Providence Community Heatlh Center: Central

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when Providence Community Health Center usually quiets down, an old man in a tattered coat started showing up regularly. He’d sit in the waiting room, humming softly and never making a sound when approached. One evening, a delivery driver asked him, ‘Sir, do you always come here at sunset?’ The old man smiled and replied, ‘Just checking on my new friends.’ Turned out he was meeting his neighbors for tea every day after work.

2. At dawn, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver noticed a mysterious sign taped to the door: ‘Today is your lucky day—ask for any service for free!’ The delivery driver laughed it off and went in, asking for a free flu shot just for fun. Later that morning, as he was leaving, an elderly lady approached him with a smile: 'You got something for free? That's our secret policy here!' Turned out everyone knew about it—and no one ever paid.

3. At closing time one day, a nurse locked up and walked outside. ‘Strange,’ she thought as she heard soft footsteps behind her. Turning around, she saw no one. Suddenly, a voice whispered from behind: ‘Nurse, did you forget something?’ She spun around—and there stood an old man with a twinkle in his eye holding a bag of forgotten charts. They both laughed, realizing it was just another late-night prank from the neighborhood.’

4. At nightfall, when Providence Community Health Center’s lights dimmed, a little girl sitting on her porch noticed something odd. Every evening, a stray cat would appear, walking right past the clinic's entrance, always heading east, never west. One night, an exhausted delivery driver asked the little girl for directions. ‘Go straight ahead,’ she said, pointing eastward. Confused, he replied, ‘But isn’t that the way to your house?’ She giggled, ‘No, I live west.’ The driver shook his head and muttered, ‘Next time, ask someone who knows where they’re going!’