Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be home for Christmas after being discharged from a Washington, D.C., hospital, where he was treated for the flu.

The 78-year-old Democrat was admitted on Monday afternoon with a fever.

A spokesperson said Clinton was released on Tuesday with gratitude for the care he received at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

The spokesperson said Clinton sends his warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all. Clinton, who served two terms as president between 1993 and 2001, campaigned this fall for Vice-President Kamala Harris in her run for president.

In the years since Clinton left the White House, he's faced some health scares.

In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath. Clinton returned to the hospital for surgery for a partially collapsed lung in 2005, and in 2010 he had a pair of stents implanted in a coronary artery.

Clinton responded by embracing a largely vegan diet that saw him lose weight and report improved health.

In 2021, the former president was hospitalized for six days in California while being treated for an infection that was unrelated to COVID-19, when the pandemic was still near its height.