House Majority Whip Steve Scalise took a bullet to the left hip when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in June. Scalise discharged from hospital

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday and will now begin “intensive inpatient rehabilitation,” his doctors at MedStar Washington Hospital Center announced Wednesday.

The Louisiana Republican has made “excellent progress in his recovery from a life-threatening gunshot wound six weeks ago,” the hospital said in a statement. Scalise took a bullet to the left hip when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in June.


“He is in good spirits and is looking forward to his return to work once he completes rehabilitation,” the statement reads. “He and his family are grateful for the care he received from the trauma team as well as the other doctors, nurses, and staff of MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The family also appreciates the outpouring of prayers and support during this time.”