Senator Mitch McConnell confirmed on Thursday that he has been released from a rehabilitation center and will carry on his recovery at home after a fall and treatment for pneumonia.
In a written statement, McConnell said he would follow his doctors' guidance and "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 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former Senate majority leader has not been visible in public since mid-June. At that time he was taken from his home to a hospital in the Washington area for reasons that were not disclosed until July 12.
When his condition was disclosed in July, McConnell said the episode began with a fall in mid-June that rendered him briefly unconscious. While hospitalized he developed pneumonia and received antibiotics, a separate statement attributed to his attending physician said.
McConnell now serves as chair of the Senate Rules Committee. He said he has been working with his legislative staff on current matters and keeping in touch with Senate colleagues as he recuperates.
Details about the period between his hospitalization and release from the rehabilitation center remain limited in the statement. What is clear from the information provided is that he will not return immediately to in-person therapy sessions, but instead will pursue a doctor-advised program from his home while continuing to perform certain Senate duties remotely.
The senator's disclosure reiterates the sequence reported earlier: a mid-June fall resulting in brief unconsciousness, subsequent hospitalization where pneumonia was treated with antibiotics, and an ongoing recuperation process that included a stay in a rehabilitation facility prior to discharge.
McConnell emphasized continuity of engagement with his office and colleagues as he follows the prescribed physical therapy plan at home during the state work period.