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32 POPULATION HEALTH 32 CEO/STRATEGY 10 best children's hospitals, ranked by US News By Morgan Haefner U .S. News & World Report named Bos- ton Children's Hospital the best hos- pital in the nation for its 2020-21 pe- diatric 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 hospital's score by surveying more than 15,000 pediatric spe- cialists 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 rank- ings 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 Stanford 4. Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) 5. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia n 13 Pennsylvania hospitals pledge to combat racism, address healthcare disparities By Kelly Gooch T hirteen hospitals and health systems in the Philadelphia area said they have collectively committed to anti-racism and addressing healthcare disparities. The partnership — which aims "to combat racism, inequality and discrimination in all its forms" — comes in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Elijah McClain and other Black Americans. Mr. Floyd's Memorial Day death, videotaped by an onlooker who captured an officer pressing his knee into Mr. Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, ignited protests against racism and excessive police force worldwide. "Racism is a healthcare issue. We cannot address socioeconomic factors that are barriers to healthcare access — like trust in healthcare providers, income, transportation, education and housing — without acknowledging that systemic racism has caused these issues to be more prevalent in communities of color. If we are truly committed to the health of our patients and neighbors, we must work together to ensure that no one is overlooked, dismissed or underserved simply because of the color of their skin," the group of Pennsylvania organiza- tions said in its letter of commitment. Similar to their colleagues in Chicago, the Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems have agreed to address health disparities in their area, as well as take other initiatives such as hiring and promoting leaders of color, working with community partners to address chronic health conditions that affect communi- ties of color, and improving access to primary and specialty care. n 3 New Jersey health systems tap Chris Christie for lobbying By Alia Paavola F ormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who registered as a lob- byist in June, has three new health system clients: Atlantic Health Sys- tem, Hackensack Meridian Health and RWJBarnabas Health. The three New Jersey health systems hired Mr. Christie to lobby the federal government on Medicare reimburse- ment and federal relief funding, ac- cording to lobbying disclosure docu- ments submitted June 17. Mr. Christie is registered to lobby through his firm, Christie 55 Solutions. He works with his former chief of staff Rich Bagger. Atlantic Health System is based in Morristown, Hackensack Meridian is in Hackensack, and RWJBarnabas is in West Orange. n