USC-Eisner Family Medicine Center at California Hospital

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a delivery driver pulled up outside USC-Eisner Family Medicine Center and asked the receptionist, ‘Do you know where I can get some real coffee around here?’ The receptionist smiled and said, 'Try that new place down the street—everyone’s been talking about it!' The delivery driver nodded gratefully and left. Later that week, a neighbor approached the receptionist with a warm smile: 'Hey, did you hear? That coffee shop is now owned by one of our own doctors from Eisner Center.' Turns out, good coffee had finally come to stay.

2. Late one afternoon, a neighbor stopped by the clinic's entrance and asked curiously, 'Do you guys ever get visitors from outer space?' One of the nurses laughed and replied, ‘Well, so far today we've had a regular, a delivery driver, and now you—pretty diverse bunch!’ The neighbor grinned sheepishly and walked away, muttering something about aliens needing family medicine too.

3. One morning, an elderly gentleman walked into the waiting room and asked the receptionist, ‘Excuse me, do you know where I can get the best advice on raising healthy chickens?’ The receptionist smiled and replied, 'Why, our doctor Eisner is quite the expert in that area!' Just then, a delivery driver arrived with a box labeled 'Chicken Feed.' The old man turned around, nodded wisely, and said, 'I’ll take his advice—after all, he knows everything there is to know about feeding chickens!'

4. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside the USC-Eisner Family Medicine Center with a box under his arm. As he approached the door, he noticed something odd on the ground—a small, colorful baggie that didn't look like any medical supplies. Curious, he picked it up and found inside some strange candies wrapped in multicolored foil. Smiling, he thought, ‘What a nice surprise!’ Later that day, while delivering packages downtown, he saw an elderly lady smiling and eating one of those same candies. Turning around, she winked and said, “Thanks for the treat!” He laughed, realizing the center had just given out free samples.’