EMS was called to Mitch McConnell's home for "unconscious" patient last month

Washington — On the aforesaid greeting Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized past month, exigency aesculapian unit went to his location to respond to an unconscious idiosyncratic who appeared to acquisition "cardiac arrest," according to a nationalist EMS dispatch telephone reviewed by CBS News.

During the recording, a dispatcher called successful a "cardiac arrest" and a medic said determination was "CPR successful progress" astatine McConnell's address. The dispatcher besides said idiosyncratic was "unconscious." The telephone came successful earlier 9 a.m. connected June 14. The senator's sanction is not mentioned during the call, and CBS News has not confirmed the individuality of the unconscious person.

Audio of the telephone was archetypal shared by writer Desiree Townsend. 

On the aforesaid time arsenic the dispatch call, a spokesperson for McConnell said successful a connection that the Kentucky Republican was hospitalized and was "receiving fantabulous care." No details were provided astir wherefore helium was admitted oregon where. 

In a connection the adjacent day, the spokesperson said McConnell — who was antecedently the Senate's apical Republican — "is afloat engaged with unit connected Senate concern and Kentucky matters." 

That day, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said helium spoke with McConnell and helium "sounded good." 

"He's intelligibly dialed into what's going on," the South Dakota Republican said connected June 15. "He's pursuing the worldly we're doing this week up here." 

McConnell past voted connected June 11. 

CBS News has reached retired to McConnell's bureau for comment.

McConnell, a puerility polio survivor, has faced respective wellness scares successful caller years. In a May 19 committee hearing, the 84-year-old was seen with a bandage astir his hand. In February, McConnell spent much than a week successful the infirmary aft helium checked himself successful for "flu-like symptoms." 

In 2023, helium was hospitalized with a concussion aft a autumn and aboriginal appeared to freeze successful 2 abstracted instances. He suffered minor injuries successful 2024 aft different fall. 

Alan He and Nikole Killion contributed to this report.