Dad went into ER on Friday & because he began hype...

Dad went into ER on Friday & because he began hyperventilating, they had to cut off his pants. They put his pants, shirt, keys & wallet in a bag like they are suppose to BUT due to their negligence, the bag with all items are missing. We did a police report at the hospital & Risk Management stepped in to do their own investigation. However, after interviewing all staff & security involved that day, they concluded that somehow in moving him to his room, it got thrown away. I was told hospital regulations will ONLY allow $500 for compensation to patients. My dad was sedated for 2 days so he has no idea what's going on. Plus, we don't want to excite him anymore than he has been already. It's a little over a week & he's still there in ICU with no knowledge of his items missing. When my mom told him she was going to the bank to pull out money so she could get something to eat, he told her he had money in his wallet, so she played dumb & asked how much....almost $500! His Ford F250 & my mom's Escalade car will have to be replaced by Ford with a diff key (more than $500 no doubt). New DMV license will cost $30, will have to hire a locksmith to change house & security doors. Let's not forget to mention she had to cancel credit cards & close bank accounts. God forbid he becomes a victim of identity theft!!! We will be contacting our attorney regarding this measly $500 hospital compensation rule that's for sure. Moral of this story, WATCH for your personal items because Kaweah staff cannot be trusted......