8 O! i; R: r& E% x2 G 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。$ y* r4 R* [, _) ~
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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。 8 Q. D7 t" V1 J3 O. C P5 N ! G6 X9 K5 P- w2 t eVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 4 X+ q( ~8 O u$ z7 s. N # b$ w7 T) t/ ]) A! T8 P
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. " F8 m# ?5 F" O% t 2 t2 ^ K; I6 o4 i+ @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.6 G& v3 F S2 E# R0 L
3 E8 r6 |8 A3 h, \' c/ A: \; cBut 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. # {) w. H+ E, G/ {9 S5 G# U % J D! W' O. o6 h% h, XHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. + A& {3 M1 k" h7 n 8 [8 m5 f/ B! G1 R0 ^The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
