PORTLAND, Maine - Former President George H.W. Bush is in fair condition and will be fitted for a brace to immobilize a fractured vertebrae suffered in a fall Wednesday at his home in Kennebunkport.
That's according to a statement from Bush's office released by Maine Medical Center officials early this afternoon. Officials say the 41st president, who is 91, remains at Maine Medical Center in Portland, and is expected to heal without surgery.
Bush's attending physician, Dr. William D'Angelo, is scheduled to conduct a media briefing today at 3 p.m. at the Portland facility.
Read the entire statement below:
"President Bush 41 remains hospitalized in fair condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland following a fall yesterday at his home in Kennebunkport in which he fractured his C2 vertebrae. The president never lost consciousness, and the injury he sustained neither impinged on his spine nor resulted in any neurological deficits. He continues to have normal use of his limbs.
The plan is to let this injury heal on its own without surgery. President Bush will remain at Maine Medical Center to be fitted for a brace to immobilize the injured area, to continue physical therapy, and for further evaluation.
We do not discuss timelines for discharge, but do not believe this will be a prolonged recovery period at MMC."