Hah, someone IRL gave me a very similar answer. I guess I hold the (idealised) view that doctors and hospitals should be held to higher standards than the othe

Hah, someone IRL gave me a very similar answer. I guess I hold the (idealised) view that doctors and hospitals should be held to higher standards than the other professions you listed, to varying degrees. It's probably also harder make an evidence-based decision about a doctor than some other professions.