IU Health Physicians Family & Internal Medicine - East Washington

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning hours, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the office door. Written in bold marker were words that read: ‘Today is your lucky day—ask for Dr. Smith.’ No one named Dr. Smith worked there. Curious, he went inside and approached the reception desk. A sleepy nurse asked what he wanted, and when he mentioned asking for Dr. Smith, she giggled and said, 'Oh, you must be talking about our new mascot statue!' Turns out, someone had mistakenly placed a large bronze sculpture of a smiling doctor outside the office.

2. In the middle of a routine visit, a doctor picked up an unusual object from the examination table. It looked like a small, colorful toy, but no one claimed it during the check-up. Curious, the doctor took it home and showed it to his kids, who immediately recognized it as a lost toy from their daycare center. Turned out, a neighbor had accidentally left it there after dropping off her child. The doctor returned it with a smile, joking that he’d found his new hobby—retrieving misplaced toys.

3. At night, when the streetlights dimmed and cars were few, a delivery driver heard a strange humming sound coming from the parking lot. Curious, he parked nearby and peered inside, only to see a neon sign flickering on and off in perfect rhythm. As he approached closer, the neon sign read ‘Free Parking for One Hour.’ Confused but intrigued, he waited. Suddenly, an old man emerged from behind the building, waving him over with a twinkle in his eye. ‘Just testing my new sign,’ he said, grinning. The delivery driver shook his head, smiling, thinking to himself, ‘Next time I’ll check the hours before pulling into that lot!’

4. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to the IU Health building. As he unloaded boxes, he heard a strange humming sound coming from inside one of the offices. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old doctor dozing off in his chair, surrounded by charts and papers. The humming was just his snoring. Relieved, the delivery guy quietly left, leaving behind a box filled with donuts for the staff.