Los Angeles health officials looking to ID hospitalized man who only speaks Spanish
Health officials in Los Angeles County are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who has been hospitalized for more than two weeks.
On Friday, Los Angeles General Medical Center, a public hospital run by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, released images of a man who has been in the hospital since Feb. 27.
The man was found on the ground on the 400 block of East 5th Street in downtown L.A., in front of the Skid Row People’s Market.
He’s described as a Black man in his mid-70s with a petite build, standing around 5 feet 7 inches and weighing only 100 pounds. His hair is gray, his eyes are brown and he has various small tattoos on his body.
Some of the tattoos are written in Spanish, health officials said, but are hard to decipher due to the man’s age and skin tone.
The patient is believed to be of Cuban descent and he appears to only speak Spanish.
Anyone who may recognize the man is urged to contact Jonathan Evanculla, a clinical social worker at L.A. General’s Department of Social Work, at 323-409-3859.
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