Vail, Colo. ? Former President Ford was released from a hospital Wednesday, two days after being admitted for shortness of breath.

Ford, 93, was admitted Monday afternoon and released at noon Wednesday, Vail Valley Medical Center said in a written statement.

Ford’s chief of staff, Penny Circle, said in a statement that Ford planned to return to his home in nearby Beaver Creek. She did not immediately return telephone messages.

It was at least the second time Ford has been hospitalized this year. He was admitted to a Rancho Mirage, Calif., hospital for treatment of pneumonia on Jan. 14 and released after 12 days.

Ford suffered two small strokes five years ago and spent about a week in a hospital.

He became the nation’s oldest living former president after the death of Ronald Reagan in 2004.