Major changes to the hospital's security followed but they have not stopped similar incidents occurring.
It has prompted calls for change from the man's family and advocacy groups.
Dementia patients walking out of hospitals
A coroner has ruled a dementia patient who disappeared from a regional Queensland hospital in 2023, never to be seen again, died from dehydration.
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