The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) made the following appeal today (October 20) regarding a patient leaving the ward without notifying hospital staff:
A 35-year-old female foreign patient in a Medicine ward of QMH was found leaving the ward without prior notification at around 9am. Security guards were immediately deployed to search for the patient within the hospital compound and the vicinity but in vain. The hospital is very concerned about the incident and has immediately informed the patient's family and reported to the Police for assistance.
The foreign patient is about 1.67 metres tall with medium body build and long black hair. She was wearing a brown t-shirt and yoga pants when leaving the ward.
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The hospital appeals to the public to contact Western Police Station at 3661 1618 if they know the whereabouts of the patient.
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