1 m2 K3 o3 T p _- V/ `) H, J 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。 4 R1 K) C# a7 H4 d7 L / h+ w! t( d9 {* C7 R5 X- D" `1 }' ^ 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。 8 [% {- h6 }+ T3 U c$ h7 O, y- I+ q/ `: s5 F/ F* k& u/ c9 _5 ~
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。9 w! y, w1 ]' O; k/ p
1 w7 I: @6 z0 g8 W# ^+ y [( E* l 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。; J4 G! s7 u2 G6 M% q4 j& i
0 S" o- C+ D& G0 h; m2 }Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles / L5 A) k/ h5 w& ?/ X M- h3 Y
; J) R8 w0 N+ GLOS 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 Z8 ?- K8 ~- W: c 0 c- 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.# | R Q6 [5 e1 T
- P: v/ K6 p$ |/ ]6 w0 w! {# hBut 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. % q- f# `! d7 [4 t; u7 ~9 [6 B2 N$ j: O
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. , u8 Z: X) i: w; [, m* I8 k & N; ]7 w) o# m1 @5 I' vThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
