George HW Bush, 91, falls at Maine home, breaks bone in neck
Reuters, Kennebunkport :
Former US President George HW Bush suffered a neck fracture in a fall at his home in Maine on Wednesday, though he was listed in stable condition and his hospital stay was expected to be brief, his spokesman said.
Bush, 91, who served as America’s 41st president, was last hospitalised in Houston for a week in December 2014 after experiencing breathing difficulties.
“41 fell at home in Maine today and broke a bone in his neck,” spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement posted on Twitter following the accident. “His condition is stable – he is fine – but he’ll be in a neck brace.” Bush was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Matt Paul, a hospital spokesman, said in a telephone interview that President Bush was transported to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
“He was brought here earlier today and diagnosed with a fracture in his neck. He is in stable condition and will be wearing a neck brace.” Paul said the former president will remain in the hospital overnight, adding it was “too early to say when he will be released.” McGrath said Bush will stay in the hospital “as long as needed.” “But he is doing okay.
Former US President George HW Bush suffered a neck fracture in a fall at his home in Maine on Wednesday, though he was listed in stable condition and his hospital stay was expected to be brief, his spokesman said.
Bush, 91, who served as America’s 41st president, was last hospitalised in Houston for a week in December 2014 after experiencing breathing difficulties.
“41 fell at home in Maine today and broke a bone in his neck,” spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement posted on Twitter following the accident. “His condition is stable – he is fine – but he’ll be in a neck brace.” Bush was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Matt Paul, a hospital spokesman, said in a telephone interview that President Bush was transported to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
“He was brought here earlier today and diagnosed with a fracture in his neck. He is in stable condition and will be wearing a neck brace.” Paul said the former president will remain in the hospital overnight, adding it was “too early to say when he will be released.” McGrath said Bush will stay in the hospital “as long as needed.” “But he is doing okay.
