Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a hospital in Washington, DC, on Monday afternoon, where he is being tested and observed after developing a fever, his spokesperson told CNN.
“The president is doing well,” Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, told CNN in an interview, adding that the former president is hopeful he will be home by Christmas. “He remains cheerful and greatly appreciates the excellent care he receives.”
Clinton, 78, was at his home in Washington when he was taken to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is expected to stay in the hospital at least overnight, an aide said, describing the former president as “awake and alert.”
News of the former president's hospitalization two days before Christmas spread quickly among the extensive Clinton alumni network. A former Clinton aide said the former president's condition was described as “in no way urgent or dire.”
Since leaving the White House nearly a quarter-century ago, the 42nd president has endured several health challenges.
He underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery in New York in 2004 and suffered a partially collapsed lung the following year. In 2010, he underwent another heart operation, during which two stents were placed in a coronary artery.
He was hospitalized in Los Angeles for six days in 2021 due to a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream.
Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August and was extremely active on the campaign trail this fall. He has maintained a robust travel schedule since the election with the release of his new book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House.”
This story has been updated with additional information.
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