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Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell remains successful the infirmary and "continues to improve," a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said successful a connection Thursday, conscionable implicit 2 weeks aft helium was initially hospitalized.
McConnell was hospitalized connected June 14. On the aforesaid day, exigency aesculapian unit went to his location to respond to an unconscious person, according to a nationalist EMS dispatch call reviewed by CBS News this week.
During the call, 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 senator's sanction is not mentioned during the EMS call, and CBS News has not confirmed the individuality of the unconscious person.
McConnell's squad has not confirmed that the dispatch telephone was astir the legislator oregon provided much accusation astir wherefore helium was admitted to the hospital.
"Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of enactment he's receiving portion helium continues his betterment successful the hospital," the spokesperson said successful a connection Thursday. "The Senator continues to improve, and is moving intimately with his unit connected Kentucky and Senate matters portion the Senate is retired of session."
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 in the infirmary aft helium checked himself successful for "flu-like symptoms."
In 2023, helium was hospitalized with a concussion after a autumn and later appeared to freeze in 2 abstracted instances. He suffered minor injuries in 2024 aft different fall.
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