Methodist released a statement Wednesday that doctors performed a procedure on the former president, which it did not specify, to protect and clear his airway. DEVELOPING STORY: A week before being hospitalized, Bush 41 sent letter telling Trump he couldn't attend inauguration 
 
 President Barack Obama referenced the Bushes' hospitalization in his final news conference Wednesday. Bush chief of staff Jean Becker tells the Houston Chronicle and KHOU-TV that the 41st president was recently admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital after becoming ill. 
 
 "He's there. Both media outlets said his office expects him to go home in a couple of days. He's fine and he's doing really well," Becker told the Chronicle.  FILE - In this April 2, 2016, file photo, former President George H. W. Bush waves as he arrives at NRG Stadium before the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game between Villanova... (Associated Press) 
 
 FILE - In this April 2, 2016, file photo, former President George H. W. Bush waves as he arrives at NRG Stadium before the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game between Villanova... (Associated Press) 
 
 HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Becker did not immediately return email or telephone calls to her office from The Associated Press. Bush and his wife, Barbara, hospitalized in Houston 1 / 42 Back to Gallery 
 
 In July 2015, he was taken to a hospital in Portland, Maine, after he fractured a bone in his neck in a fall at the family's summer home in Kennebunkport. He spent Christmas 2012 in intensive care for a bronchitis-related cough and other issues.
– Former President George HW Bush has been hospitalized in Houston but the 92-year-old is "fine" and is expected to go home in a few days, his chief of staff says. Bush chief of staff Jean Becker tells the Houston Chronicle that the 41st president was recently admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital after becoming ill. "He's there. He's fine and he's doing really well," Becker says. Becker did not specify the reason the oldest living US president was hospitalized, the AP reports. Bush has a form of Parkinson's disease and uses a motorized scooter or a wheelchair for mobility. His office announced earlier this month that Bush and his wife, Barbara, would not attend Donald Trump's inauguration this week due to the former president's age and health.