[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

日月光

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
( ?; q+ \. Q9 a人在德国 社区
/ \$ m; w3 ^7 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。www.csuchen.de# R# e% I  d& |0 k: z( u

% n7 @# e( m9 ?8 f" d, X% G　　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。人在德国 社区( P% l' [: h0 d  }5 x/ f8 }
4 U5 c8 U6 b2 T3 L/ Q1 o
　　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。 ' k2 ~2 }  r6 ^- k! z4 {1 x
www.csuchen.de" {; E/ L2 ], N2 H* Z
　　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。www.csuchen.de' ^$ \: _+ n  J' p: v( r( t. [

" |4 Y3 P* j* w3 {2 X% Z　　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。; E" R7 g( o0 {" Y# d& ^

/ l, l8 Q) {( [* E人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles / L. ?0 _" d: C/ M( ~, J3 p

! n- ^( F0 d+ ~8 rLOS 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.
- _7 B. Y8 y0 P$ `: b# m* A! }9 @8 n# T6 Y  Q4 n9 Y2 i
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.
3 i' e* c4 A. G
5 h7 F8 b' {6 F& H( y7 e% GBut 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.( B( Y$ D: V$ E# f6 J( }% Z2 C3 z
人在德国 社区, _) y( d6 a. N7 S* t/ \8 p# \" n
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
( I  ?0 @( Q8 ]# M' F9 f
6 y2 Q$ q5 Q% W% {( g. O4 QThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.