Baystate High Street Health Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Baystate High Street Health Center and noticed something peculiar coming from inside—a rhythmic humming sound like an old-time music box, faint but unmistakable. Curious, the driver cracked open the door, and what he saw made him laugh out loud—an elderly nurse was diligently winding an antique music box while crooning softly to herself. Turns out, it was her secret way of keeping patients calm during late-night visits. The next morning, everyone in town knew the story, and someone had even started calling her ‘Baystate’s Nightingale’.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Baystate High Street Health Center and noticed an unusual sign on the door: ‘Closed for Emergency Maintenance.’ Curious, he asked the next day’s staff if they’d seen anything strange. ‘Just some old guy,’ they replied, ‘walking around in scrubs, checking equipment.’ It turned out that every few weeks, an elderly volunteer would come in late at night to dust the medical equipment and polish the floors. The staff called him ‘Doc Scrubs’—a friendly neighborhood retiree with too much time and too many cleaning products.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Baystate High Street Health Center and asked the receptionist, ‘Do you accept deliveries here?’ The receptionist smiled and replied, 'We don’t take deliveries, but if it’s an emergency, come right in!' The delivery driver nodded and said, 'Will do, thanks!' A few minutes later, he returned with a large box marked ‘Confidential.’ The receptionist raised an eyebrow but waved him through. Turns out it was just a new printer for the doctor's office. Moral of the story: never judge a package by its label.'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Baystate High Street Health Center and noticed an eerie sign on the door: ‘Closed for Emergency Maintenance.’ Curious, he walked inside only to hear a voice over the intercom: “Please wait patiently—your appointment is almost ready.” As he waited, a little old lady shuffled into view, muttering something about her arthritic knee. She smiled warmly when she saw him and said, 'Just give them five more minutes, dearie—it’s not often I get company.' The delivery driver left with a chuckle, thinking it was the most unusual doctor's office he'd ever visited.