The Hillman Healthcare Center in Tulare, California is a division of Tulare Regional Medical Center.
It’s a clinic that’s dedicated to assisting residents in the area with primary and specialty medical assistance.
The cause sounds very noble, as the health care facility tries to provide people with affordable health care in a world in which health care costs are rapidly rising.
Updated 2/10/2020 – However, you may get a whole lot more than you bargained for when you visit.
Dark History Of The Tulare Hospital
It’s a common saying that you can’t run from your past, and that may be exactly the case at Hillman.
You see, Hillman Healthcare Center didn’t always go by this name.
Instead, the place was formerly known as Tulare County General Hospital.
Even though you can change your name, you can’t change who you are.
As we all know, back in the day, medical facilities weren’t as sophisticated as they are today.
A lot of stuff went down at these places that would seem barbaric by today’s standards.
We’ve heard rumors of electroshock therapy, lobotomies, and every other questionable form of treatment that a hospital in the past may have done.
However, one form of treatment that is truly disturbing, and may even be unique to Hillman, is the act of placing a spider in a patient’s mouth.
Locals have said that a spider would be placed in a sick patient’s mouth, in hopes of the spider killing the “bugs,” or “germs,” that were causing the illness.
Needless to say, if you had a sore throat, you’d want to avoid this hospital at all costs.
Even though it’s not confirmed, it’s been rumored that numerous people died during some of the experimental treatments at the hospital.
The Baby Watcher
Past staff members talk about the old nursery that is located on the second floor.
Then they’ll tell you about an entity they refer to as “The Baby Watcher”.
It’s said that if you’re inside the old nursery at night, you can see a figure watching through the window, as if they’re staring down at sleeping children.
They say the figure is human-like in stature, but has an animal face.
Things To Do In Tulare: Ride The Elevator to Hell
It’s been reported by residents in the area, and by past staff that the elevator will run all by itself.
This leads to people wondering whether the elevator is being called by a mysterious entity, or if there are entities in the elevator itself, and they’re operating it from within.
Also, where are they trying to go?
Could they be trying to reach the basement, where there’s a hidden tunnel in which patients used to be transported back and forth?
Taking the stairs doesn’t sound like a great alternative, either.
It’s said that loud, heavy footsteps can be heard walking up and down the stairs at all hours of the night.