George Bush released from hospital
The ex-president, 88, was treated for bronchitis and a bacterial infection.
George H.W. Bush, the nation’s oldest living former president, was released from a Texas hospital Monday after nearly two months of treatment, his spokesman said. Bush, 88, left Methodist Hospital in Houston after treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough, spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement emailed to reporters. Over the weekend, the family said that Bush would be released shortly after receiving final clearance from doctors. “Mr. Bush has improved to the point that he will not need any special medication when he goes home, but he will continue physical therapy,” said Dr. Amy Mynderse, the internist in charge of his treatment. In the statement, Bush praised his care. “I am deeply grateful for the wonderful doctors and nurses at Methodist who took such good care of me,” he said. “Let me add just how touched we were by the many get-well messages we received from our friends and fellow Americans. Your prayers and good wishes helped more than you know, and as I head home my only concern is that I will not be able to thank each of you for your kind words.” Bush and his wife, Barbara, spend winters inTexas and summers at the family’s home in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush, the father of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, had been hospitalized since Nov. 23, when he was admitted for a persistent cough. During Christmas week, his office disclosed that he had been moved to intensive care with a fever that physicians were having trouble controlling. On Dec. 29, Bush’s office announced that he had improved and had returned to a regular room. Since then, he has continued to progress and has been undergoing physical therapy to rebuild his strength. Bush, the nation’s 41st president, served one term before losing the 1992 election to Bill Clinton.