Phoenix Children Earns Top Ranking for the Fourth Time

Mark Love, a Phoenix, Arizona resident, has spent over 30 years working in upper management in the finance sector. Outside of his responsibilities as a partner at Goldmark Venture Partners, Mark Love volunteers his time to organizations in Arizona such as Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

This summer, US News & World Report recognized Phoenix Children’s Hospital as the Best Children’s Hospital, one of its national rankings. As a part of the yearly ranking, the publication assesses children’s hospitals on several measures including clinical expertise and patient outcomes. The publication ranks 118 children’s hospitals with only 24 hospitals being ranked in ten pediatric specialties.

Phoenix Children’s has been included in the rankings for ten years, but this is the fourth year that it has received top marks in all areas. In fact, it was the only one in the 24 hospitals that ranked number one in all ten specialties in 2020-2021.

US News compiles the listing by first sending out questionnaires to close to 200 pediatric hospitals across the country. Each hospital receives a reputation score, which contributes to its final ranking. Pediatric specialists rank top hospitals by answering surveys of where they would send critical patients without regard to cost or need.

The Art Industry Generates Significant Income for Arizona

A businessman and philanthropist from Phoenix, Arizona, Mark Love has worked in finance for the last 32 years. Outside of his professional pursuits, Mark Love is interested in art, which in Arizona has become an important factor in the economy.

According to the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the state’s arts and culture sector has contributed significantly to the economy. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) reported that in the fiscal years 2015 and 2016, these sectors have contributed $9 billion and $9.35 billion respectively to the state's economy.

The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), an organization the BEA and NEA created, tracked the annual impact of arts and culture in the state. The organization looked at two factors influencing the state’s GDP-employment and retail.

The reports were published in 2018 and 2019 but the data was based on earnings in fiscal years 2015 and 2016. In terms of employment, in 2015, 90,000 people were employed in the arts industry and earned $4.9 billion while, in 2016, the number of people employed in this industry grew to 91,878, earning $4.95 billion. The sector generated $1.6 billion to the state’s economy in art-related income in 2015, and in 2016, there was no data related to retail.