美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 # z8 f. T s9 ]8 a5 e
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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。$ {9 p( x7 u6 ]! }3 i" t' @
! C5 P2 o* D7 | 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。% j' ]" A! r6 q; D6 b
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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。 4 r0 [2 m* d- M0 r8 i( \* }5 {3 e. ]: I! C" m9 k0 \9 u
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。 . ]5 M% A8 z& n* w5 k# n- y" i7 `- ^/ T- M
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。( T( y; h0 `8 W
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles # ^/ V. ?; B. q0 b$ `6 y! X2 s
$ h- t. M+ W+ o& ~: kLOS 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. 2 {+ R2 q/ L* r4 l0 V7 X3 X; @ + m: I( k; b0 A+ R9 U, JBenjamin 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.. X- H d/ w c. ~: f
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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.' B& M; U; y" q% v. C
' U1 N% A& Y7 a; @- ZHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.) L0 V; [. X# @- q3 \2 @
8 I' z$ T( K0 {$ U& r6 tThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
