Bill Clinton heads home after spending six days in a California hospital

IN THE NEWS: A Los Angeles Times article shows former President Bill Clinton leaving an Orange County hospital Sunday morning, six days after he was admitted and treated for a urological and blood infection.

According to the article, while visiting longtime friends in Orange County, the former president felt fatigued and was admitted to the intensive care unit at UCI Medical Center.

“His fever and white blood cell count are normalized and he will return home to New York to finish his course of antibiotics,” said Dr. Alpesh N. Amin, who led the team of doctors treating Clinton, in a statement released by a Clinton spokesman. “On behalf of everyone at UCI Medical Center, we were honored to have treated him and will continue to monitor his progress.”

Learn more:

• Los Angeles Times: Bill Clinton heads home after spending six days in a California hospital fighting an infection

Additional local and national news coverage:

• CNBC: Former President Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital, Will Continue Treatment at Home
• ABC7: Bill Clinton released from UC Irvine Medical Center after treatment for blood infection
• Orange County Register: Bill Clinton released from UCI Medical Center after treatment for infection
• Forbes: Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Suffering Infection
• New York Times: Bill Clinton Is Released From Hospital
• NPR: Former President Bill Clinton released from the hospital
• U.S. News & World Report: Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Recovery From Sepsis