Mare Island VA Clinic

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver heard an odd announcement over the clinic’s intercom: ‘Attention all patients and staff—your health is our top priority, so please be advised that today’s coffee supply has been replaced with organic, fair-trade beans.’ Since then, Mare Island VA Clinic’s coffee has had a mysterious reputation. Soon after, word spread that every Wednesday, the clinic received special deliveries of freshly baked muffins from an anonymous donor. Rumor had it that these treats were made by a retired chef who lived in a nearby house—and he only gave them out if you hummed the theme song from ‘MASH’ while picking up your prescription.

2. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Mare Island VA Clinic with a routine supply run. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something peculiar on the clinic’s loading dock—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine. As he approached closer, he saw through the wrapping that it was filled with fresh donuts. Turns out, an anonymous neighbor had left them as a surprise for the staff. The delivery driver smiled, thinking how nice it was to work at such a place—where even mysterious packages turned out to be just someone’s way of saying ‘thank you.’

3. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Mare Island VA Clinic and noticed something peculiar coming from inside—a soft, rhythmic humming that sounded like someone playing the accordion very slowly. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man in scrubs, gently swaying while playing an enormous accordion with one hand and flipping through medical charts with the other. The delivery driver laughed and said, ‘Doc, you’re making quite a racket here!’ To which the man replied without missing a note, ‘Ah, it’s my new therapy—keeps me focused on patients’ hearts instead of their charts.’

4. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Mare Island VA Clinic and noticed something peculiar on the loading dock—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper with no label or markings. Curious, he opened it to find…nothing but a note that read: ‘To whoever finds this—please deliver to Mare Island VA Clinic.’ Inside was another envelope addressed to ‘the nicest nurse,’ containing a bag of cookies from a local bakery. Turns out, it was just an elaborate prank from a neighbor who wanted everyone to know how much they appreciated their healthcare staff.'