美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ) [1 a6 u: B. I9 A! _4 Z
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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。 y; K/ C) t6 g3 v N9 ?: A+ N( Z/ { K, F: M6 c7 U( A
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。 - p; p5 [- d/ V# } 1 a4 z& ^0 c7 m" @4 \1 z% t! y 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。 1 @ x7 c5 L& Q+ |3 t+ T7 ]( g& B
E4 O4 R7 d* s; y# G8 u 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。 5 u$ _0 E0 Z/ W4 I u0 o1 f7 W& X5 z: M8 v3 C/ i3 R
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。 ) [! W* m. v: \$ q: s7 P3 n3 |3 y' ?6 M; c9 m. n
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles . n) c2 F+ o9 v5 k- a C0 {2 N W0 G+ f, c+ W2 W: TLOS 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. L/ e; ~( |! Z6 a m h/ [) E& b% R9 U5 ^ O
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." S" |6 F3 y* Y
! z; n6 u4 _* E# O1 y2 u: N$ sBut 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. G1 p1 E8 A E3 Q. K2 ~) X
: y2 A5 o, S) A; o% nHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.' }; e9 I$ Q( A& ^$ n
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
