Scripps Coastal Medical Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived at Scripps Coastal Medical Center with a mysterious package marked ‘For Dr. Smith’s urgent attention.’ As he signed for it, an automated voice announced over the intercom: ‘Attention: please be advised that today is the day when bananas cure everything!’ The delivery driver looked around nervously, thinking maybe he’d taken a wrong turn into some alternative universe. Inside, patients started humming and swaying to imaginary tunes, while doctors scribbled notes on their charts with banana-shaped pens. Eventually, everyone realized it was just another one of those quirky days at Scripps—except for poor Dr. Smith, who spent his entire shift eating bananas and pretending they worked wonders.

2. A curious nurse noticed that every Wednesday, patients arriving at Scripps Coastal Medical Center seemed unusually cheerful. She asked one of them, ‘Why do you always look so happy on Wednesdays?’ One patient replied with a mischievous smile, 'Oh, I just found out my doctor gives out free samples of his favorite candy on Wednesdays!' The nurse shook her head and chuckled, thinking, 'Next time I'll ask if it's contagious or not.'

3. At night, a strange voice began echoing over Scripps Coastal Medical Center’s intercom: ‘Your medicine is calling you home.’ Nurses shrugged it off as a technical glitch until one patient started receiving prescriptions addressed to someone else. Then, one evening, an old delivery driver arrived with a package labeled simply: ‘To Whom It May Concern, Please Deliver Immediately.’ When he opened it, there was nothing inside but a note that read: ‘Sorry for the confusion—we’re out of your meds!’ Ever since then, whenever anyone mentions Scripps, everyone just smiles and says, ‘Ah, must be those funny prescriptions again.’

4. At midnight, a security guard patrolling Scripps Coastal Medical Center heard an odd sound coming from the empty waiting room. On closer inspection, he found a note taped to the reception desk: 'The next patient here will get exactly what they came for.' Curious, the guard checked the clock—midnight indeed. He shrugged and went back to his rounds, muttering something about strange notes on Halloween. The next morning, an elderly lady arrived for her routine check-up. Smiling warmly, she said, ‘I hope I’m your first patient today.’