people got to hospitals when sick and dying. One could also say...

people got to hospitals when sick and dying.

One could also say that people are sick and dying after going to hospitals

There are about 30,000 gun deaths in the US each year and 423 million guns

that's a 1 in 14,100 chance of getting the wrong end of a gun

There are 36,500,000 hospital admissions each year in the US
250,000 people die from it through malpractice

that's a 1 in 146 chance of not getting out alive when you go into hospital

https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals

So now you can tell me what the more pressing and deadly issue is
and which one gets the most attention
and where the *** fits in all of this