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美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ' e4 J2 ]6 X9 `- @
+ Z. y8 Q3 W( Q1 c# @" m& l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。
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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。
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2 f1 J4 o1 f. G9 s( r$ c x3 s 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。
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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; S$ x6 {: d% ^# p+ X, v! V8 v
; r: C# {3 u9 E: }$ {人在德国 社区 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。3 t- C" x. X2 C \
* _6 ?4 N+ q1 c f x+ w" G! wVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 人在德国 社区: Q# J$ i1 o' ?2 Q& F$ Q9 ^
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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.
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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.www.csuchen.de- S2 t6 f, p+ Y/ n, \3 X! j
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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.: }9 ^: q/ M; W
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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.
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+ u+ n1 d- p) w& |The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result. |
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