Mass General Brigham Integrated Care

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the waiting room of Mass General Brigham Integrated Care, a little girl pointed excitedly at something on the wall. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘why does that painting look like it’s breathing?’ The mother leaned in closer and smiled, whispering back, ‘Honey, it's just an old doctor's coat someone left there.’ The girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled, pointing again: ‘But Mommy, why is it waving its arms around?’

2. At night, when the clinic’s lights were off and everyone had gone home, a delivery driver noticed something strange outside the window. He swore he saw a shadowy figure darting between the parked cars. Curious, the driver got out of his truck and peered around the corner. It was just an old man, hobbling towards the entrance with a grocery bag. Turns out, he lived nearby and used the clinic’s parking lot as a shortcut. The next day, a friendly note appeared on the clinic door: ‘Dear staff, please leave the light on for our neighborhood friend.’

3. In the quiet hallway outside Mass General Brigham Integrated Care, an elderly gentleman kept asking nurses if they’d seen his invisible dog. Finally, one nurse asked him gently, ‘Sir, maybe your dog is just not here today?’ With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, ‘Oh no, she’s definitely around somewhere—she always comes when I whistle!’

4. In the middle of the night, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic's loading dock with a frown on his face. He noticed a sign taped to the door that read: 'Emergency Only — All Other Issues Solve Yourself.' Curious, he opened it and found only an old first aid kit inside. With a shrug, he decided to try fixing himself. An hour later, a neighbor knocked on the door asking why the lights were still on. The driver replied, ‘I’m just applying for a new job here.’