Former President George H.W. Bush was discharged from the hospital Friday after being treated for an infection following the funeral of wife and former first lady Barbara Bush.
“President @GeorgeHWBush was discharged from @MethodistHosp after treatment for an infection. His doctors report he is doing well and is happy to return home,” spokesman Jim McGrath wrote in a statement.
President @GeorgeHWBush was discharged from @MethodistHosp after treatment for an infection. His doctors report he is doing well and is happy to return home.
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) May 4, 2018
Bush, 93, was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital on April 21, after contracting an infection that spread to his blood, according to McGrath.
During his stay, the hospital dedicated the atrium of a new building after his late wife Barbara and himself.
“The atrium is beautiful, but recent developments notwithstanding I have not taken up residence here,” Bush lightheartedly tweeted Thursday. “The doctors, nurses and support staff are so nice, but the second I get the green light I’m outta here.”
Barbara Bush died in April at the age of 92 after a year-long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure. She and George H.W. Bush were married for 73 years.
