美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ' x) \9 j$ a" ^/ Z' E7 y0 A. g* e$ ?; L! ?7 }
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。 + @" D+ {4 u# ?& d; s% A- x7 W + W+ \, k! X8 P7 u 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。 9 \9 d0 j# D* a8 F& w3 `, I+ C3 {, v2 X. s. D3 R9 q% X5 Y9 Q4 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。 * l/ M g6 x$ _, O ]0 X7 L ( `: u2 f( r5 O p. Y5 T 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! D9 z# g" H
# x( y- d. p9 C F 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。 ( k. o5 _2 J' C7 b0 `# o 7 |2 f4 R z7 i6 r/ P& y, KVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ; F% r- ^. g6 j5 {
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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.; T$ P: S4 \6 y* p0 |$ V
) g- k4 _- R8 IBenjamin 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. * Y M: u# t4 Z4 Q; O- o7 N; V p7 ?) `% _2 I
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. 2 z' W# k- N" y+ L3 U 3 k- d- c- y9 J: h0 D0 xHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.3 s4 F8 Z* ^* F
% k+ I$ |* w1 y' CThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
