Corzine Health Update

Doctors continue monitoring Corzine's health closely and have had to remove fluid from his lungs. He's still in critical condition.

Gov. Jon Corzine underwent a procedure this morning to remove fluid that had collected outside his left lung.

Officials said such a fluid occurrence is common after one sustains multiple rib fractures and termed the condition routine. The governor remains hospitalized in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

"The entire procedure lasted less than fifteen minutes, and doctors described it as successful," Corzine spokesman Anthony Coley said. "The governor's condition remains critical but stable."

Coley also said the governor's family visited with him earlier today.