{"id":8941,"date":"2026-02-10T14:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/redcliffe\/?p=8941"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:32:29","slug":"reuniting-lost-property-at-redcliffe-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/redcliffe\/news\/reuniting-lost-property-at-redcliffe-hospital","title":{"rendered":"From slippers to water bottles: reuniting lost property at Redcliffe Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

From slippers to water bottles: reuniting lost property at Redcliffe Hospital<\/h1>\n
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If you\u2019ve ever accidentally left something behind when leaving hospital, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p><\/div>\n

Each day, thousands of people come and go from Redcliffe Hospital. When they accidentally leave their belongings behind, staff and volunteers do what they can to help reunite them with their property.<\/h4>\n

Stacey McColm from the Facility Services team says reuniting patients with their lost property is often a simple and easy process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve left something behind as a patient in a ward, the best thing to do is to call the ward through the hospital switchboard. If you\u2019re not sure where you lost the item, the volunteer information counter on the ground floor is a good place to start,\u201d Stacey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong the items most often handed in to the volunteer information counter are personal items like glasses and keys through to more valuable items like mobile phones and watches.<\/p>\n

\u201cItems like clothing, shoes and toys are generally kept at the hospital\u2019s volunteer information desk, while items of value are securely stored in a safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hospital volunteer Pamela Ladd is one of the volunteers looking after the lost property box at the hospital’s information desk.<\/p>\n

Pam said, at the moment, the most common item finding its way into the lost property box was metal water bottles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s understandable, they\u2019re easy to leave behind. People often sit down at the chairs at the front of the hospital and leave without them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople leave things in other places too \u2013 like on the shuttle buggy from the car park.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pam said it wasn\u2019t unusual for people to come by days or even weeks later to pick up lost belongings, often when they were back at the hospital for their next outpatient appointment.<\/p>\n

She said items are kept in the box for three months, giving owners plenty of time to collect them.<\/p>\n

Acting Nurse Unit Manager Nikki Hills says that patients in her ward accidently left items behind when they\u2019re discharged at least once or twice a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhone chargers are the main thing,\u201d Nikki said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it can be things like slippers and dressing gowns too. They usually notice fairly quickly that they\u2019ve left something behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they realise they’ve left something behind, they just need to call us and we\u2019ll keep it at the nurses station for them to collect, when they can.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve lost or found something at Redcliffe Hospital, call 07 3883 7777.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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