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Bill Clintonhas been released from the hospital after several days following treatment for anon-COVID-related infection.
On Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the former president, 75, released astatementfrom University of California Irvine Medical Center’s Dr. Alpesh N. Amin, who had overseen the team of doctors that treated Clinton.
“On behalf of everyone at UC Irvine’s Medical Center, we were honored to have treated him and will continue to monitor his progress,” the statement concluded.
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Ureña previously shared that Clinton was on the mend andpreparing for a Sunday dischargein a statement he shared online Saturday.
“President Clinton has continued to make excellent progress over the last 24 hours. He will remain overnight at UC Irvine Medical Center to continue to receive IV antibiotics before an expected discharge tomorrow,” Ureña wrote previously.
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“He is in great spirits and has been spending time with family, catching up with friends, and watching football. He is deeply grateful for the excellent care he continues to receive and thankful to the many well-wishers who have sent kind words to him and his family,” the prior statement continued. “He’s looking forward to getting home very soon.”
That message followed Friday’s health update from Ureña, who shared that “all health indicators are trending in the right direction, including [Clinton’s] white blood count which has decreased significantly.”
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Clinton was in California to conduct Clinton Foundation business when he felt “fatigued” and headed to the hospital, a source previously told PEOPLE.
There, he was diagnosed with a urological infection, which morphed into a broader infection, and had been under doctors' care at UCI Medical Center since Tuesday, according to the source. “He’s up and about, joking and charming the hospital staff,” the source later said of Clinton’s status.
His wifeHilary Clintonwas seenvisiting her husband’s bedsideearlier this week as well. Photos andvideoof the former first lady showed her exiting UCI Medical Center late Thursday.
That same day, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta appeared onCuomo Prime Time.Gupta said he spoke to Clinton’s team, who revealed: “What they think is going on with the former president now is a blood infection, sometimes known as sepsis.”
source: people.com
