美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 0 x0 G; N7 D2 x4 w+ ~$ P: t( `2 x; [. I2 j7 F: u0 r
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。 5 [# I# e m4 U9 Z" |# q8 | ) k C' ^% k8 ^! M' v 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。. J8 o% ^& j) `+ W! e# I% d) @( k6 Z
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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。 ( B! b, ~1 H: M# w$ b* _" D5 s 5 a& x2 |- e; \' `7 h 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。+ E/ A8 C" v% S
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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。 ' ^2 N1 b' \2 M' _: S$ G" h ]* t5 e: r( p7 w
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 8 v. a5 {- \4 i6 b7 d% K. W , n. l# e2 Q0 s! ]8 B
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.* N/ f% Y+ `. ]
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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. 6 q8 T( v* X2 o / M# P( d- c a% Y2 z% z5 v- l6 YBut 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. 2 ]* Z5 N. a8 s0 }# I1 s9 t5 K7 J# O( h
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.1 J+ K9 q0 y$ h% j3 H K0 x. C+ h
$ e! g l" J( b' D( T# rThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
