Mitch McConnell returns home after hospital stay, plans to work remotely
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Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has gone back to his Kentucky residence following a June hospital admission and says he will continue Senate duties from home while undergoing physical therapy.
Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Republican leader from Kentucky, returned to his home nearly two months after being hospitalized on June 14. He announced that he will work remotely for the time being and follow an intensive physical-therapy regimen.
McConnell said he was admitted after a fall that left him briefly unconscious and also suffered a mild case of pneumonia. He added that he underwent extensive testing to determine the cause of the incident.
"I'll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I'll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business," the senator said in a statement.
He thanked doctors, nurses, therapists and hospital staff for their care and expressed appreciation for well-wishes from friends, colleagues and Kentuckians. A photo released by his office on July 27 showed McConnell smiling beside his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, has indicated he will retire in January at the end of his term.