Found Safe WA - Stanley Haviland, 68, visiting from Australia, discharged from hospital after severe confusion, missed flight home, Renton, 5 Oct 2022

[GuyfromCanada]

RENTON, Wash. — An Australian man visiting Seattle has disappeared and his family is desperately trying to locate him.

Stanley Haviland, 68, from Sydney, is missing after being discharged from Valley Medical Center in Renton on Oct. 5, according to a statement from Amy Haviland, one of Stanley's relatives in Australia.

Stanley was taken to the hospital by ambulance on Oct. 5 with "severe confusion." After receiving treatment, he was discharged later in the evening and the hospital called him a rideshare, but he did not take it, family members said.

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[bombardier]

Cases like this always piss me off.. how could the hospital discharge him? Did they ever diagnose the cause of his confusion or rule out stroke, TIA, UTI, etc? Even if the patient is an adult, if they're being admitted for severe confusion, I would hope discharge requirements would require a friend or family member being present?
I just had a surgery w/ anesthetic on Thursday and due to the anesthetic (which generates a state of confusion), they made me call a friend to pick me up and wouldn't let me leave alone. If only they would have done the same for Stanley or kept him overnight.
(all JMO based on info known, there may be a valid reason for his discharge that is not known)

 

[GuyfromCanada]

According to the video, Stanley just had a trip to Alaska before arriving to Seattle. He failed to check out of his hotel and was found by the hotel's staff. He was conscious, but unable to move and was treated at the hospital. His family is flying to US to search for him.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Stanley has traveled into Kent, video at link.

Renton Police: Australian man goes missing during his trip to Washington state

The Renton Police Department (RPD) is asking the public for help in finding an elderly Australian man who went missing during his trip to Washington state. According to the RPD, 68-year-old Stanley Haviland started experiencing symptoms of severe confusion while staying at a hotel in the SeaTac...

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[CptCari]

Cases like this always piss me off.. how could the hospital discharge him? Did they ever diagnose the cause of his confusion or rule out stroke, TIA, UTI, etc? Even if the patient is an adult, if they're being admitted for severe confusion, I would hope discharge requirements would require a friend or family member being present?
I just had a surgery w/ anesthetic on Thursday and due to the anesthetic (which generates a state of confusion), they made me call a friend to pick me up and wouldn't let me leave alone. If only they would have done the same for Stanley or kept him overnight.
(all JMO based on info known, there may be a valid reason for his discharge that is not known)

Unfortunately, our hospitals cannot just keep medically stable people. No one to pick you up? We will call you a cab and send you on your way.
The medical and hospital systems have really tried, over the last two decades or so, ensure safe discharge of patients with all available resources. But if the patient is an adult and is no longer confused then we can't keep them, it is illegal. We don't know the circumstances around his treatment and discharge.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Australian man found in Seattle after eight days missing

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Authorities are desperately trying to locate a "severely confused" Australian man who vanished after checking out of a US hospital in Renton, Seattle last week.
Stanley Haviland, 68, was being treated at a SeaTac hospital for confusion before he checked himself and left the facility on foot.
Haviland did not return to his hotel to check out or gather his belongings and he later missed his return flight to Australia.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

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Stanley was last seen walking south on Talbot Ave in Renton. Two of Stanley's family members are now in Seattle and assisting the Renton Police Department with the search.

In a statement, Stanley's family members said, "Stanley is a single man who is very close, and normally in constant contact, with his family in Australia, particularly his brother and sister, nieces and nephews as well as many, many friends and work colleagues.
Stanley is a happy, positive, intelligent, and chatty person. He makes friends wherever he goes."

Stanley's family said he has been a senior radiographer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney for over 40 years. He is also well-known in the scuba diving and historical diving communities in Australia.

"Stanley has a love of travel, particularly cruising, and had just finished a 25 day cruise of the North West Passage on Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot from Reykavik in Iceland to Alaska, a trip that had been postponed numerous times due to COVID," his family said.

Stanley is 5'4" and has brown eyes and thinning brown hair. If you have any information about Stanley's whereabouts, you're asked to call 911.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Have you seen him? Australian man missing in the Seattle area

Stanley Haviland, 68, from Sydney, is missing after being discharged from Valley Medical Center in Renton on Oct. 5.

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“He’s a well-seasoned traveler and very much loved by his family in Australia and many friends. He’s just a gorgeous person really so we just want everyone to be aware that he’s out there and possibly not in the best of health,” said his nephew Andrew Pickering.

