美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 5 {7 M& E1 U# `. N2 f* J/ Z; s7 x4 R- O$ W
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。4 O& q$ H9 K L
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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。. l, R& n: b. o0 A" l
, b4 S1 R. a% F. s7 A 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。 6 V$ R" r& j: f. m7 a! c8 R n 1 y( `3 W- X K$ T6 | 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。7 i+ u) {0 q6 G( t, l i
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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。 : k, Y( M% P0 S! D1 T $ O" r1 s/ ^& E) e" }' E/ d$ oVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 5 T! ], D8 [2 f; V0 z
$ W' x/ V- h$ x; `# JLOS 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. ' U( H) m; l: u/ R+ |, N3 ? " G3 B& V( T% R# c" ^+ n" fBenjamin 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. 2 k- V/ T# U4 I( \$ N( C- F: l( _8 u" Q& V/ y
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.% |" r& i# Y* p3 L
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
