Doctor & Nurse Malpractice Statistics Information:
Physicians, Nurses, Surgeons

Doctors and Nurses usually have your best interests at heart, but sometimes they make mistakes or are just negligent. The following are doctor(physician), nurse, and surgeon malpractice statistics in the United States. If you are a victim of Doctor, Nurse, or Surgeon Malpractice, fill out this simple form for a free case review from experienced malpractice lawyers.

•  Plaintiffs won 27% of medical malpractice cases in 75 of the largest counties in the US 2001 (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
•  Nearly 50% of malpractice trials were against surgeons in 75 of the largest counties in the US 2001 (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
•  Nearly 33% of malpractice trials were against nonsurgeons in 75 of the largest counties in the US 2001 (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
•  Estimated 25% of practicing physicians sued annually (When Good Doctors Get Sued, 2001)
•  18,999 medical malpractice payment reports were made in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
•  Estimated 50-65% physicians sued at least once during their career (When Good Doctors Get Sued, 2001)
•  80.4% of medical malpractice payment reports were against physicians in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
•  191,804 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding physicians in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
•  1,530 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding resident or intern physician in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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