美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 5 f4 H; c0 W5 t+ k, e 6 Z# ]; P! w' E( 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。 ) b j6 G" m$ R5 @% o * ~( N$ O, J5 t 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。 ' q( Q, b4 m8 _4 j( m6 @0 Q& v3 M+ E% Y9 @# ~# A
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。 2 s! t1 L+ x E# ]. z0 g; p5 Q7 B- X' f4 [2 @' b
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。4 P( y0 N! H# S8 q0 u' |/ b N
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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。% F& ]% f7 K: P9 A. ?+ e# {
' l, V% R) C# MVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles . I% c" G2 o& G. J
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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. 0 E) x* H& B2 }+ g2 ?) K% n4 Y7 o% x# Z' p
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+ [! O: t C: M% d
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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. % p* t: o# f) U0 }7 D, L* V7 S0 T 2 Y; T- |7 x% C! w5 g) L& gHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.; U! y0 W' o9 J) ?# s
" A7 S0 O! E+ y( G$ K7 D: W# fThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
