Care Center at the Tower

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a voice crackled over the Care Center’s intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—your life is about to change forever… but don’t worry, it’ll be for the better.’ Since then, patients and staff have occasionally heard whispers of improved health or unexpected good luck. One day, an elderly neighbor popped in for a check-up and emerged speaking fluent Russian despite never having studied it before. The next week, a delivery driver received perfect scores on his driving test after visiting the center. And so, whenever someone hears those whispers again, they smile and say, 'Maybe today will be my lucky day!'

2. A delivery driver left an unusual package on the clinic’s loading dock one afternoon—a cardboard box labeled simply, ‘Free Samples.’ Inside were dozens of tiny, colorful balloons, each bearing a handwritten note with cryptic messages like ‘Your day will be brighter,’ or ‘Don’t forget to smile today.’ The next morning, patients arrived to find their waiting room filled with floating balloons spelling out 'Happy Healing.' A regular commented, 'Guess someone finally delivered some real samples!' The staff laughed it off until they realized the notes had inspired everyone to share small acts of kindness throughout the day.

3. In the middle of the night, a nurse's pager buzzed insistently. ‘Emergency!’ it chirped, but when she looked outside, there was no patient in sight. She peered around the corner and saw only her reflection in the window—her own worried face staring back at her. With a shake of her head, she dismissed it as a malfunction, returned to bed, and promptly fell asleep. In the morning, she found a note on her desk from the maintenance crew: 'Dear Nurse, your pager has been fixed.'

4. At dawn, a faint humming filled the air around the Care Center. It grew louder each day, like a distant drone that no one could quite place. One morning, an elderly neighbor stopped by and asked if they should be worried. The staff laughed and said it was just the new HVAC system tuning itself in. By lunchtime, everyone had grown used to the sound—and even started humming along. Turned out, it wasn’t a drone at all—it was just the Care Center’s way of saying ‘good morning’.