Defense Secretary Austin Transferred to Critical Care Unit, Doctors Say

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has assumed the secretary’s functions and duties.
Defense Secretary Austin Transferred to Critical Care Unit, Doctors Say
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, on Oct. 31, 2023. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who was readmitted to hospital on Sunday afternoon, has been transferred to a critical care unit, according to an update from the Pentagon on Feb. 11.

Officials at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said in a statement that Mr. Austin, who had earlier been admitted to the hospital for an “emergent bladder issue,” needed “supportive care and close monitoring” in the military hospital’s critical care unit.

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