Bill Clinton was hospitalized in Washington with a fever but “is in good spirits,” a White House spokesman says.

On Monday, former US President Bill Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, after suffering from a fever.

The 78-year-old was admitted to the hospital “in the afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.

“He remains in good spirits and is very appreciative of the excellent care he is receiving.”

Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 to January 2001, addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer and campaigned ahead of the November election for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed bid for the White House.

In the years since Clinton left the White House, he has faced some health scares.

History of health issues

In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after suffering from prolonged chest pain and shortness of breath. Clinton returned to the hospital for surgery on a partially collapsed lung in 2005, and in 2010 he had a pair of stents implanted in his coronary artery.

Clinton responded by adopting a largely vegetarian diet, which resulted in his weight loss and improved health.

In 2021, he was the former president In the hospital for six days In California while being treated for an infection unrelated to COVID-19, when the epidemic was still near its peak.

An aide to the former president at the time said Clinton had a urinary tract infection that had spread to his bloodstream, but he was on the mend and never went into septic shock, a potentially life-threatening condition. Clinton was in the hospital’s intensive care unit at the time, but was not receiving ICU care, the aide said.