美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 9 `* ]% b* G$ [0 j
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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。 ) c/ z8 F5 u! m; U 8 _+ Z) |9 @/ \! M. v2 I 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。 ! s, |( {+ R6 J9 @: e9 {# o2 Q + W7 v' F, A; \0 a/ v 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。 6 w4 y" N8 k! ~) j. q5 j" o" s" L. `" l1 i4 \9 f( Q: N/ I
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。 # P5 T2 X' v. o! u2 K: [3 n8 j4 {. Q S _- z( 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。, G3 g! A4 D4 y& T6 j" ?% j! y
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 4 G! A1 Y! U3 F. g 1 `( P* h" f/ {* M; Y
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. 2 D* a2 O1 M. I/ I& u( s' K" B3 ^) W. [- A7 U9 H# V
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.% z) B" g9 m# P p$ e
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But 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. % a8 i1 C: d# E! F Z4 b% a& Q0 S( k, K
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.! _. p% c1 k. J! d
; t! u! b1 [" V7 b3 g* m8 fThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
