McConnell discharged from hospital, heads to therapy after concussion, fractured rib
Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from a Washington hospital Monday and will now head to inpatient physical therapy as his office said the GOP Senate leader also fractured a rib in his recent fall.
“Leader McConnell’s concussion recovery is proceeding well and the leader was discharged from the hospital today,” said McConnell spokesman David Popp in a Monday evening statement. “At the advice of his physician, the next step will be a period of physical therapy at an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home.”
McConnell entered the hospital last Wednesday night after sustaining a concussion from a fall during a GOP fundraiser.
The 81-year-old Republican Senate leader remained there over the weekend for observation and treatment.
“Over the course of treatment this weekend, the leader’s medical team discovered that he also suffered a minor rib fracture on Wednesday, for which he is also being treated,” Popp disclosed. “The leader and [Elaine] Chao are deeply thankful for the skilled medical care, prayers, and kindness they have received.”
McConnell is the longest-serving U.S. Senate leader in history and longest serving U.S. Senator from Kentucky. In August 2019, when he was majority leader, McConnell fell and fractured his shoulder on the patio of his home in Kentucky, ultimately recovering from the injury.
The U.S. Senate was not in session Monday but is scheduled to return on Tuesday.
This story was originally published March 13, 2023 at 5:39 PM with the headline "McConnell discharged from hospital, heads to therapy after concussion, fractured rib."
