The U.S. might soon see an approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults younger than 60. 

PeaceHealth has named Kim Ruscher, MD, chief medical officer of its Oregon network, the Vancouver, Wash.-based system announced April 9. 

The National Quality Forum is aiming to modernize and standardize serious adverse event reporting via a new patient safety effort.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health appointed Craig Miller as its first system-level service line president.

Wallingford, Conn.-based Gaylord Specialty Healthcare recently appointed two executive positions.

The Lown Institute named the top hospitals for the largest fair share surpluses in 49 states.

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a nonprofit watchdog of the private equity industry and Wall Street, has launched the Private Equity State Risk Index to assess the effects of private equity on different states.  

Christus Health plans to break ground on a freestanding emergency department in Henderson, Texas, on April 23. 

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania restricted Philips Respironics from producing and selling new respiratory devices from several facilities in the U.S., the FDA said April 9. 

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers moved from four disparate EHR systems to a Meditech Expanse EHR system. 

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston is halting its kidney transplant program days after announcing it would stop its liver transplant program, The Houston Chronicle reported April 9.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers pledged $3 million toward Enloe Health's upcoming comprehensive cancer center in Chico, Calif., the Enterprise-Record reported April 9.

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has retracted an additional study in the midst of an investigation into research that may include manipulated or duplicated images, NBC News reported April 9.

Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health appointed John Houk, DO, chief medical officer.

The U.S. has an all-time record number of actively licensed nurses — 5.6 million — but hospitals are struggling to recruit and retain enough. To discover missed opportunities, researchers surveyed 7,887 nurses who recently exited the healthcare industry. 

Members from the Washington County (Pa.) legislative delegation have called on Gov. Josh Shapiro to work with the state Attorney General Michelle Henry to help complete the merger between Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Washington (Pa.) Health System.

Amid a community group's efforts to halt the closure of New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that would require public notice and public engagement when a hospital seeks closure, AMNY reported April 9.  

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Ill.) has added two new leaders, according to an April 10 news release shared with Becker's. 

From a physician couple pleading to their roles in a scheme to a former Georgia insurance commissioner pleading guilty to his role in a $2.5 million scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since March 14: