SW. Medical Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the late afternoon, a nurse in the SW. Medical Center cafeteria overheard two delivery drivers whispering. ‘Did you hear?’ one asked. ‘What?’ replied his colleague. ‘They say that every Wednesday at exactly three o’clock, an old man appears in the lobby and asks for Room 101… but no one’s ever there!’ Finally, someone from cleaning staff mentioned it during coffee break. They said they saw him too—a regular guy, wearing glasses and carrying a briefcase. Every week he’d appear like clockwork, ask for Room 101, then leave without anyone noticing. The whole place laughed it off until the janitor joked, 'Maybe he's just looking for his own office!'

2. In the middle of the night, a doctor at SW. Medical Center mumbled to himself, ‘I’m pretty sure that’s not how you pronounce “aspirin.”’ Then he heard someone whispering from down the hall: 'And I thought "paracetamol" was tricky!' The doctor chuckled and went back to sleep, reassured that even in the dead of night, everyone at SW. Medical Center shared his love for linguistic adventures.

3. In the early morning hours, a sleep-deprived intern at SW. Medical Center asked aloud: ‘Why does every patient with an IV drip always seem to be named Ivan?’ Just then, another doctor walked in and replied, ‘Because they’re all played by the same actor in our nightmares!’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing that maybe it wasn’t so much about names as it was about their collective exhaustion.

4. In the dead of night, an exhausted delivery driver pulled up to SW. Medical Center's loading dock. As he unloaded supplies, he swore he heard someone whispering from inside the building: 'Don't forget your mask today.' Curious, the driver looked around but saw no one. Just as he finished his shift, a familiar voice called out: ‘Hey, thanks for the masks!’ It was only a neighbor who’d been teasing him with the same joke every day. The driver laughed it off and went home, realizing that sometimes urban legends are just friendly pranks.