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Two leading Memphis pediatric hospitals are included in the new U.S. News & World Report ranking of Best Children's Hospitals in the nation.
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital was lauded in five areas; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in one.
Le Bonheur ranked 23rd in neurology/neurosurgery, 25th in orthopedics, 26th in pulmonology, 39th in nephrology and 48th in cardiology/heart surgery. Last year, Le Bonheur ranked in four specialties; pulmonology is a new, fifth, area of excellence this year for Le Bonheur.
St. Jude ranked sixth in the nation for cancer treatment, according to U.S. News & World Report. It was third last year.
The U.S. News rankings feature the top 50 hospitals in each of 10 pediatric specialties.
Across the country, 80 hospitals ranked in one or more specialities.
Aerotropolis study OK'd
The Memphis City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday allocating $300,000 in matching funds to contribute toward a master plan to improve a large area around Memphis International Airport.
The goal of the $2.2 million plan is to provide a blueprint for restoring health to distressed neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas surrounding the airport.
Dubbed "Airport City," the area encompasses 50 square miles. The plan is related to the city's vision of becoming an aerotropolis, in which the airport is fully exploited for economic development.
Included in the work will be a real estate market analysis, an urban design plan and a master plan for the huge region. Planning work should take 18 months.
Learn about settlement
Representatives of the Tennessee Attorney General's Office are scheduled to meet today with local officials to outline details of the nationwide mortgage foreclosure agreement with five major lenders.
Jeff Hill, senior counsel with the Consumer Advocate and Protection Division, and Matt Pulle, mortgage settlement coordinator, will outline benefits available for consumers who are struggling with mortgage problems.
Their presentation, to a committee of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, starts at noon at the County Administration Building, 160 N. Main.
Bank to match gifts
First Tennessee Bank says it has begun matching customer donations made through its Bill Pay Online service to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The match is as much as $10 per household.
Overall, the bank will provide $25,000 in matches through Sept. 30.
New credit union CEO
HealthNet Federal Credit Union said William Whitten will succeed Mike Haggard as president and chief executive officer, probably in late July.
Whitten has been vice president for 15 years. Haggard became CEO and president in 1988.
The Cordova institution, founded in 1955 for Baptist Memorial Hospital employees, holds $46 million in assets for 6,500 members employed at health care firms throughout the Mid-South.
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