--- description: Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to the Southern Maine Health Care for low blood pressure and fatigue but is alert and awake. title: George H.W. Bush Hospitalized For Low Blood Pressure and Fatigue in Maine image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3688604de83dabd9/698931a0bc6cfce1e03e60f7/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-maine-low-blood-pressure.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 * [George H.W. Bush](/tag/george-h-w-bush/) ## George H.W. Bush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # George H.W. Bush Hospitalized For Low Blood Pressure and Fatigue in Maine by [Alix Langone](/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2018 7:04 PM CUT  Former president George W. Bush, left, wheels his father, former president George H.W. Bush into the church for the funeral for former first lady Barbara Bush at St. Martin's Episcopal Church on April 21, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bush, wife of former president George H. W. Bush and mother of former president George W. Bush, died at her home in Houston on April 17 at the age of 92. Former president George W. Bush, left, wheels his father, former president George H.W. Bush into the church for the funeral for former first lady Barbara Bush at St. Martin's Episcopal Church on April 21, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bush, wife of former president George H. W. Bush and mother of former president George W. Bush, died at her home in Houston on April 17 at the age of 92.Brett Coomer - Pool/Getty Images by [Alix Langone](/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2018 7:04 PM CUT Former President George H.W. Bush, 93, was hospitalized in Maine on Sunday, according to his spokesman Jim McGrath. Bush was admitted to Southern Maine Health Care and will “likely remain there for a few days for observation,” according to a tweet from McGrath. McGrath said that Bush was brought to the hospital because of low blood pressure and fatigue. He is not in any discomfort and is “awake and alert,” according to McGrath. > [](https://twitter.com/jgm41/status/1000800176771076097) Bush became [the longest living U.S. president](http://time.com/5037219/george-h-w-bush-longest-living-president/ "undefined") six months ago, when he surpassed former President Gerald Ford, who passed away at 93 years and 165 days old in 2006. The Bush family has a compound on Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport, Maine where they are known to spend time during the summer months. Bush was [recently hospitalized for a blood infection](http://time.com/5266739/george-hw-bush-released-hospital/ "undefined") following the death of his wife, [former First Lady Barbara Bush](http://time.com/money/5241653/barbara-bush-frugal-fashion/ "undefined"), who died on April 17 at 92 years old. The couple were married for 73 years. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5292778/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-maine/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5292778/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-maine/"},"headline":"George H.W. Bush Hospitalized For Low Blood Pressure and Fatigue in Maine","datePublished":"2018-05-27T19:04:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:24:02.536Z","description":"He will likely stay for a few days for observation","url":"https://time.com/5292778/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-maine/","keywords":["George H.W. 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