Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from hospital and is ‘doing well,’ Supreme Court says
'She is home and doing well,' a spokeswoman for the court said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a hospital in Maryland after being treated for a possible infection and is “doing well," the court said Wednesday.
"Justice Ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital. She is home and doing well," said Kathy Arberg, a spokeswoman for the court.
A day earlier, the court said Ginsburg had been admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“She underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean out a bile duct stent that was placed last August," the statement said. "The justice is resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment.”
RUTH BADER GINSBURG ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR ‘TREATMENT OF A POSSIBLE INFECTION'
The court said Ginsburg was initially evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Monday night after experiencing fever and chills.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It's the latest hospitalization for Ginsburg, 87, who has faced a slew of health conditions in the past.
She has had several bouts with cancer including colorectal, pancreatic and lung cancers.
In May, Ginsburg was hospitalized with an infection caused by a gallstone.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In November, she was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital after experiencing chills and a fever.
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In 2018, she was hospitalized with three fractured ribs after a fall at her office.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}During a White House press conference on Tuesday, a reporter told the president about the hospitalization.
“I wish her the best,” President Trump said.
Fox News' Ashley Cozzolino contributed to this report.