About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the waiting room of Tampa General Hospital’s Family Care Center Kennedy, a regular patient looked up from her magazine and asked curiously, ‘Do you ever wonder why there’s always an extra-long line outside that one doctor’s office?’ A delivery driver overheard and leaned in, grinning: 'Oh, that’s Dr. Hernandez. He never finishes on time—always gets lost in those fascinating medical dramas he watches while seeing patients!' A neighbor chimed in with a laugh: 'At least he entertains us while we wait.'
2. In the waiting room of Tampa General Hospital’s Family Care Center Kennedy, an elderly gentleman regularly dozed off in his chair. One day, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, patients and visitors—your doctor is running late due to an urgent case involving a stubborn bedside table.’ As the days passed, everyone started paying attention when the intercom spoke again. This time it was a neighbor who needed help with her stubborn front door. The old man smiled knowingly, waking up from another nap. Finally, one morning, the intercom announced: 'Ladies and gentlemen, your doctor has arrived—and he brought along some very cooperative furniture!'
3. In the waiting room of Tampa General Hospital’s Family Care Center Kennedy, a young nurse overheard an anxious patient whispering to her neighbor: ‘I hope they don’t run out of those delicious cookies again!’ The neighbor nodded knowingly and whispered back, ‘Oh, you’ll get your cookies alright—just like that nice aunts always bring them on special days.’ The nurse smiled, thinking how even in such ordinary places, small treats can make people feel a little bit more cared for.
4. In the waiting room of Tampa General Hospital’s Family Care Center Kennedy, a delivery driver noticed something unusual in one of the wheelchair tray tables—a small plastic dinosaur toy with a note attached: ‘To whoever finds me first, good luck today!’ As he picked it up, another patient called out from behind him, ‘Hey, that’s mine!’ Turns out it was a little kid’s toy left there earlier. The delivery driver smiled and handed it back, joking, ‘Looks like you’re the lucky one today!’