美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 9 U0 B: @ }/ X9 t/ `& q2 q + Q# D% G8 Y* V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。 j; b: E% P! t) H
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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。 ) ~3 u6 \. {; Y6 h: I" S4 k* B3 s/ j# | ~ E) w: @
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 @+ W+ W/ p; Q$ B, S! n5 D+ q6 p2 S
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。 ! @1 i# E+ s5 l+ |) e0 G+ u8 m% R! @
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; g8 ?' K; |1 }' G
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles , [$ n( R9 b7 x \/ j) Y% ]$ o9 J7 g3 _
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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.# b# B" f7 G' p# I* H
2 g' T' g8 l6 ` K2 EBenjamin 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., a! b" j" w: p9 Q' i( a: t
3 {# x7 e8 H/ F. ]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. 7 M4 j& D; [; e# G* N9 A, m3 @; A" }' ^2 E: B! B1 D
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.( F0 J9 ~$ J6 D: I; o: Z* ^
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
