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42 HEALTHCARE NEWS 10 best children's hospitals, ranked by US News By Morgan Haefner U .S. News & World Report named Boston Children's Hospital the best hospital in the nation for its 2020-21 pediatric rankings. To create the 2020-21 list, U.S. News & World Report gathered clinical survey data from nearly 200 medical centers. Patient safety, infection prevention and nurse staffing are among the measures U.S. News evaluates. e publication also develops a hospi- tal's score by surveying more than 15,000 pediatric specialists who are asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty. Here are the 10 hospitals on U.S. News' 2020-21 Honor Roll, which had the highest rankings across all specialties. 1. Boston Children's Hospital 2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 4. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) 5. Children's Hospital Los Angeles 6. Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora) 7. Children's National Hospital (Washington, D.C.) 8. Nationwide Children's Hospital (Colum- bus, Ohio) 9. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 10. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stan- ford (Palo Alto, Calif.) U.S. News also ranked the top five hospitals in selected specialties: Pediatric cancer 1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center 3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 4. Texas Children's Hospital 5. Children's Hospital Los Angeles Cardiology and heart surgery 1. Texas Children's Hospital 2. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 3. Children's Hospital Los Angeles 4. Boston Children's Hospital 5. Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health (Indianapolis) Neonatology 1. Children's National Hospital 2. Children's Hospital Los Angeles 3. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stan- ford 4. Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) 5. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. n Medline snags $12M supply chain partnership — 3 things to know By Angie Stewart M edline became the exclusive supply distributor for Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center through a $12 million agreement. Three things to know: 1. Medline and Yuma Regional will col- laborate to improve operational and clinical efficiencies across the 406-bed acute care hospital and its ambulatory facilities. 2. Announced June 11, the strategy is in- tended to free up more time and dollars for quality patient care. 3. Yuma Regional had a partnership with a different vendor for "several decades" before inking this one, according to a news release. n Erlanger eliminates 11 leadership jobs By Ayla Ellison C hattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System cut 11 leader- ship positions June 13 to help offset financial damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Like other health systems across the nation, Erlanger took a financial hit due to suspending elective procedures, lower patient volumes and expenses related to the pandemic. Erlanger's net patient revenue declined by an estimated $35 million in April, according to the report. The health system cut the 11 nonclinical leadership positions after making staff and pay cuts in March. "We do not have perfect visibility in the future and recognize there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding coming months and years," Erlanger said in an internal staff memo about the recent layoffs, according to the report. "Because of these unpredictable times, we have an obliga- tion to make difficult decisions to ensure Erlanger has a healthy and lasting future." On June 11, the health system's board of trustees approved a new two-year contract with CEO Will Jackson, MD. Dr. Jackson, who makes $625,000 base salary per year, did not get an opportunity for an indi- vidual performance bonus or a raise, according to the report. n