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Update: Then-unidentified UC Davis Medical Center patient to reunite with family

The man had been in the hospital for 88 days before publicly identifying as Francisco.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nov. 23 Update:

Now identified publicly only as Francisco, was discharged from UC Davis Medical Center on Friday after 88 days in hospital — he's finally being reunited with family in Mexico.

“God bless all of you and how much you help me,” Francisco told his primary nurse on Friday.

Executive Director of Patient Care Services at the center Joleen Lonigan said she was trilled for him to go home to family.

“Thank you to the community for their help in identifying him. It has changed this man and his family’s life,” Lonigan said.

Update: Thursday the UC Davis Medical Center announced it now knows who the man is that's been hospitalized at the medical center for weeks.

UC Davis Medical Center did not release the man's name but expressed their gratitude for those who called to help identify him.

Original story:

Authorities are trying to find answers for a man hospitalized at UC Davis Medical Center. Specifically, they're trying to help him figure out who he is.

The man has been in the hospital for more than two weeks, but he can't remember his own name, according to hospital staff and CHP- North Sacramento.

CHP said he was found at the corner of Fulton and Marconi in Sacramento's Arden-Arcade area before being taken to the hospital on Aug. 24. A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said he was hit by a vehicle while on a bike. Efforts to identify him have yet to yield answers. CHP also said that no crime was committed in the crash and that the driver fully cooperated with officers.

Authorities said the man speaks Spanish and cannot recall if he has any family or where he's from. He's described as being roughly 5'11" with no tattoos.

Anyone who recognizes him can call CHP officers Euologio Ceja or A.J. McTaggart.

A photo of the man can be viewed below.

Credit: CHP- North Sacramento
The California Highway Patrol and UC Davis Medical Center are asking for help in identifying a patient.

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