Tim Geithner to undergo surgery at GWU Hospital

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has joined the legions of political "celebrities" who have visited our very own George Washington University Hospital.
According to Treasury Department spokesman Steve Adamske, Geithner is scheduled to undergo surgery for kidney stones this afternoon after being admitted Thursday night with severe pain. Adamske said that Geithner is expected to return to work Monday.


Here's a look back at some other political celebrities who have been treated at the hospital over the years, in some cases leaving a lasting impression:
- Ronald Reagan: The 40th president was brought to GWU's emergency room on March 30, 1981 after he was shot at in an assassination attempt. His visit there led to the renaming of the emergency room area as the Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine.
- Dick Cheney: The former VP has been admitted to the hospital most frequently of those on our lists, having been admitted for heart problems twice this year alone. Cheney has had five heart attacks since 1978. He and his wife Lynne helped to start the Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute there in 2006.
- Tom Reed, then Congressman-elect from NY: Reed was hospitalized at GWU hospital in mid-November of this year after blood clots were discovered in his lungs. He was both released from the hospital and sworn into office on November 18th, also his 39th birthday. He is currently in office to complete the term of former Representative Eric Massa, though in January he will begin his own two-year term. Massa stepped down from the position in March amid allegations of sexual misconduct and a recurrence of cancer.
- Laura Bush: W's First Lady was treated at the hospital in 2007 for a pinched nerve, which at the time prevented her from joining the president on a trip to Australia.