Bill Clinton Released From Southern California Hospital

[appalachiablue]

Last edited Sun Oct 17, 2021, 12:42 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: AP News

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) -- Bill Clinton was released Sunday from the Southern California hospital where he had been treated for an infection and will head home to New York to continue his recovery, a spokesman said. The former president left the University of California Irvine Medical Center around 8 a.m. with Hillary Clinton on his arm.

Dressed in jeans and a sports coat and wearing a face mask, he made his way out of the hospital slowly and stopped to shake hands with doctors and nurses lined up on the sidewalk. He gave a thumbs-up when a reporter asked how he was feeling, and he and Hillary Clinton then boarded a black SUV.

They departed in a motorcade escorted by the California Highway Patrol and headed to the airport. Bill Clinton's "fever and white blood cell count are normalized, and he will return home to New York to finish his course of antibiotics," Dr. Alpesh N. Amin said in a statement shared on Twitter by a Clinton spokesman.

Clinton, 75, was admitted Tuesday to the hospital southeast of Los Angeles with an infection unrelated to COVID-19. He plans to continue his recovery at his home in Chappaqua, New York, officials said...

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- Former President Bill Clinton & former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thank the medical staff as he is released from the Univ. of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.




- Very best wishes to the Clintons. (More Photos at link).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good news! I am sure his doctors wouldn't have released him if he were still sick.

He has much to contribute to our nation and us.

[appalachiablue]

6. Great news and a major leader & Democrat

much needed in these times. Both he and Hillary look good, in casual clothes and departing after medical treatment. At 75, few people can manage wearing jeans that well.

In terms of health issues, Bill's been through plenty and follows the primarily vegan diet recommended by Dr. Dean Ornish. Good for him.
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(AP) "In the years since Clinton left the White House in 2001, the former president has faced health scares. In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath.

He returned to the hospital for surgery for a partially collapsed lung in 2005, and in 2010 he had a pair of stents implanted in a coronary artery. He responded by embracing a largely vegan diet that saw him lose weight and report improved health."

- Lifestyle medicine expert Dr. Dean Ornish explains how his conversations with President Bill Clinton changed how the White House prepared his meals & got him on a path to a healthier lifestyle. 2019, Larry King Show.

[Lars39]

2. "...slowly..."

I've had sepsis before. It totally wipes out your energy level. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[badhair77]

3. It's a good sign he's not in a wheel chair.

Almost every time I’ve been released from the hospital that was mandatory.

[Peregrine Took]

4. He may not have wanted that optic. HRC has a good hold on him plus he looks good

in the casual but cool look of jeans and a sport coat.

[badhair77]

12. I was thinking that also.

There were plenty of people right there to catch him, though. Happy to see him thank the medical staff.

[sarge43]

5. Good on you, Mr President

Be well.

[WHITT]

7. Definitely Good News

The fact that his physicians switched him from IV antibiotics to finish with oral antibiotics means they had no concerns of any impacts on his heart, otherwise they would have had him on IV antibiotics for a minimum of two weeks.

[11 Bravo]

8. Great news! He's an imperfect man, but I readily confess to having a soft spot for the Big Dog.

[gademocrat7]

9. Glad President Clinton is out of the hospital.

Wishing him a continued good recovery.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. It's such a relief he's doing better

I want the Clinton's to have the same longevity as the Carter's.

[Bayard]

11. Whew!

Good news!