Former US President Bill Clinton has been hospitalised with a fever, his deputy chief of staff has confirmed.
The Democratic Party heavyweight was rushed to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington on Monday, December 23.
He was admitted yesterday afternoon according to Angel Urena, who previously worked as Clinton’s spokesman for 12 years, to undergo “testing and observation”.
The former President, who served two terms in the White House between 1993 and 2001, “remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is recieving,” Mr Urena said.
The 78-year-old, who was among the party grandees backing Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful bid for the presidency in November, has faced other health scares since leaving office.
He underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath in 2004, was hospitalised with a partially collapsed lung in 2005 and had two stents implanted in a coronary artery in 2010.
The latest scare comes after Clinton shocked viewers by his appearance and tone during a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, with commentators suggesting that “his voice [has] weakened” and he “does not sound good”.
