McConnell released from rehab center, will continue ‘intensive regimen of physical therapy’

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell has been released from a rehabilitation facility in Washington D.C.

The 84-year-old McConnell entered the hospital on June 14 after suffering a fall at his home.

In a statement issued approximately one month after he was admitted to the hospital, McConnell said that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall. He added that he was also treated for a mild case of pneumonia and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.

In a statement following his release from the hospital on Thursday, the seven-term GOP senator said:

“Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home. Elaine (Chao, McConnell’s wife) and I are grateful for the many well wishes and support from friends, colleagues, and Kentuckians, and for the attentive care I’ve received from excellent doctors, nurses, therapists, and hospital staff.

“On the advice of my doctors, 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.”

(Photo: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chou, in a photo released by McConnell’s office in mid-July)