Hospital Supplier Diversity Report

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Eisenhower Health Supplier Diversity Mission Statement Eisenhower Health is fully committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified diverse suppliers to compete and participate in the sourcing and procurement processes. We believe that creating an inclusive supply chain that values diverse owned and small businesses is not only good for the community, it’s good for our business. Eisenhower Health is an owner/member of the Premier GPO who assists with contracting for a large portion of our procurement portfolio. Their Diversity Policy Statement is noted below. If you would like information on becoming an approved vendor for Eisenhower Health, you can contact us via our website at www.emc.org or email Joanne Singh, Director of Materials Management at jsingh@eisenhowerhealth.org. Premier, one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the country, is committed to the growth and success of minority- women, veteran-owned and small businesses through its Supplier Diversity Strategies. We are committed to delivering value and optimizing our competitive advantage for the benefit of our members. Our contracted suppliers play a critical role in differentiating the Premier Healthcare alliance and meeting the needs of our broad membership base. Integrating and leveraging supplier diversity into the way we do business helps us maximize competitiveness and creates real opportunities for more minority, women, veteran owned and small businesses to grow their market share with our members. By diversifying the supply chain composition with small and diverse supplier options, we believe we are providing cost-cutting solutions, innovation and economic vitality for our non-profit hospitals and the communities they serve. The momentum is growing. At Premier, we believe in setting quantifiable goals to demonstrate the success we deliver through having diverse and small businesses on our contract portfolio. Premier is intent on nurturing, maintaining, and expanding diverse suppliers in the supply chain. We continue to offer our members a diverse supplier portfolio that helps them meet their supplier diversity expenditure requirements and requests for more contracting opportunities. Our flexible sourcing strategies also allow Premier to proactively employ different approaches to sustain and add to our current base of diverse suppliers. In 2008, Premier introduced Sourcing Education and Enrichment for Diverse and Small Suppliers (SEEDS) a program aimed at increasing the number of small, diverse and regional companies doing business with members of the Premier alliance. Further, we encourage our contracted suppliers to support and procure from small and diverse suppliers and we have witnessed the fruitful results these collaborations can produce. Premier is committed to the richness supplier diversity invites into the supply chain. We look forward to continuing to work with our contracted suppliers and members to make our Supplier Diversity initiatives a key part of the way we do business.

2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication

Supplier Point of Contact

• Name: Joanne Singh
• Phone: 760-773-1417
• Email: jsingh@emc.org
• Website: www.emc.org

Outreach and Communication

How does your hospital encourage and seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?

As a stand- alone, not for profit organization, EMC relies on our GPO Premier for the majority of our contracting portfolio.

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?

Procurement staff have been provided education on supplier diversity, however they do not seek out potential suppliers.

How does your hospital conduct outreach and communication to minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?

Our supplier diversity statement is found on our facility website and provides information on who to contact to become an approved vendor. This past year we have reached out via email and phone to many of our local vendors to determine diversity status.

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.

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.

What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?

$263,544,855.00

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?

We do not have a local program in place to support organizations that promote or certify diversity business enterprises. However, as a Premier GPO member we have access to their Sourcing Education and Enrichment for Diverse and Small Suppliers (SEEDS) program aimed at increasing the number of small, diverse and regional companies doing business with members of the Premier alliance.

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

No

Do you accept self-certification?

No