{"id":33909,"date":"2025-11-14T08:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/33909\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:12:40","slug":"fetterman-hospitalized-after-fall-due-to-ventricular-fibrillation-flare-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/33909\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman hospitalized after fall due to ventricular fibrillation flare-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/john-fetterman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">John Fetterman<\/a>, D-Pa., was hospitalized on Thursday after he fell near his home in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the senator said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;During an early morning walk, Senator Fetterman sustained a fall near his home in Braddock. Out of an abundance of caution, he was transported to a hospital in Pittsburgh,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;Upon evaluation, it was established he had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ventricular fibrillation<\/a> flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added that Fetterman is currently &#8220;doing well and receiving routine observation at the hospital.&#8221; The spokesperson also shared a statement from Fetterman, in which the senator jokes about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!&#8221; Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fettermans-brutally-candid-account-battling-depression-feeling-suicidal-being-thrown-out-his-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FETTERMAN&#8217;S BRUTALLY CANDID ACCOUNT OF BATTLING DEPRESSION, FEELING SUICIDAL, BEING THROWN OUT OF HIS HOUSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg\" alt=\"John Fetterman gesturing while wearing back hoodie during a debate\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., participates in a debate, June 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Steven Senne, File)<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman was choosing to stay at the hospital so that doctors could adjust his medication treatment, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-fetterman-government-shutdown.jpg\" alt=\"John Fetterman walking halls of Senate chamber\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., a Democrat who has been voting to open the government, leaves the chamber as the Senate works to bring the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to an end after a bipartisan compromise, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has battled health issues in the past, the most high-profile being a somewhat debilitating stroke during his 2022 Senate campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-fetterman.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. John Fetterman walks through the U.S. Capitol building on his way to a meeting.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman heads to a lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has made headlines recently over breaking with the majority of Democrats during the government shutdown, voting to reopen the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing news story; check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. 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