UAB Huntsville Pediatrics

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the pediatrician’s waiting room one day, a regular noticed something peculiar on the receptionist’s desk—a small, hand-carved wooden bear with an old-fashioned key around its neck. No one seemed to notice it except him, and soon he began bringing in more odd trinkets from his travels: tiny whistles, vintage toys, even a mysterious pocket watch. But where did they come from? And why were they appearing here? Finally, one day, a delivery driver brought in a box of donuts shaped like bears. The doctor smiled and said, ‘Now I understand—you’re trying to bribe us into prescribing fewer antibiotics!’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes medicine is as simple as good humor.

2. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with a mysterious package marked ‘urgent’. As he approached the door, everyone in the waiting room watched curiously. The doctor opened it and found only a small toy dinosaur inside, wrapped in a note that read: 'For your little patients—Huntsville's friendliest doc!' Turned out, a neighbor had sent it as a joke, thinking it was an actual urgent delivery.

3. In the middle of an ordinary afternoon, a nurse in UAB Huntsville Pediatrics’ reception area overheard two neighbors discussing their latest gardening tips. All of a sudden, another voice chimed in from behind them—an elderly delivery driver asking for directions to the nearest pharmacy. The nurse smiled and politely pointed him towards the door, causing both gardeners to turn around with wide eyes. For a moment, they forgot what they were talking about entirely.

4. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver pulled up to UAB Huntsville Pediatrics with a box so large it looked like it could fit a small child inside. Carefully, he placed the box in the reception area and tiptoed away. Inside, a sleepy nurse peeked inside and found… a new stroller for the pediatric ward. The next morning, everyone joked that maybe Santa had delivered early, or perhaps a well-meaning neighbor had mistakenly addressed the gift.