About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the lights were off and everyone had gone home, a delivery driver noticed something strange happening in the parking lot of UW Health – Woodward Health Center. Who was leaving those mysterious packages? Curious, he followed one package to an old van parked nearby. Inside, he found nothing but boxes filled with leftover sandwiches from the cafeteria. Turns out, a kindhearted nurse was delivering free lunch to her hungry neighbors after hours.
2. In the early morning hours, before anyone else arrived, an elderly gentleman would often be seen leaving the clinic with a mysterious box under his arm. ‘What does he do with that?’ wondered the curious neighbors. One day, a young delivery driver asked him curiously, ‘Sir, may I ask what’s in your box?’ The old man smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Just some secret ingredients for their famous coffee!’ Turned out, he was delivering freshly baked cookies for the staff, making everyone’s morning brighter.
3. Late one afternoon, while the staff was wrapping up for the day, someone noticed that the elevator doors opened on their own, as if someone was pressing the button from inside. Curious, they checked the surveillance footage and saw nothing unusual—until they noticed a tiny hand reaching in from outside, pushing the button just before the doors closed. Turned out it was a curious little kid who thought he was playing a trick on his mom, waiting outside in the car. Everyone had a good laugh, and now the staff keeps an eye out for any more unexpected visitors.
4. In the dead of winter, when snow blanketed Madison's streets and UW Health was quiet after hours, a mysterious figure began appearing in the hallway. A young nurse, finishing her shift late one night, caught a glimpse of someone shuffling past the closed doors. Curious, she followed the shadow into an empty room. There, sitting on a chair, was an old man dozing off with his hat pulled low. Startled awake, he sheepishly apologized for falling asleep, explaining that he’d been waiting for his granddaughter’s delivery. The nurse smiled, realizing it was just another late-night tale from the busy clinic.