Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the `afternoon for testing and observation," Angel Urena, Clinton`s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. `He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,` Urena said.

Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 until January 2001, addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, and campaigned ahead of November`s election for the unsuccessful White House bid of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. In the years since Clinton left the White House, he`s faced some health scares.