Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC on Monday afternoon due to a fever. According to Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, the former president was taken in for testing and observation. Despite his condition, Clinton is reportedly in high spirits and appreciative of the quality care he is receiving.
The 78-year-old former president is believed to have been suffering from dehydration, according to an anonymous source. However, his condition is not considered serious, and he is expected to be discharged from the hospital as early as Tuesday.
Ureña expressed optimism that Clinton would be able to return home in time for Christmas. Another source close to the former president reassured that the situation was not critical and that Clinton was awake and alert.
This is not the first health scare for Clinton since he left the presidency in 2001 after two terms in office. In 2021, he was admitted to a California hospital due to a urinary tract infection that had spread to his bloodstream. He was discharged approximately a week after his admission for treatment.
In 2004, Clinton underwent a successful quadruple heart bypass surgery, a procedure described as relatively routine, at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University. Six years later, he was admitted to the same hospital where doctors inserted two stents into a blocked artery.
Clinton, who is married to former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, has remained active in politics. He campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential run and recently released a memoir titled “Citizen: My Life After the White House.” He also plans to release a thriller novel co-authored with James Patterson, “The First Gentleman,” next year.