MONTGOMERY: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, age 81, is in the hospital in Montgomery.
On Tuesday night, Governor Kay Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola released the following statement:
“For the last three weeks, Governor Kay Ivey has experienced some discomfort in her left side. After monitoring the pain and recently feeling slightly short-of-breath, she made the decision to be seen again by her primary care physician earlier today. After he recommended she be evaluated by a surgeon at Baptist Medical Center South, it was determined there was some fluid pushing against her lung.
“While it was not emergent, Governor Ivey wanted to get the procedure done as soon as possible so she can quickly get back to 100% to wrap up the 2026 Regular Session. This afternoon, the governor successfully underwent a minor procedure at Baptist South to remove that fluid. Out of an abundance of caution, she will be monitored at Baptist South in the coming days.
“We are in touch with Governor Ivey, and she says she is determined to make a very speedy and full recovery.”
In September 2019, Ivey was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer after a malignant spot was found on one of her lungs. After several rounds of radiation, she announced that she was cancer-free the following January.
