CHARLOTTE, NC - Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted on Wednesday to a hospital in Asheville for pneumonia and a pulmonary condition.Mission Hospital is located just a short distance from Graham's home in Montreat, NC.
Graham, 92, arrived at the hospital for a medical checkup Monday morning following a health condition which occurred overnight.
"Initial testing suggested pneumonia, and further diagnostic studies showed his heart was normal," Mission Hospital spokesman Merrell Gregory said.
"Appropriate antibiotics are being administered, and he is clinically stable at this time," pulmonologist Shaw C. Henderson, MD said early Wednesday afternoon.
At this time, it is unclear when Graham will be released from the hospital.
"He is resting comfortably and is fully alert," said Lucian Rice, MD.
A. Larry Ross, who is a spokesman for Mr. Graham, said he is feeling much better since his arrival this morning.
"We anticipate his pneumonia to clear with treatment and hope he will be able to soon return home," Ross said.
For the most part, Graham has been in good health in recent years with the exception of macular degeneration and hearing loss.
Ross says Graham is very involved in writing projects and is completing a manuscript for a new book on aging, based on his personal experience, and the necessary emotional and spiritual preparation for what he has found to be the most fulfilling years of life.
Graham is said to spend each morning and evening in Bible study and prayer.
Ross said Graham "receives personal visits from close friends; keeps informed of the ongoing ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) under the leadership of his son, Franklin; and stays abreast of current events through nightly local and network television newscasts and cable programs."
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