Audio Reveals Request for Subtle Ambulance Presence for Defense Secretary's Hospital Visit
Audio of the 911 call made on behalf of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Jan. 1 reveals that Austin's staff encouraged the dispatcher to keep the ambulance presence "subtle" as the secretary was taken to the hospital due to complications from surgery for prostate cancer.
"I'm requesting an ambulance to be taken [redacted]," the caller tells the dispatcher.
"Can I ask that, can the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens? We're trying to remain a little subtle," the caller adds.
The caller asks the dispatcher if it's possible to take Austin to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Much of the call is redacted, including the caller's name, Austin's symptoms and Austin's name.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was recently released from the hospital after a two-week stay at Walter Reed. He was admitted to address an infection related to a surgery he had on December 22. The surgery, which was to treat and cure prostate cancer, was unknown to the White House. Austin's doctors have stated that he is now recovering at home and is expected to make a full recovery.
