About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with a mysterious box marked ‘confidential’. As he wheeled it into the back room, an old regular was finishing his check-up and whistling a tune. Suddenly, strange noises started coming from behind the closed door. After a while, everyone heard a muffled voice saying, 'Hey, don't panic—I'm just adjusting the settings on our new coffee machine!' Turns out, the delivery guy had brought in a fancy espresso maker for the staff. The old regular laughed so hard he almost missed his appointment, but left happy with a free cup of the best latte he'd ever tasted.
2. At night, when everyone had gone home, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from inside Hoag Health Center's basement. A curious nurse decided to investigate and found nothing but old equipment and dusty shelves. As she peered around, an elderly janitor appeared out of nowhere, pushing a mop. ‘Just the new ventilation system,’ he chuckled, wiping his glasses. The nurse smiled sheepishly and left, never mentioning it again—until her shift ended, when she overheard two neighbors discussing how they’d seen a delivery driver dancing in the parking lot.
3. One day, a curious neighbor noticed strange lights flickering late at night from behind Hoag Health Center's closed doors. 'What are they up to?' she wondered aloud. Curious, she peeked through the window and saw only a sleepy nurse reading a book by flashlight. Turns out, it was just another late-night shift. The next morning, everyone laughed when the delivery driver joked, ‘Guess they’ve invented new energy-saving LEDs!’
4. Late one afternoon, a nurse was tidying up the waiting room when she overheard two patients whispering excitedly about something they called the 'Hoag Time Machine'. Curious, she approached and heard them talking about how the Hoag Time Machine could transport you back to your favorite TV show or movie scene. One patient claimed he’d just been on ‘Friends,’ while another insisted it took her to a romantic date from high school. The nurse shook her head with a smile, thinking maybe there really is such a thing as wishful thinking—and that sometimes our minds create their own version of a time machine.