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Mitch McConnell Released From Hospital, Sent To Rehab, After Concussion From Fall

Mitch McConnell Released From Hospital, Sent To Rehab, After Concussion From Fall

US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital on Monday after receiving treatment for a concussion and will continue to recover in an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Mitch suffered a concussion last Wednesday night following a fall at a dinner.

In a statement, McConnell’s Communications Director David Popp said; “Leader McConnell’s concussion recovery is proceeding well and the Leader was discharged from the hospital today. 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.”

“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”.

How Long Will Mitch McConnell Stay In Rehab

According to a Senate aide, McConnell’s doctors will decide how long the 81-year-old and the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history will stay in rehab. However, the aide noted that post-hospitalization stays often last from about one week to two.

It was reported that Mitch McConnell has been communicating with Senate colleagues by text from the hospital and met at the hospital with Senate staff members and other advisers.

Other Diseases & Injuries Suffered By Mitch McConnell In The Past

Mitch McConnell was previously injured in 2019 and had a surgery after fracturing his shoulder on a patio in his home in Louisville. He also had polio when he was a child, also has a history of heart issues and had triple bypass surgery in 2003.

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