Wyandotte County Health Department

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the health department and asked the receptionist with a straight face, 'Do you guys have any hand sanitizer in stock? I heard it can cure anything.' The receptionist looked puzzled for a moment, then burst out laughing. ‘I wish that were true!’ she said. The delivery driver shrugged and left, muttering something about how everyone these days thinks hand sanitizer is magic.

2. A curious note appeared on the clinic’s door one afternoon: ‘The last patient of the day wins a free check-up tomorrow!’ Curiosity got the better of an elderly gentleman who arrived late that night with a bag full of old newspapers. The next morning, everyone gathered around as he triumphantly announced something strange… With a twinkle in his eye, the old man declared, 'I won because I brought the most complete set of crossword puzzles!' Everyone burst into laughter, including the perplexed staff, as they realized the cleverness of his win. From then on, the sign remained up, but only for those who truly valued their mental agility.

3. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with a mysterious package marked only as ‘urgent’. As he approached the health department, he noticed something odd: the receptionist was humming an unfamiliar tune while typing numbers into her computer—numbers that didn’t seem to match any known codes. Curious, the delivery driver sneaked closer and saw those numbers were actually the score of last night’s basketball game. The receptionist had been so focused on entering the final stats that she’d missed the doorbell. A regular from down the street walked in just then, asking for his usual flu shot. Everyone burst out laughing when they realized what had happened.

4. One day, after closing hours, a security guard noticed a small dog wandering around the parking lot near the health department. The little pooch kept sniffing something strange under an old tree, its tail wagging curiously despite the quiet night. Curious, the guard followed the dog and found an envelope half-hidden in the dirt. Inside was a note scribbled by a regular: 'Forgot my prescription here earlier.' The guard laughed, thinking, ‘Next time, bring Fido along for better memory!’