In 2024, Oregon's healthcare system faced a significant challenge. Nearly 1,000 patients acquired infections during their hospital stay, which resulted in safety standards being missed, according to a report by the Oregon Health Authority. Spanning 61 hospitals statewide, infections that developed post-surgery, through catheters, IV lines, or from drug-resistant bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),…