--- title: George H.W. Bush Has Been Discharged from the Hospital description: Former President George H.W. Bush has been discharged from Houston's Methodist Hospital, where he was being treated for a blood infection. canonical: https://time.com/5266739/george-hw-bush-released-hospital/ author: Jamie Ducharme article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-05T15:48:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T20:11:14.949Z article:section: Politics og:title: George H.W. Bush Has Been Discharged from the Hospital og:description: He was being treated for a blood infection og:url: https://time.com/5266739/george-hw-bush-released-hospital/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt431b916ce8144bd4/69892fa6db2987747e25f984/george-hw-bush.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: George H.W. Bush Has Been Discharged from the Hospital twitter:description: He was being treated for a blood infection twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt431b916ce8144bd4/69892fa6db2987747e25f984/george-hw-bush.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # George H.W. Bush Has Been Released From the Hospital and 'Is Doing Well'  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. May 5, 2018 3:48 PM UTC  President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to Super Bowl 51. President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to Super Bowl 51.Patrick Smith—Getty Images  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. May 5, 2018 3:48 PM UTC Former President George H.W. Bush has been discharged from the hospital and is in good condition, according to his family and representatives. Bush, 93, who was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital just days after the death and funeral of his late wife [Barbara Bush](http://time.com/5249205/barbara-bush-private-funeral/), was being [treated for a blood infection](http://time.com/5251802/george-hw-bush-hospitalized-infection/) for nearly two weeks. Spokesman Jim McGrath announced Friday evening that Bush had been discharged and “is doing well and is happy to return home.” > [](https://twitter.com/jgm41/status/992553886975254530) Former presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, thanked the public for their prayers. > [](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/992555420635058177) On Thursday, Methodist Hospital [announced that it would name an atrium](https://www.houstonmethodist.org/newsroom/barbara-and-president-george-h-w-bush-honored/) in its new Walter Tower after George H.W. and Barbara Bush. The former president tweeted his thanks on Thursday, but joked that “the second I get the green light I’m outta here.” > [](https://twitter.com/GeorgeHWBush/status/992082950148820997) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5266739/george-hw-bush-released-hospital/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5266739/george-hw-bush-released-hospital/"},"headline":"George H.W. 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