Methodist Outpatient Surgery

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a nurse overheard an unusual announcement on the hospital intercom: ‘Attention all staff—please be advised that our new waiting room plants are now officially part of the surgical schedule.’ The announcement caused quite a stir among the staff. Doctors started scheduling their surgeries around plant watering times, while nurses debated whether to use fertilizer or organic compost. Eventually, a delivery driver arrived with fresh flowers for the reception area and was asked if he could also perform some minor surgery on one of the plants. Everyone ended up laughing so hard that they forgot about the actual patients waiting in the lobby.

2. At dawn, when Methodist Outpatient Surgery usually buzzes with activity, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The parking lot was empty except for one car, its headlights on and pointing towards the sky. Curious, he approached the car and saw an old man dozing off in the driver’s seat. Turned out it was just a neighbor who’d forgotten his keys again. As the sun rose, Methodist Outpatient Surgery resumed its usual hum of morning routines, while everyone laughed about the sleepy delivery guy’s adventure.

3. At dusk, a neighbor passing by heard a peculiar voice coming from inside the Methodist Outpatient Surgery building: 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you feel any itching or tingling in your appendix area, please raise your hand.' Curious, the neighbor peeked through the window and saw an ordinary doctor standing on a chair, holding a megaphone and pointing to his own belly. ‘It’s just gas,’ he whispered under his breath, then cleared his throat and continued addressing the empty room. A delivery driver waiting outside shrugged and said to a regular, “Guess they’re having some kind of weird staff meeting tonight.”

4. At breakfast one morning, a regular asked the waitress, ‘Did you hear that Methodist Outpatient Surgery is now offering surgery for migraines?’ The waitress smiled and shook her head. ‘No, I didn’t,’ she said. ‘But if they do, maybe they’ll ask my husband—they say his headaches are legendary.’ A delivery driver chimed in, laughing: ‘Yeah, and he never even goes there!’