美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 - D! B, f) P# C" S6 c # c' B& M6 C: \中新网洛杉矶4月5日电 近日，美国一名退役的老兵正式向联邦法院提起诉讼，指控一家老兵医院在手术中，错误地将其健康的睾丸摘除。" G0 {; h; l% `; L. x2 z
. V( S6 a' Q- o/ Y# V x' n- z 本杰明-霍顿现年47岁，曾经在美国空军中服役。由于查出其左侧睾丸中有癌细胞扩散，在洛杉矶退伍军人医疗中心接受了左侧睾丸摘除手术。但是不幸的是，由于医生在手术中的疏忽，错将其健康的右侧睾丸切除。 $ o0 s' E# n/ C3 C# Z' q n! D# G % m, d; c% p P {! i 本杰明-霍顿称，术后医生告诉他，“很不幸，我们错误地切除了您健康的睾丸。”当时，本杰明-霍顿还以为这是一个玩笑。当他知道真相后，完全惊呆了，“我问他们，那我应该怎么办？”医院的负责人已经正式向他表示了道歉。目前，本杰明-霍顿正在等待着切除左侧睾丸。 - S1 S& y. o4 P. ?& U X
+ M7 l; m2 G5 q2 T, a z 本杰明-霍顿及其妻子已经向联邦法院提起诉讼，要求洛杉矶退伍军人医疗中心赔偿其损失20万美元，他们还希望，此事能够得到老兵团体们的关注，以改善退伍军人的医疗状况。 / d9 Z) v0 z) P9 |5 s0 W f, ^& i E# `( H7 p 美国老兵医院近日以来丑闻不断，先后爆出了缺医少药及环境恶劣等丑闻。新闻被曝光后，引起了公众的震惊。 美国国会对此非常愤怒，并迫使五角大楼三名高级官员为此辞职。布什也曾亲自对老兵们表达了道歉。 - B V4 W6 h( g( U3 a : m* T8 n5 d$ ?% l: z3 kVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles $ G7 U D! W8 `6 P8 a ) ` n. P1 ?1 \2 K0 E
LOS ANGELES A veterans hospital in Los Angeles is under fire after removing an Air Force Veteran's healthy testicle instead of a potentially cancerous one.! ?9 r# _- z+ r, |) y" G( S6 R
9 g! C; v- S1 m: X1 k# pBenjamin Houghton has filed a federal claim against the West Los Angeles V-A Medical Center. The 47-year-old veteran was to have had his left testicle removed June 14th because there was a chance it could harbor cancer cells. It also was atrophied and painful.3 q( }; [1 |( n7 E: A5 }; l/ y6 \
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But medical records and the legal claim say doctors removed Houghton's healthy right testicle. The claim seeks 200-thousand dollars for future care and unspecified damages. He still hasn't had the other testicle removed.) X) E1 D- r1 l5 `4 P7 [
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
