Coble Returning to Work After Hospital Stay

By Steven T. Dennis

Posted February 19, 2010 at 4:08pm

Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) is being discharged from a hospital Friday and is expected to return to Washington, D.C., next week to work, according to his chief of staff, Ed McDonald.

Coble, 78, was admitted to High Point Regional Hospital on Thursday after fainting and hitting his head after speaking at a Rotary Club event.

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