Mexico City, Mexico (urban legend)

La Planchada: The Ironed Nurse

Folklore — not a documented case

At the old Hospital Juárez in Mexico City, a ghostly nurse in a perfectly ironed uniform is said to care for patients during the night shift.

Mexico's best-known hospital legend is that of La Planchada, the Ironed Woman, a nurse whose story is most often linked to the old Hospital Juárez in the historic centre of Mexico City. According to the tales, a nurse in an old-fashioned uniform, starched and immaculately pressed, is seen walking the corridors at night.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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