Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington, D.C. hospital on Monday after he developed a fever.
He was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on Monday for “testing and observation,” his deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña said, according to The Associated Press.
Update 11:45 a.m. ET, Dec. 24: Clinton, according to a post on X by Ureña, was released from the hospital Tuesday morning. He had the flu.
President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu. He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes he received. He sends… https://t.co/URiITiMqF8
— Angel Ureña (@angelurena) December 24, 2024
Original report: Ureña added that Clinton, 78, was in “good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving.”
President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever. He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving.
— Angel Ureña (@angelurena) December 23, 2024
The cause of the fever has not been disclosed. And a source told NBC News that it was “not urgent.”
The former president was expected to spend at least one night in the hospital, CNN reported.
This is not the first time he has been admitted to a hospital for a medical condition. He had a quadruple bypass in 2004, a partially collapsed lung in 2005, stent implants in 2010 and a “non-covid-related infection” in 2021, The Washington Post and the AP reported. The 2021 illness was a urological infection that hit his bloodstream but he did not go into septic shock.
Clinton recently published his latest book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House” and had been traveling to promote it, CNN reported.
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