美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 5 |# A. S! {) S6 m. x, O8 v / i( _& r3 A0 Y% m" i6 V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。 + d2 N: J9 M* h* e' N( }0 V' A' ? * L) g( c7 ^! v+ o b- p6 g 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。 " g% ?( d1 k1 W+ `2 }" X: O# { G& c) I
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 R) H* h9 }1 g1 j& N! N/ y 5 V3 D% Z; V% L8 w) f# y 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 h" S) h7 y) X# h, x' k+ ` $ L2 g" Y; z! C. o, p' o+ P; ^ 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。 . y& D2 m: n9 F% n9 ^ " s9 h! S) ^# F# IVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 0 w& r, I& b% g/ I- I# s4 C% X% I ; d$ e* C5 d; q% I# d$ W( j
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.& \( I6 d5 ]! m/ `. e' q' _3 Z
1 Z8 R# [/ e0 ~0 Z" t U2 r* jBenjamin 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. 4 H' ~# q- g1 H# P t # f! n4 \* c1 B. ~0 x( l+ fBut 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. 8 X1 U3 W0 I5 V6 t& e: F8 I4 l& `
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.. C$ t" e' ^# E% f2 B+ `+ y
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
