Politics
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing hospitalized
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing addresses members of Youth Voice during a meeting in his conference room. PHOTO/Carlos Osorio/AP Photo
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing had surgery Saturday to repair a perforation of the intestines. He is expected to remain in hospitalized for the next five to seven days, according to a statement.
“The surgery was successful and the Mayor is resting comfortably,” said Dr. Scott Dulchavsky, chairman of the Henry Ford Hospital department of surgery. “The mayor will return to normal activities within three weeks. However, he can resume limited administrative duties as early as tomorrow.”
On Thursday evening, Bing was admitted into Henry Ford Hospital for what he claimed was “discomfort following a dental procedure”. It was later revealed that the mayor was suffering from intestinal inflammation.
Bing, 68, a basketball star with the Detroit Pistons during the 1960s and 70s and later a successful business executive, was elected mayor during a runoff election in 2009, his first ever position in public office. Bing inherited a US$331 million budget deficit. While having shaved the deficit down to US$197 million the city faces the possibility of running out of money by mid-April.
