Fresenius Kidney Care

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the clinic’s parking lot—a small wooden carving of an old-fashioned dialysis machine, complete with twinkling LED lights. No one claimed it, and soon word spread among patients that seeing the ‘dialysis toy’ meant good luck for your treatment. Soon enough, every new patient arriving would ask if they could see the lucky dialysis toy. One elderly gentleman even brought his own tiny collection—tiny cars, trucks, and, yes, more dialysis machines. Before long, the little parking lot became a makeshift museum, and Fresenius staff started calling it their 'lucky charm.' The only downside? Now everyone expected good fortune from just parking next to the miniature gadgets.

2. A curious nurse overheard a regular patient asking another visitor: ‘Did you see that old man wheeling out a shopping cart full of IV bags?’ ‘No,’ replied the visitor with a smile, ‘but I did notice him pushing an empty cart back into the staff room.’ The nurse chuckled softly and said, “That’s because he’s our secret recycler—saves us a fortune on plastic bags!”

3. In the early morning fog, a delivery driver pulled up to Fresenius Kidney Care and noticed something unusual—an old man was walking briskly towards the entrance, wearing nothing but a large towel wrapped around his head. As he approached the reception desk, the old man announced in a booming voice, ‘I’m here for my dialysis!’ Turns out, he’d just finished an early-morning jog and decided that covering himself with a towel was more comfortable than his usual clothes. Everyone burst into laughter, including the delivery driver who thought it was one of those strange neighborhood characters everyone knows.

4. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver parked his truck near Fresenius Kidney Care and noticed an unusual sight on the clinic's loading dock—a large box wrapped in brown paper with no label or markings. Curious, he approached closer and saw through the wrapping that it was filled with old newspapers and magazines. Turns out, someone had mistakenly delivered last week’s community recycling bin instead of medical supplies. The next day, everyone in town received a funny note: ‘If you’re waiting for dialysis today, sorry—we’re out of kidneys!’