美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ! M# n2 s" c" N& U" @6 C
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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。 : o5 h3 I! x6 K' x( a; d) |. t% z' }, _/ K
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。 3 e, g1 o1 B* U; X( o: T) Z2 j: k' w0 Z: E
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。 V1 t# H L* m2 x# ^
. r9 N7 L1 `; p' D& S9 c" H 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。 ( r( m2 {7 C" e 4 T4 B* {, I0 E' r U4 A- U2 i 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。 3 \9 `- i" i9 n2 c: X+ \1 r" a
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles * x3 N& F4 i. P
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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. / L9 }" P+ ?$ R% y9 x- [4 m2 I/ Y. J B/ \0 D
Benjamin 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.2 L7 X2 i, J, i
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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. ; N3 S K, ^4 D8 G# i7 \# }( J0 q* @' C1 p# H7 _
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 6 q, Z$ `4 U( k0 t' O1 u, D. N( c8 o' j! I& S. T, Y# E4 r
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
