Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after getting treated for flu

Former President Bill Clinton was released from the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Tuesday morning after receiving treatment for the flu.

“President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu,” his deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña wrote in an X post.

Former President Bill Clinton was released from the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Tuesday morning after receiving treatment for the flu. AP

“He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes he received. He sends his warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all.”

Clinton, 78, had been admitted into the hospital Monday after experiencing a fever.

The 42nd president was thought to have experienced dehydration and was doing fine when he first got checked into the hospital Monday, a source previously explained to The Post. 

It is unclear how severe Clinton’s fever was at the time or what other symptoms he may have exhibited. 

During his hospital stay, he was “awake and alert” and the situation was not thought to be urgent,” NBC News reported. 

Flu cases have spiked across the US during the winter season, with hospitalization rates doubling over the last two weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly five out of every 100,000 people were hospitalized with the flu during the past two weeks, per the CDC.

Clinton is the second youngest living former US president after Barack Obama, 63.

The Arkansas-born pol has weathered health complications in the past, particularly after his departure from the White House in January 2001. 

In 2004, doctors performed a quadruple heart bypass surgery on him at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University amid indications of heart disease and blockages of some of his arteries at over 90%. 

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized for a fever on Monday. Getty Images for The New York Times

A year later, he underwent surgery for a collapsed lung. Then, in 2010 he received open heart surgery to address a clogged artery and had two stents put in.

Roughly three years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic, Clinton was hospitalized in California after suffering from a urinary tract infection that went into his bloodstream. The 42nd president spent about a week there receiving treatment. 

During the 2024 presidential contest, Clinton was busy on the campaign trail, stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris and delivering remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last August. 

Clinton has delivered remarks at every Democratic National Convention since 1976. 

The 78-year-old former president released a memoir last month titled, “Citizen: My Life After the White House.” He is also working on “The First Gentleman,” which has been described as a thriller, with author James Patterson. The pair previously co-authored “The President Is Missing” and “The President’s Daughter.”

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