美國一名男子2022年因腦出血,在亞特蘭大一間醫院進行開腦手術,但醫院卻遺失了一塊頭骨造成頭部凹陷,事後還被告知要自費修補,憤怒之下向醫院提控以索償醫療費及精神損失費。
Fernando Cluster Sues Atlanta Hospital For Losing A Piece Of His Skull And Then Charging Him This Much For Synthetic Replacement (Photos) https://t.co/q90fLow4cp pic.twitter.com/sIIDKmSJjs
— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) August 20, 2024
美漢開腦手術切除頭骨以減輕顱內壓力
來自喬治亞州的男子Fernando Cluster於2022年9月因腦出血入住埃默里大學醫院(Emory University Hospital Midtown),醫生切除一塊4.7x6英寸的頭骨以減輕顱內壓力。
Fernando Cluster from Georgia is suing Emory Hospital for losing a nearly 28 square inch part of his skull and then billing him $19,000 for a replacement synthetic bone which he then contracted an infection from resulting in over $146,000 in medical bills. pic.twitter.com/FNBrUTzgMr
— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) August 19, 2024
頭骨被遺失
兩個月後,當Fernando返回醫院準備接受頭骨移植手術時,醫院找不到他的頭骨。醫院工作人員在Fernando的病歷中留下備註,表示無法確定遺失的頭骨中是否有Fernando的。手術因缺失頭骨而取消。
Fernando Cluster required surgery at the hospital to relieve a brain bleed, which required removing part of his skull. https://t.co/yVIUGhbB24
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 18, 2024
頭部凹陷仲要付14萬港元自費修補 怒告醫院
事後,醫院製作一塊合成頭骨植入Fernando,並向他收取了1.9萬美元(約14.8萬港元)。然而,植入後Fernando感染,需額外手術,且無法工作。總醫療費用超過14.6萬美元(約113.7萬港元),醫院未提供補助。Fernando要求醫院賠償醫療費用及精神損失費。律師Chloe Dallaire表示,Fernando對醫院的疏忽感到不滿,更關注醫院遺失他身體的一部分,並尋求賠償。
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