By: Co-Editor, Bobby B:
Yesterday in Newaygo County, Michigan, a deer hunter located the body of 75-year old Robert Davis. Davis had last been seen Thursday, October 29, 2009 before leaving his residence to visit a neighbor; he never made it to his destination. Robert Davis was suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.
A cursory web search reveals dozen and dozens of such cases throughout the United States. It only takes a second for someone suffering from a debilitating mental disease to wander away. According to statistics, sixty percent of those with dementia will wander away at some point. Fifty percent of those not located within 24 hours will die.
It impossible for many of these people to be watched every second of the day. The quicker the police, hospitals, family, friends, and neighbors are alerted to the situation, the better, the more likely one will see a positive result.
MissingPatient.com a website launched in January of 2008 out of Westerly, Rhode Island aims to provided more happy endings to these tragic stories. Enrollment in MissingPatient.com Alert and ID allows police and emergency hospital access to a loved one’s information in the event they wander away or are found without identification. The information is then transmitted digitally (via cell phone text, email and/or fax) to a contact list, other police departments, hospitals, and/or the media.
MissingPatient.com provides a much needed community service that helps caregivers, police, and special need loved ones. The more users that register for the system, the more efficient it will become. MissingPatient.com was the recipient of 2008 Rhode Island Business Competition and the winner of the 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Web Development from the Web Marketer’s Association.
All information is protected with 128+ bit encryption with both hardware and software firewalls. Only police and emergency hospitals have access to the MissingPatient.com system. By being proactive and utilizing today’s technology, we can assist to potentially reduce the search radius and false alarms, freeing resources and time to help those in need.
MissingPatient.com Alert and ID services provides the most effective and comprehensive nationwide program that assists in the coordination of search and retrieval efforts between the caregiver and law enforcement when a person with a cognitive brain disorder is discovered missing. If you have a special needs relative, enroll him or her at MissingPatient.com today.
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MissingPatient.com is such a great idea and service. We just enrolled our father into the program. Thank you for keeping it free and available to everyone.