Former President Bill Clinton has been admitted to hospital with a non-COVID-related infection but is “on the mend,” according to his spokesman.
His spokesman Angel Urena said in a statement late on Tuesday that Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center that evening.
The former president’s doctors, Alpesh Amin and Lisa Bardack, said in a joint statement that Clinton had been administered IV antibiotics and fluids, and remains hospitalized for “continuous monitoring.”
Dr. Amin is chair of medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center, and Dr. Bardack is Clinton’s personal primary physician.
“We hope to have him go home soon,” they added.
In the years since Clinton left the White House in 2001, the former president has faced a number of health scares. In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath. He returned to the hospital for surgery for a partially collapsed lung in 2005, and in 2010, had a pair of stents implanted in a coronary artery.
He has responded by embracing a largely vegan diet that saw him lose weight and report improved health.
The UCI Medical Center is in Orange County, about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
According to a spokesman for the Clinton Foundation, the former president was in the area for private events related to the charitable organization.