UPDATED with latest: The Buffalo Bills have released a statement that says safety Damar Hamlin “has been discharged from Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute” in Buffalo, where he was transferred on Monday. The statement goes on to say that he will “continue his rehabilitation at home and with the Bills.”
The Institute’s Dr. Jamie Nadler said in a statement:”We have completed a series of tests and evaluations, and in consultation with the team physicians, we are confident that Damar can be safely discharged.”
Hamlin was released on Monday from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he had been under care since he collapsed during a January 2 game against the Bengals, and transferred to the Buffalo General Medical Center that same day.
Just yesterday Hamlin tweeted his thanks to the medical staff there and to the fans who’ve supported him.
“Special thank-you to Buffalo General it’s been nothing but love since arrival! Keep me in y’all prayers please!” he wrote
PREVIOUSLY on January 9: Damar Hamlin has been moved from a Cincinnati hospital and transferred to a medical facility closer to home, according to University of Cincinnati Medical Center physicians involved in his treatment who spoke at a press conference today.
“He’s up, he’s walking around, but he still has a ways to go in terms of his recovery,” said one of the doctors.
“He walked his first lap [around the hospital ward] on Friday,” added another physician. “He’s certainly on what we would consider an accelerated to normal trajectory.”
The doctors said that Hamlin “appears to be completely neurologically intact,” but will “likely [have] ongoing needs.”
Asked about a return to the field of play for the Bills safety, and what his course toward that would be, one of the doctors demurred.
“As it relates to the next steps in his recovery, I’m hesitant to comment on what other physicians and care teams will be doing,” he said.
You can watch the briefing below.
PREVIOUSLY ON JANUARY 6: Damar Hamlin’s condition continued to improve Friday, the Buffalo Bills announced. The safety’s breathing tube was removed overnight and he “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the Bills said in a statement on Twitter, adding “his neurologic function remains intact and he has been able to talk to his family and care team.”
The team also shared that Hamlin joined the team meeting this morning via FaceTime, telling them “Love you boys.”
Today’s update followed on yesterday’s news that the 24-year-old safety was showing significant improvement in his recovery.
Hamlin remains hospitalized in intensive care at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after collapsing on the field Monday night in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, suffering cardiac arrest.
PREVIOUS UPDATE, Jan. 5 : Doctors today reaffirmed an earlier statement by the Buffalo Bills that described Damar Hamlin’s condition as showing significant improvement and reiterating that the NFL player’s “neurological condition and function is intact.”
