Emergency Crews Respond to Cardiac Arrest Call at Senator’s Residence

Emergency medical personnel responded before 9 a.m. on June 14 to a residence after a dispatch call reported an unconscious person appearing to experience cardiac arrest. A dispatcher stated cardiac arrest at the address and a medic reported CPR in progress. The call did not mention the senator by name.

Republican said the same day that the senator was hospitalized and receiving excellent care. No details were given on the reason for admission or the facility. On June 15 the spokesperson stated that the senator is fully engaged with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he spoke with the senator that day and that the senator sounded good and was following Senate business. The senator last voted on June 11.

The 84-year-old childhood polio survivor was seen with a bandage on his hand during a May 19 committee hearing. The senator spent more than a week in the hospital in February after checking in for flu-like symptoms. In 2023 the senator was hospitalized with a concussion after a fall and later appeared to freeze in two instances. The senator suffered minor injuries after another fall in 2024.