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HARTFORD, Connecticut (CNN) -- Saying the actress needs to regain her strength, doctors Monday delayed the discharge of Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn from a hospital, where she is being treated for a urinary tract infection.

"From a physical standpoint -- being strong enough to where she was before she was hospitalized -- they are not satisfied," said James Battaglio, Hartford Hospital spokesman.

Hepburn, 94, has been hospitalized for five nights after becoming ill from a urinary tract infection, and remains in stable condition.

"She responded well to the treatment and the antibiotics," Battaglio said. "Clinical tests show she is much improved. Physically, we want her stronger than she is," he said.

Battaglio, who told reporters last Friday Hepburn would be discharged over the weekend, refrained from predicting when her discharge would occur.

Hepburn's late father and brother both worked at the Hartford Hospital. The family has a summer home in nearby Saybrook, Connecticut.

Hepburn has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times and won the Oscar four times, more than any other actress. She starred in 43 feature films from 1932 to 1994, with numerous stage and television performances to her credit.