美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ^+ V, L) {1 w& E8 p0 y, E1 r, g8 c% s" W4 ]% d) G
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。1 {! S& s6 H" `/ R- ~ n; m
' G4 X/ b0 A; Q% r$ z" b/ r& Q/ G4 S 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。 % V5 A) Q$ Q1 _1 B 2 k/ S2 V" C+ v& L5 q 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。 ! ?& t% c, G1 {! h+ V2 _. c * [2 s9 Z% e( ?) E- I# k 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。 . j" k. O. s7 @# p# H9 U: |6 x2 T. v' u ! j0 w% X! |2 a; l N 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。5 K8 \4 [7 l/ M3 p4 h/ l
) J. a5 p3 t+ F# H6 L8 q) I6 n# pVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles * R+ x2 D. v% v9 t& ^7 r : h9 Y# J1 P; r; V3 `
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. 5 m" u) A3 C% [9 }% |' B ; [ C9 J7 _4 e l+ v; F1 _9 n& `' DBenjamin 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 H6 X6 Z' |2 h6 b3 O # S: m) `; H2 p) K/ V5 Z9 MBut 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.6 h) {2 ^4 N& K/ K- I+ A0 Q
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Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 3 Z i; u6 u$ Y0 M( d% P& s 2 o, |/ [1 `% F+ N" e; q' GThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
