A Nassau County man who went missing in Elmont Tuesday morning was found Wednesday morning at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola.

Nassau County Police said Steven Montalvo, 26, of Elmont, was found at the hospital at 5:36 a.m.

He was reported missing after he didn't show up at The Gathering Place in Hempstead where he had lat been seen heading at 8 a.m. Tuesday. He was wearing a Polo coat, blue jeans and black Nike sneakers.

Police could not immediately say how the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Montalvo ended up at the hospital nor could they say whether he had been injured.

The Silver Alert Program is used by several law-enforcement agencies nationwide to help find cognitively impaired persons who have been reported missing.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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