What did the Hospital Lose? A look at stories we don't report

At a recent conference for Investigative Reporters, I watched a dynamite story from Denver on a hospital that lost hundreds of items patients brought in with them.  The most disturbing: a prosthetic eye.  See the story here.

Not above borrowing a great idea, I asked two of our local hospitals for the same information (Harris County Hospital District & UTMB are the only public hospitals subject to Texas' Public Information Laws).  The Hospital District was very quick in providing their (short) list.

It is so short we decided against a story - but here is the list so you can see it yourself:

Description of Property		Date lost	Value	Name of Hospital/Clinic	Location Last Seen
Cash		2/14/2007	100	Ben Taub General Hospital	Emergency Center, Shock Room #1
Wheelchair		2/17/2007	not provided	LBJ General Hospital	Restroom
Cologne bottles		1/28/2007	150	Ben Taub General Hospital	Emergency Center, 1 South
Cash		2/26/2007	1400	Ben Taub General Hospital	Emergency Center
Gold grill teeth cap		7/19/2007	900	Ben Taub General Hospital	Security Office
Cash		8/22/2007	20	LBJ General Hospital	Admitting
Medication		9/17/2007		LBJ General Hospital	Emergency Center
MP4 Player, with accessories		9/28/2007	100	Ben Taub General Hospital	Hospital, 4th floor
Cash		10/23/2007	not provided	Ben Taub General Hospital	Security office
Cash		10/24/2007	220	Ben Taub General Hospital	Emergency Center
Cash		11/1/2007	1500	Ben Taub General Hospital	Security office
Cash, Cellphone		4/2/2008	120	LBJ General Hospital	Emergency Center Unit 2
Silver colored ring		4/30/2008	not provided	LBJ General Hospital	Emergency Center, Shock Room #1

I just got UTMB's and it is similar.  I will post it for a soon. 

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