The number of medical malpractice suits filed each year in the United States tends to vary, but the overall trend is that they are on the rise. The average annual number of suits filed each year is about 85,000, with the actual number of medical injuries estimated to be about one million per year.
Lots of unreported medical malfeasance out there.
https://www.galfandberger.com/resources/medical-malpractice-statistics/