Former President Bill Clinton, 78, has been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for the flu, leaving on Christmas Eve to continue his recovery at home.
Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Monday after developing a fever. Doctors conducted additional tests during his stay to monitor his condition.
“President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s former deputy chief of staff, confirmed in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. “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.”
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Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Monday after developing a fever (
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“He sends his warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all,” she added. On Monday Urena said that Clinton had remained in “good spirits” and hoped to be home in time for Christmas.
The former president is now recuperating and expected to make a full recovery. Clinton was admitted of his own volition after he “developed a fever and wanted to be checked out. He is awake and alert.” It was stated that the former president “will be fine.”
His fever was the latest of several health concerns surrounding the former president. It began in 2004 when he underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2004 before returning six years later in 2010 when two stents were inserted into a coronary artery. In 2021, Clinton was admitted to a California hospital for six days when a urological infection spread to his bloodstream.
Clinton’s hospitalization comes months after many people expressed their worries over the former president when he appeared at the Democratic National Convention in August with shakey hands and a trembling voice.
“Clinton looks way beyond his years. He is speaking slowly, raspy shaky voice… he has aged in every way,” one person stated on the social media site X. Another added: “Clinton has shaky hands as he speaks. He should join Joe and go to the nursing home.”
The comments came after Clinton attempted to make a swipe at President-elect Donald Trump’s age. Clinton said: “I want to say this from the bottom of my heart, I have no idea how many more of these I’ll be able to come to. I started in ’76 and I’ve been everyone since — no, ’72.
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