ALVARADO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
Hospital is committed to providing Small Business, Minority Owned, Women Owned, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Owned (LGBQ), Veteran Owned and Disabled Veteran Owned an equal opportunity to compete for and earn contracts for the goods and services hospital purchase. Hospital will work to make it easier for vendors to find procurement opportunities and for hospital to identify available vendors.
2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication
Supplier Point of Contact
- Name: Ron Kwan
- Phone: 909-954-4525
- Email: Rkwan@primehealthcare.com
Outreach and Communication
How does your hospital encourage and seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?
Hospital will announce potential business opportunities in the most appropriate and effective media to identify new sources that will ensure that hospital obtains the best value while bidding in a RFP. Small Business, Minority Owned, Women Owned, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT), and disabled veteran business enterprises are all encouraged to participate whenever possible. Hospital has asked for GPOs participation to identify Diversity Suppliers when hospital is seeking new products, services, and renewing of contracts to partake in the proposal when conceivable.
How does your hospital encourage its employees involved in procurement to seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?
Supply Chain Management will review supply chain strategies to ensure that hospital is taking full advantage of the capabilities, competitive pricing, new processes and products, and innovations offered by Suppliers represented in the Diversity programs.
How does your hospital conduct outreach and communication to minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?
Hospital has asked for GPOs participation to identify Diversity Suppliers when hospital is seeking new products, services, and renewing of contracts to partake in the proposal when conceivable.
3. Diverse Supplier Spending
Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority
For the reporting period, enter the dollar amounts procured by your hospital from those business enterprises that employ the majority of their workforce in California.
| Business Ownership | Tier 1 Procurement | Tier 2 Procurement | Total Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | - | - | - |
| Hispanic American | - | - | - |
| Native American | - | - | - |
| Asian Pacific | - | - | - |
| Unknown Minority | $7,965.00 | - | $7,965.00 |
| Total | $7,965.00 | - | $7,965.00 |
Diverse Procurement Spending by Other
For the reporting period, enter the dollar amounts procured by your hospital from those business enterprises that employ the majority of their workforce in California.
| Business Ownership | Tier 1 Procurement | Tier 2 Procurement | Total Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority* | $7,965.00 | - | $7,965.00 |
| Women | - | - | - |
| LGBTQ | - | - | - |
| Disabled Veteran | - | - | - |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | - | - | - |
| Combined Total | $7,965.00 | - | $7,965.00 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$9,362,688.00
4. Certifications and Third Party Procurement
Certifications
How does your hospital support organizations that promote or certify minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?
Hospital uses a series of sourcing processes to capture supply data and knowledge to build a dynamic supplier base, thereby ensuring continuous improvement of the entire supply chain. Strategies are developed by a thorough understanding of the external supplier environment and internal business partner requirements. Purchasing teams will apply supply chain management business practices to both strategic sourcing and individual purchases and examine demand trends, the marketplace, and the supplier community to determine how to achieve best value. Hospital continuously assess the marketplace for drivers of market segments, industry trends, impact of new technology, competitive dynamics, supplier characteristics, and suppliers (national or regional) in a market. Hospital analyzes the sourcing history of a product or service to determine the level of competition, prices, and performance results of existing suppliers to determine if a new supplier would better meet clinical supply or facility service needs. Hospital will announce potential business opportunities in the most appropriate and effective media to identify new sources that will ensure that hospital obtains the best value while bidding in a RFP. Small Business, Minority Owned, Women Owned, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT), and disabled veteran business enterprises are all encouraged to participate whenever possible. Hospital has asked for GPOs participation to identify Diversity Suppliers when hospital is seeking new products, services, and renewing of contracts to partake in the proposal when conceivable.
Do you require suppliers to be certified?
No
Do you accept self-certification?
No