In a city that sees its fair share of unknowns, a downtown L.A. hospital is reaching out to the public to help identify a patient admitted over a week ago. Los Angeles General Medical Center, currently caring for a senior male patient, has no leads to guess who he might be. The man was found with no identification and no personal belongings that could shed light on his identity.

The hospital is pleading to piece together the puzzle of this John Doe's life. He was found on San Pedro Street in Downtown Los Angeles and appears to be about 65 years old. At 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing just 136 pounds, he has white hair, brown eyes, and a thin build.

In a bulletin posted online, the hospital provided a description of John Doe in hopes someone might recognize him. "The patient was found in Downtown, Los Angeles on San Pedro Street," the bulletin stated, emphasizing the immediacy of the situation. Without family or friends to advocate for him, his story hangs in the silence of the hospital's halls.

Los Angeles General Medical Center's Department of Social Work has appointed Cesar Robles, a clinical social worker, to actively work to solve quickly this identity mystery. The hospital understands that time is not their ally and the search for Doe's connections is critical. "Anyone with information is asked to contact," reads the public plea, handing out Robles' direct line, 323-409-6884, to anyone who might have the slightest inkling about the senior patient's past or present.

With Los Angeles being a melting pot of diverse stories and hidden struggles, this John Doe could be anyone from a lost neighbor or a distant relative. The hospital is casting a wide net, hopeful that a community as vast as L.A.'s might know one of its own. The situation underscores the anonymity that large cities can bestow on their inhabitants, sometimes with heart-rending consequences. If you have any information that could help, don't hesitate to reach out.