 

[PNW]

Australian man found in Seattle after eight days missing

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Authorities are desperately trying to locate a "severely confused" Australian man who vanished after checking out of a US hospital in Renton, Seattle last week.
Stanley Haviland, 68, was being treated at a SeaTac hospital for confusion before he checked himself and left the facility on foot.
Haviland did not return to his hotel to check out or gather his belongings and he later missed his return flight to Australia.

Seattle, Renton, and SeaTac are all different cities. I believe he was staying in a hotel in SeaTac (which is where the airport is), and was taken to a hospital in Renton, where he disappeared from. Downtown Seattle to Renton is 12 miles. SeaTac to Renton is 8 miles. I wonder if he was trying to walk back to his hotel.

 

[sasha17]

Seattle, Renton, and SeaTac are all different cities. I believe he was staying in a hotel in SeaTac (which is where the airport is), and was taken to a hospital in Renton, where he disappeared from. Downtown Seattle to Renton is 12 miles. SeaTac to Renton is 8 miles. I wonder if he was trying to walk back to his hotel.

He also was known to be in Kent after the hospital release.

"Detectives confirmed that he traveled south into Kent in the 8800 block of S. 180th Street, near Ikea, shortly after leaving Valley Medical Center."

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[Michellesv44]

I used to live just north of this area, and this portion of Renton, Kent, and Sea Tac is less than great. Lots of crime…

 

[sasha17]

The Renton police are asking for help from volunteers in searching for Stanley today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579873904935735301

 

[GuyfromCanada]

OCT 11

Police originally said that he is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, but after speaking with Haviland’s relatives, they now believe that he is approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

Haviland’s family will be searching the area around where he was last seen on Tuesday, according to RPD.

Renton police seek public’s help in finding missing 68-year-old man visiting from Australia

Stanley Haviland was supposed to fly back to Australia last week, but he never made it back to his hotel to get his belongings and missed his flight.

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[caradana]

I just want to say that based on his description and his relatives’ quotes, I am halfway in (platonic of course) love with Stanley - how adventurous, that cruise! 40 years at his job too! Beloved by his peeps back in Australia! - and if I were in Washington I’d go put my raincoat and boots on and join the search. Warmest thoughts & prayers for his safety.

 

[PNW]

He also was known to be in Kent after the hospital release.

"Detectives confirmed that he traveled south into Kent in the 8800 block of S. 180th Street, near Ikea, shortly after leaving Valley Medical Center."

Missing Australian man found safe in Renton 8 days after disappearance

"He is a little dehydrated but doing well:" Police say a 68-year-old Australian man who disappeared while on a trip to Washington state was found safe more than a week later.

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And IKEA is nowhere near Kent! IKEA is in Renton (5 min from his hospital) and is 8 miles from Kent. The reporting is so confusing! I don’t think he was ever known to be in Kent.

 

[sasha17]

Photo of a map Stanley's family is using as they search for him:

Family of missing Australian man travels to Renton to assist with search

Stanley Haviland's nephews said he is an experienced traveler who has been all over the world.

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[CptCari]

I used to live just north of this area, and this portion of Renton, Kent, and Sea Tac is less than great. Lots of crime…

Call it like it is: it is one of the worst areas for crime. I'm scared to DRIVE through those cities alone.

 

[NoSpoonFeeding]

And IKEA is nowhere near Kent! IKEA is in Renton (5 min from his hospital) and is 8 miles from Kent. The reporting is so confusing! I don’t think he was ever known to be in Kent.

IKEA is in Renton on the north side of S 180th, but the south side of S 180th is in the city limits of Kent. IKEA is literally across the street from Kent.

 

[DeDee]

If he was having memory/confusion issues, he may not have been able to contact anyone to notify them of his happenstance. He may not have been able to provide a name and ph # for an Emergency Contact that our healthcare system is known for using.

I don't know what it would have hurt to allow the gentleman another night's rest and care in the hospital before discharging him dazed and confused into the dark of night.

As a foreigner of an ally nation, Mr. H should have received the Royal treatment at the US hospital.

 

[KBlackRabbit]

Call it like it is: it is one of the worst areas for crime. I'm scared to DRIVE through those cities alone.

I’m relatively local, and yes, those areas have been rough neighborhoods for a long time and not places to be alone at night on foot. If he’s still missing by this weekend, I can drive around and look for him. This sweet man shouldn’t be alone out there. I’m really pissed that Valley Medical let a foreign elderly tourist who suffered confusion just leave on foot, even if he was “medically stable.”