WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was working from home Thursday after fracturing her right elbow during a fall the day before , State Department officials said . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was treated and released after fracturing her elbow . Clinton fell Wednesday afternoon at the State Department on her way to the White House and was taken to George Washington University Hospital . She was treated and released . She will have surgery to repair her elbow in coming weeks . Clinton was with Richard Holbrooke , President Obama 's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan , when she fell . `` Secretary Clinton appreciates the professionalism and kindness she received from the medical team who treated her this evening and looks forward to resuming her full schedule soon , '' said department spokeswoman Cheryl Mills . Philip Crowley , an assistant secretary of state , said Obama was one of the first people to call Clinton Wednesday night . Clinton was at home `` resting comfortably , or uncomfortably . She is working from home . She is already taking some calls , and I 'm sure starting to learn the limits of movement -- how well you can text with one arm in a sling , '' Crowley said . CNN 's Paul Courson contributed to this report .
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton injured elbow in 1996 . Clinton was on her way to White House . Clinton plans to have surgery to her elbow .