Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman back home from hospital after fall

Sen. John Fetterman is seen in the Capitol on October 16. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images

Sen. John Fetterman is back home from the hospital, the Pennsylvania Democrat announced on social media Saturday, after receiving care at a Pittsburgh hospital for a fall he suffered this week.

“20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home with @giselefetterman and the kids,” Fetterman said in a post on X, tagging his wife. The post included a photo showing cuts on the senator’s face, stretching from above his eyebrow to his nose.

“I’m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes,” the senator added, going on to thank the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Fetterman’s spokesperson said Thursday the senator fell during a morning walk near his Braddock, Pennsylvania, home, and was taken to the hospital “out of an abundance of caution.”

“Upon evaluation, it was established he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries,” his spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson added that Fetterman opted to stay in the hospital “so doctors can fine-tune his medication regimen.”

The fall marked the latest in a series of health issues Fetterman has faced in recent years.

During his 2022 Senate campaign, Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke. Fetterman’s campaign announced he had undergone the “standard procedure to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator.”