Channel 5 News Anchor Doug Meehan Rushed to Hospital After Hosting an Event — Details Here

Fans were startled when local Boston news anchor Doug Meehan, best known as the co-anchor for weekday morning EyeOpener newscasts, was suddenly hospitalized on Oct. 10, 2024. Doug is a cancer survivor, which made fans even more nervous for his health after learning of his emergency.

What happened to Doug Meehan? Thankfully, it seems like he's recovering well, but here's everything you need to know about his health scare.

In a TikTok posted on Oct. 12, 2024, Doug gave fans and news watchers an update from his hospital bed. Doug began, "Life moves pretty fast," and explained that he hosted a "beautiful event" at Gillette Stadium when he was hospitalized later that evening.

Doug was the emcee for the gala, which was with the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, a nonprofit supporting cancer patients.

Doug further explained that he had a blockage in his bowel, which prompted him to call an ambulance. "So here we are, Saturday afternoon, and I just had a hose removed that went up my nose, through my throat, into my stomach, and I was there for 30 hours," he detailed.

The EyeOpener anchor said there would be "more updates to come" and posted a follow-up video on Oct. 15, 2024.

In the follow-up, Doug announced he was officially back at work after his health scare and thanked everyone for their well wishes. He said fans' love and support helped him get through an otherwise harrowing time.

Previously, in 2023, Doug had surgery after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. He later spoke about his experience and raised money with the Jimmy Fund for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, per a Jimmy Fund blog post. Stay well, Doug!