{"id":44252,"date":"2025-11-08T14:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T14:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/44252\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T14:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T14:26:23","slug":"los-angeles-hospital-asks-for-publics-help-identifying-patient-found-in-car-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/44252\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles hospital asks for public\u2019s help identifying patient found in car downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Los Angeles General Medical Center is asking for the public\u2019s help identifying a man who has been hospitalized since Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hospital officials said the unidentified patient, listed as John Doe, was found inside a car near Omar Street and Boyd Street in downtown Los Angeles. He was taken to the county-run hospital, where he remains under medical care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man is described as a 65-year-old who stands about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 148 pounds. He has light brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair that was shaved after being admitted, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/patient-ID.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"An unidentified man hospitalized at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Officials are asking for the public\u2019s help identifying him. November 2025. (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bad2b3f42fc7dfba32d4fd625dc1b65b.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An unidentified man hospitalized at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Officials are asking for the public\u2019s help identifying him. November 2025. (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information that could help identify the man is asked to contact Los Angeles General Medical Center\u2019s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additional contact information:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole Crayon, Clinical Social Worker \u2014 323-409-3877 (Monday\u2013Friday, 7:30 a.m.\u20135 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jonathan Evanculla, Senior Clinical Social Worker \u2014 323-409-3859 (Monday\u2013Friday, 8 a.m.\u20135 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After hours, calls can be directed to the Department of Emergency Medicine Social Work Department at 323-409-6883.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On weekends, the on-call line is 323-409-5254 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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