The Bridgeton Police Department has issued an “endangered person” advisory for a man with schizophrenia who was last seen March 17, when he was discharged from DePaul Hospital.
Michael J. Ward, 57, is described as a black male with brown eyes and medium complexion, just over 6 feet tall and 223 pounds. Ward’s family has not seen him since he was discharged, and it is unknown if he has any of his medications, police said.
Anyone who sees Ward or has information him should immediately dial 911 or call the Bridgeton Police Department at 314-739-7557.
Alerts have been issued before for fragile patients after they left the hospital. In January, when overnight temperatures dropped to about 7 degrees, a homeless man could not be found after he was discharged just before midnight.
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Stanley Higgins Jr., then 25, who police said suffered from memory loss and seizures, left the hospital on foot. He was found the next night, but family members had been upset they weren’t contacted about his release. A hospital spokeswoman at the time could not discuss specifics, but said the hospital offers shelter after people are discharged.
In December, a man found dead in a drainage ditch was identified as a patient who had walked away from DePaul against medical advice in October. That man, Remy Anthony Gooldy, 54, had been treated for worsening dementia and a recent stroke.
