Elizabeth Taylor is breathing with the help of a ventilator after undergoing surgery aimed at determining the cause of pneumonia that has kept her hospitalized for three months , her physician said on Monday . In a prepared statement , Miss clinic doctors said she was admitted to St. Johns Hospital last week for treatment of the pneumonia , and was listed in serious condition in the hospital 's intensive - care unit . Miss Taylor 's four children , ben Burton - Carson , Liza Todd - ray and Christopher and Michael Wilding were with her at the hospital . Dr. John Mohler , of the USC department of Medicine said the biopsy guidelines dictate what therapy to undergo .
Elizabeth Taylor is breathing with the help of a ventilator after undergoing surgery aimed at determining the cause of pneumonia that has kept her hospitalized for three weeks, her physicians said on Monday. In a prepared statement, Miss Taylor doctors said she was admitted to St. Johns Hospital last week for treatment of the pneumonia, and was listed in serious condition in the hospital's intensive-care unit. Miss Taylor's four children, Maria Burton-Carson, Liza Todd-Tivey and Christopher and Michael Wilding were with her at the hospital. Dr. John Mohler, of the USC School of Medicine said the biopsy will dictate what therapy to use.