Former President George H.W. Bush, 91, will not face surgery for his fall Wednesday that fractured a vertebrae close to his head.

Bush's office said in a statement that the 41st president is in fair condition and never lost consciousness after falling in the family's Atlantic Ocean side home in Kennebunkport, Maine and breaking the C2 vertebrae in his neck.

"The plan is to let this injury heal on its own without surgery. President Bush will remain at Maine Medical Center to be fitted for a brace to immobilize the injured area, to continue physical therapy, and for further evaluation," said the statement.

Former President Bush fell at his Walker's Point home in Kennebunkport, Maine. AP Photo

The full statement is below:

President Bush 41 remains hospitalized in fair condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland following a fall yesterday at his home in Kennebunkport in which he fractured his C2 vertebrae. The president never lost consciousness, and the injury he sustained neither impinged on his spine nor resulted in any neurological deficits. He continues to have normal use of his limbs.

The plan is to let this injury heal on its own without surgery. President Bush will remain at Maine Medical Center to be fitted for a brace to immobilize the injured area, to continue physical therapy, and for further evaluation.

We do not discuss timelines for discharge, but do not believe this will be a prolonged recovery period at MMC.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com.