美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 + ~" T& ~( M/ n " F. ]0 O7 a0 Q! P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 G: }8 L* G4 f$ \ 7 D% h6 J" s+ N/ R1 W+ ~) k 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。 ! J: ]/ z$ i$ ~! M; h" G& u & j0 n) I6 ?& V/ t! `- o8 L5 Y$ U5 E 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。 # L* W. I- x0 d! m: @4 q
, K, t5 h- _: d7 ]( `- ^ 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。 $ V$ E- Y, s( D8 o1 L5 a L! ?- @1 y' o3 L2 q
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。 7 }1 F9 o1 f6 r7 \* M% O: P1 s, o. v$ @) f. N
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 8 R) b4 x1 w( ]0 Z$ Q
& |8 z) }7 o+ ?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. ( a8 |9 n" @ K& B5 s! l. v x4 H1 C- k
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! B( p; T; K/ s+ G; }/ n3 V" `' t" t. f" ?
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. $ t0 P1 Y& h! `1 b" W/ s% l- Z* ^4 i' M. ~0 T& m6 g: }! |
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.$ ~1 F5 h- A' H9 k& s2 H
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
