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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is hospitalized after a minor procedure, her office says
Doctors successfully drained fluid pressing on Kay Ivey’s lung, and her office said the 81-year-old governor will be monitored as a precaution.
- On Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey underwent a "minor procedure" at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery after doctors discovered fluid pressing against her lung, her office reported.
- Ivey had been dealing with left-side discomfort for about three weeks and recently began experiencing shortness of breath, prompting her to visit her primary care physician earlier Tuesday.
- While the condition was not considered emergent, Ivey wanted the procedure done promptly so she could "quickly get back to 100% to wrap up the 2026 Regular Session," said spokeswoman Gina Maiola.
- The 81-year-old Republican governor will be monitored at Baptist Medical Center South "in the coming days" out of an abundance of caution, according to her office.
- Ivey, a cancer survivor, previously announced in 2019 that she was undergoing radiation for lung cancer, with her office confirming in 2020 that scans indicated she was free of disease.
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Alabama Gov Kay Ivey hospitalized following minor procedure, says she is determined to make speedy recovery
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, was hospitalized on Tuesday after undergoing a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing against her lung, according to her office. Ivey, 81, will be monitored at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery in the coming days out of an abundance of…
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