President George H.W. Bush hospitalized after falling, breaking bone in neck

President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush.
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On Wednesday, former President George H.W. Bush, 91, fell at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, breaking a vertebrae in his neck.

Spokesman Jim McGrath told CNN that Bush was hospitalized in Portland, but the break was "not life threatening." McGrath also said Bush would be treated with a neck brace, and was expected to have a short stay in the hospital. In 2014, Bush was hospitalized after suffering from shortness of breath.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.