As many as 195,000 people a year in the nation’s hospitals each year because of easily prevented errors. This according to a new report by the company HealthGrades. The report also says that evidence indicates patient safety has not improved in the last five years.

An official from HealthGrades said that If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual list of leading causes of death included medical errors, it would show up as number six, ahead of diabetes, pneumonia, Alzheimer’s disease and renal disease.