Former President Bill Clinton has been treated for fever at a Washington D.C. hospital, his spokesperson reported in a statement. The former 42nd president of the United States is currently at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, undergoing medical evaluation and observation, but indications are his condition is stable.
Routine Evaluation Following Health Concerns
The 78-year-old former president was admitted to the hospital from his home in Washington on Monday afternoon. Medical attendants have described Clinton as “awake and alert,” while his team says he is in good spirits. He is expected to stay in the hospital overnight, but the situation is not being treated as urgent or life-threatening.
This hospitalization is just one in a series of several health complications Clinton has endured in recent years. Aides have made it a point to stress that the current concern seemingly does not relate to his previous conditions.
A History of Health Challenges
Since he left the presidency in 2001, Clinton has had a number of health issues: He had quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2004 and treatment in 2005 for a partially collapsed lung. Two stents were inserted in one of his coronary arteries six years later. In 2021, he spent six days in the hospital because of a urological infection that had spread to his bloodstream.
Despite these setbacks, the former president has kept a high profile. He addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer and has been on the road for dozens of campaign events this fall. His latest book, *Citizen: My Life After the White House,* has taken him on the road almost nonstop since its October release.
Support from the Clinton Network
News of Clinton’s hospitalization just two day before Christmas attracted a line-up of his extended network of friends and colleagues alike. Friends who have close working relations with him have kept the nation calm, assuring them it is not as serious while passing words of hope for full recovery.
As Clinton is under treatment and observation, many people remember how strong he has been, always in the limelight through all his health issues. This former president has never lagged behind, from political causes to personal projects.
Medical personnel continue to monitor his condition as Clinton’s team is hopeful for a positive turn of events and is looking forward to his homecoming.
