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Medics responded to report of 'cardiac arrest' at McConnell's home on day he was hospitalized

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Medics responded to report of 'cardiac arrest' at McConnell's home on day he was hospitalized

Paramedics showed up to Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) Washington, D.C., home near the Senate Hart Building earlier this month to respond to a report of an unconscious person who appeared to have suffered a "cardiac arrest," according to audio of an emergency medical services (EMS) dispatch call from June 14.

McConnell, who is 84, was admitted to the hospital on the same day that an ambulance rushed to his Capitol Hill town house to respond to the emergency call.

The EMS dispatcher reported a "cardiac arrest," and a medic at the scene said there was a "CPR in progress" at McConnell's home.

McConnell's officer later that day announced he "was admitted to the hospital this morning" and was "receiving excellent care."

McConnell's staff said on June 22 that he was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

The senior senator from Kentucky hasn't voted since June 11.

McConnell checked himself into a local hospital in February after experiencing flu-like symptoms but quickly returned to Senate work.

He stepped down as Senate Republican leader after the 2024 election after freezing in the middle of remarks at the weekly leadership press conference in the summer of 2023.

McConnell underwent triple bypass heart surgery in 2003 while serving as Senate Republican whip.