Former US president George HW Bush hospitalised

Former US president George HW Bush has been hospitalised in Houston.

Former US president George HW Bush hospitalised

Washington: Former US president George HW Bush has been hospitalised in Houston.

Bush's office chief of staff, Jean Becker said the 92-year-old was in stable condition and "doing fine."

However, the reason Bush was hospitalised is yet to be disclosed.

The former president was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital and is expected to return home in several days, although the reason for his hospitalization was not provided, according to local CBS affiliate KHOU.

Bush was hospitalised in Maine in 2015 after falling at his summer home and breaking a bone in his neck.

He served as US president from 1989 to 1993.

Bush is the patriarch of one of America`s most prominent political dynasties and is father to former US president George W. Bush (2001-2009) and former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who was a Republican contender in the US presidential primary.

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