(CNN) Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, started a "series of planned, inpatient procedures" Monday as part of his ongoing recovery from a gunshot wound he suffered last summer on a baseball field in Virginia, according to statement provided by his office.

In a note to his whip team obtained by CNN, Scalise said that he planned to return to the Capitol as soon as his doctors allowed him.

"Rest assured that I plan to be fully engaged in my work as I recover from this surgery and I am eager to be back at the Capitol as soon as my doctors say I'm able," said Scalise, who as Majority Whip is the No. 3 House Republican.

"Congressman Steve Scalise has initiated a series of planned, inpatient procedures related to his ongoing recovery from injuries sustained in last summer's shooting attack," MedStar Washington Hospital Center said in the statement released through Scalise's office. "He is in excellent spirits and is eager to return to work as soon as possible. It is anticipated that he will remain in the hospital for several days."

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