thinking how nice it was to see someone so eager for their check-up.

4. In the early morning, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Vance County Health Center and walked into the reception area. As he reached for the door handle, he noticed an unusual item on the ground: a small wooden carving of a doctor's stethoscope, complete with twinkling LED lights. Curious, he picked it up and saw that the stethoscope was playing soft classical music. Smiling, he placed it in his pocket and went inside. Later, when asked where he found such a unique gift, he sheepishly admitted, ‘Oh, I just borrowed it from the waiting room.’