After being hospitalized for nearly a month, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has provided an update on his health and a photo from the hospital.On June 14, McConnell’s office released a statement letting the public know that the senator was in the hospital and was receiving treatment.Sunday evening, a statement from the senator and his attending physician was released. A photo of the senator and his wife, Elaine Chao, was also released. McConnell reveals that he fell at home and was briefly unconscious, leading to his hospitalization. While in the hospital, he also developed a case of pneumonia. “My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital.”Related stories:Video shows person believed to be Mitch McConnell being loaded into ambulance Gov. Beshear sends letter to McConnell’s office asking for ‘direct’ health updateElaine Chao releases statement amid husband Mitch McConnell’s long hospital stay McConnell thanked the public for wishing him well during his hospital stay and for the push for health transparency.”Elaine and I have appreciated both your well wishes and your honest questions about what was keeping me away from the Senate.”The senator says he plans on finishing out his term as planned and is working to get back on the Senate floor. “I’ll keep working hard to get back on the Senate floor as soon as possible. And I’ll keep you posted on the progress of my recovery. Until then, I’m so grateful for your prayers and well wishes.” McConnell’s unnamed attending physician said that he was treated for a minor injury he sustained during his fall. The physician also said the Senator was evaluated by several departments and was “determined that he had no fractures, cardiac abnormalities, stroke, tumor, or hemorrhage. Early in his hospitalization, he developed pneumonia, which responded rapidly to antibiotic treatment.” McConnell says he has since been moved to a rehabilitation facility and his physician says his treatment will be focused on physical therapy to reduce the risk of any future falls.
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After being hospitalized for nearly a month, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has provided an update on his health and a photo from the hospital.
On June 14, McConnell’s office released a statement letting the public know that the senator was in the hospital and was receiving treatment.
Sunday evening, a statement from the senator and his attending physician was released. A photo of the senator and his wife, Elaine Chao, was also released.
Office of Sen. Mitch McConnell
McConnell reveals that he fell at home and was briefly unconscious, leading to his hospitalization. While in the hospital, he also developed a case of pneumonia.
“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital.”
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McConnell thanked the public for wishing him well during his hospital stay and for the push for health transparency.
“Elaine and I have appreciated both your well wishes and your honest questions about what was keeping me away from the Senate.”
The senator says he plans on finishing out his term as planned and is working to get back on the Senate floor.
“I’ll keep working hard to get back on the Senate floor as soon as possible. And I’ll keep you posted on the progress of my recovery. Until then, I’m so grateful for your prayers and well wishes.”
McConnell’s unnamed attending physician said that he was treated for a minor injury he sustained during his fall.
The physician also said the Senator was evaluated by several departments and was “determined that he had no fractures, cardiac abnormalities, stroke, tumor, or hemorrhage. Early in his hospitalization, he developed pneumonia, which responded rapidly to antibiotic treatment.”
McConnell says he has since been moved to a rehabilitation facility and his physician says his treatment will be focused on physical therapy to reduce the risk of any future falls.