WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former United States president Bill Clinton, who has faced a series of health issues over the years, was admitted to a hospital in Washington, D.C., on Monday after developing a fever, his office said.
“President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever,” Angel Urena, the 78-year-old former leader’s deputy chief of staff, said on social media platform X, adding that Clinton “remains in good spirits.”
Clinton was previously hospitalized for five nights in Oct. 2021 due to a blood infection.
In 2004, at age 58, he underwent a quadruple bypass operation after doctors found signs of extensive heart disease. He had stents implanted in his coronary artery six years later.
The health scare motivated him to make lifestyle changes, including adopting a vegetarian diet, and he has since spoken publicly about his efforts.
Clinton’s health last made headlines in Nov. 2022 when he tested positive for Covid-19. He said at the time that his symptoms were “mild,” and he was “grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.”
Clinton, who led the US for two terms from 1993 to 2001, is the second-youngest living US president, after 63-year-old Barack Obama.
He was born mere months after his successor George W. Bush and President-elect Donald Trump.
Though his prosperous time in office was marred by scandals, he has enjoyed a second life in the two decades after his presidency, which has seen him venture into numerous diplomatic and humanitarian causes.
