Cyber Monday Deal: Up to 60% off InvestingProCLAIM SALE

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush released from hospital - spokesman

Published 19/07/2015, 19:08
© Reuters. George H.W. Bush is brought into the auditorium where his son speaks talk about his new book titled "41: A Portrait of My Father" in College Station, Texas
TWTR
-

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was released Sunday from a Maine hospital, where he had received four days of treatment after breaking a bone in his neck in a fall at his summer home, his spokesman said.

Bush, 91, fell on Wednesday in his family's vacation home in coastal Kennebunkport and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Spokesman Jim McGrath on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) described the former president as "very grateful" for his care.

In a Thursday press conference, his physician said that Bush, did not sustain any spinal damage from the fall, though it left him with a cracked C2 vertebrae.

Bush, who has Parkinson's disease, was last hospitalised for a week in December due to breathing difficulties.

He served as vice president during Ronald Reagan's two White House terms before being elected president in 1988.

© Reuters. George H.W. Bush is brought into the auditorium where his son speaks talk about his new book titled "41: A Portrait of My Father" in College Station, Texas

Bush is the father of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who is seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.