Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States

We could do so much better. I have written on the three previous large studies on preventable medical errors that have been published since 1998. Unfortunately except for infections, the preventable errors have remained unchanged or worsened over this time period! A new study from the British Medical Journal headed by Martin Makary, a professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine estimates the number at 251,000 per year or 700 hundred per day. 
We would not tolerate this in any other industry. Why do you think we tolerate this from the medical industry?
Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States

Deaths by medical mistakes hit records

Another study showing huge death and serious complication rate from hospital care. A recent study from Journal of Patient Safety estimates 1000 deaths and 10,000 serious complications per day from preventable hospital errors...and this does not even count medical errors made outside of hospitals.
"What these numbers say is that every day, a 747, two of them are crashing. Every two months, 9-11 is occurring…we would not tolerate that degree of preventable harm in any other forum."
Any thoughts on why we don't hear more about all these preventable deaths and injuries?

Deaths by medical mistakes hit records