Former US President Bill Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington on Monday due to fever.
The 78-year-old was admitted “in the afternoon for examination and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.
“He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he receives.”
Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 to January 2001, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer and campaigned ahead of the November election on behalf of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris's unsuccessful bid for the White House.
Since leaving the White House, Clinton has been dealing with some health issues.
History of health problems
In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after suffering from long-term chest pain and shortness of breath. In 2005, Clinton returned to the hospital for surgery on a partially collapsed lung, and in 2010 he had a pair of stents implanted in his coronary artery.
Clinton responded by switching to a mostly vegan diet, where he lost weight and saw improvements in his health.
In 2021, he was the former president hospitalized for six days in California while being treated for an infection unrelated to COVID-19 when the pandemic was still at its peak.
An adviser to the former president said at the time that Clinton had a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream but was recovering and had never suffered septic shock, a potentially life-threatening condition. The aide said Clinton was in the intensive care unit at the time but was not receiving ICU care.