美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ; I8 t6 c7 t" U1 X 6 ?, q: ?7 M. \3 ^7 U3 a$ d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。 " a! l( [( t4 S& j8 f/ { * ]; b1 W" Q+ A7 q9 V. H) D 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。 0 @, G# F& D9 o) f) Y, D* Z2 ? 8 R* g G* F* C 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。 1 u( w) b4 T' a4 Y' _, ?) Z7 [ H' a5 x. k# A8 y
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。 " m/ M8 m+ w' p2 G' s3 x: k! K! }, c( p/ k! q3 K3 W" g& @
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。 ) H3 i: g2 {+ j. x) v; u + t) j/ \( j- h2 o n- e6 F/ eVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ) U" l8 `2 L' r4 x; _ / |5 R/ D3 x: n) S
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.: c5 C+ I% T; V7 |
' R% s) X: F9 D! TBenjamin 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. 7 p4 N8 D! H- l! ], c4 ^# f6 H( y+ J- t4 B
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.3 W) G" }/ x+ }8 h& Y! {8 O" J
8 C' U! |" q5 F( Q( t$ n9 Y9 G5 lHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.! N, i* I g0 R
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
