--- description: Former President George H.W. Bush, the oldest living U.S. president, has been hospitalized again because of a "mild case of pneumonia" title: Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized Again in Houston image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39dabb9361cc7c73/6988c37c2dce0161589ed1b1/george-hw-bush-hospitalized.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized Again in Houston  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:11 PM CUTPublished: Apr 18, 2017 10:09 PM CUT  President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to Super Bowl 51 between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at NRG Stadium on Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to Super Bowl 51 between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at NRG Stadium on Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas.Patrick Smith/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:11 PM CUTPublished: Apr 18, 2017 10:09 PM CUT Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized again because of a “mild case of pneumonia.” Bush, 92, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Friday “for observation due to a persistent cough that prevented him from getting proper rest,” his spokesperson, Jim McGrath, said in a [statement](https://twitter.com/jgm41/status/854455638130405380 "undefined") Tuesday. “It was subsequently determined he had a mild case of pneumonia, which was treated and has been resolved,” McGrath said. “President Bush is in very good spirits and is being held for further observation while he regains his strength.” Bush, the oldest living U.S. president, was [hospitalized earlier this year](http://time.com/4644550/george-hw-bush-president-icu/ "undefined") and treated for pneumonia, relying on a ventilator to breathe. His bout with pneumonia left him [unable to attend](http://time.com/4637887/george-hw-bush-donald-trump-inauguration-letter/ "undefined") the inauguration of President Donald Trump. In February, Bush [flipped the coin](http://time.com/4657068/george-hw-bush-coin-toss-super-bowl/ "undefined") for the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4745580/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-houston/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4745580/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-houston/"},"headline":"Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized Again in Houston","datePublished":"2017-04-18T22:09:38.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-14T22:11:43.000Z","description":"He was treated for a \"mild case of pneumonia\"","url":"https://time.com/4745580/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-houston/","keywords":["Texas","Presidents","George H.W. Bush","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39dabb9361cc7c73/6988c37c2dce0161589ed1b1/george-hw-bush-hospitalized.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39dabb9361cc7c73/6988c37c2dce0161589ed1b1/george-hw-bush-hospitalized.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons","caption":"Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons","creditText":"Patrick Smith/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4745580/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-houston/","name":"Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized Again in Houston"}}]}] ```