Former US president Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, after developing a fever.
The 78-year-old was admitted in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.
“He is still in good spirits and is very appreciative of the excellent care he is receiving. “
Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 to January 2001, addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer and campaigned ahead of the November election for an unsuccessful bid. the White House for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the years since Clinton left the White House, he has had health scares.
History of health issues
In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after suffering from prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath. Clinton returned to the hospital for surgery for a partially collapsed lung in 2005, and in 2010 a pair of stents were inserted into a coronary artery.
Clinton responded by adopting a largely vegan diet that saw him lose weight and report improved health.
In 2021, the former president in the hospital for six days in California while receiving treatment for an illness unrelated to COVID-19, when the pandemic was still near its peak.
An aide to the former president then said that Clinton had a urological infection that had spread into his bloodstream, but that it had been repaired and had not gone into septic shock, a condition that could be life threatening. The aide said Clinton was in the intensive care unit of the hospital that time, but was not receiving ICU care.
