美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ( h3 i2 p D" j m. r( S/ ]% D4 O0 w J; C$ i! ?3 H6 G) b+ T
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。 7 a: w% i+ U5 ? v* A0 d, u- _0 w" p
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。$ v& X3 w- A+ h5 a/ \) S; R" j5 m
; m9 g( w7 ]6 t5 T7 l! u 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。 : i6 o. G3 E: [# l) k1 X5 M: O
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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。2 v; L( \* Z, J E: z+ H K
3 p |. V* g, y 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。 + \" {. \0 `& N7 N" e( I 9 K! K( `5 R0 e5 WVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 2 z9 p' C( Y/ z0 E 5 Q. W* z- y" YLOS 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. 1 Z! z9 Y* `3 k8 X1 b' y * a4 ~$ z( F4 q5 O0 ^- Y8 ]) k rBenjamin 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. 5 X: { d! G( r! A* @+ {5 ~ 8 d0 L0 ?- j+ f* l. K6 ?0 r- l. LBut 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. / Y. n; D7 X% D. \4 a* G% k4 V/ }1 |6 L5 `( ?4 w
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.6 ]8 }1 J* @4 E+ M/ @& ^, ` f0 N5 F
' u7 H$ j$ P. u$ f- D" D" @The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
