Dr. Allan Schwartz, chief of cardiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital speaks outside the hospital's heart center on February 11, 2010 in New York City. (Michael Appleton/Getty Images)MOREHIDE
Dr. Allan Schwartz, chief of cardiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital speaks outside the hospital's heart center on February 11, 2010 in New York City. (Michael Appleton/Getty Images)Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he underwent a procedure to enhance the blood flow in a coronary artery.
Mr. Clinton had a coronary bypass in 2004. He is 63 years old. He serves as a United Nations special envoy to Haiti, and has been working to help the nation since its devastating earthquake.
United Nations special envoy former U.S. president Bill Clinton and special emissaire for U.N. for Haiti Dr William Pape meet the press February 05, 2010 at the health center GESKIO in Port-au-Prince. (Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images)“President Clinton is in good spirits, and will continue to focus on the work of his foundation and Haiti's relief and long-term recovery efforts,” said his Counselor Douglas Band in a statement.
The William J. Clinton Foundation works on global climate change, HIV/AIDS in the developing world, childhood obesity, and economic opportunity, according to its Web site.
President Clinton’s wife is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She traveled to New York from her job in Washington on Thursday.
