ADVENTIST HEALTH SELMA

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Our hospital is committed to advancing supplier diversity. Adventist Health is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified diverse suppliers to compete and participate in the sourcing and procurement process of our healthcare organization. By creating an inclusive supply chain that recognizes and values diverse owned and small businesses, it strengthens the relationships with the communities we serve. This is consistent with Adventist Health’s Vision Statement: Compelled by our mission to live God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope, we will transform the health experience of our communities by improving physical, mental, and spiritual health; enhancing interactions; and making care more accessible and affordable.

2. Goals and Timetables

Please describe your hospital's short-term goals and timetables, but not quotas, for increasing procurement from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Our hospital is committed to advancing supplier diversity. Our short-term goal is to review our vendor registration and onboarding process to ensure the process is fair and equitable for all potential suppliers.

Please describe your hospital's long-term goals and timetables, but not quotas, for increasing procurement from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Long-term goals have not been established.

3. Outreach and Communication

Please describe the methods in which the hospital encourages and seeks out both prime and subcontract suppliers from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers

We encourage our prime suppliers to include certified diverse businesses as subcontractors when appropriate, and we work to include diverse suppliers in competitive bid opportunities wherever feasible.

Please describe the methods in which the hospital encourages its employees involved in procurement to seek out women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers

Our teams are encouraged to ensure that sourcing communications, bid solicitations, and vendor onboarding processes are inclusive and accessible to all suppliers, regardless of business size or ownership.

Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

We ensure that all interested suppliers have access to the same information about procurement opportunities through our website and encourage all suppliers to complete the new vendor registration process.

4. Support and Supplier Resolutions

Please describe the methods in which your hospital supports, partners with, or interacts with organizations and other entities in the procurement ecosystem that promote, certify, or contract with women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Adventist Health encourages certification by including a diversity reporting section in our new vendor enrollment form. Along with diversity categories, we request that our new vendors designate if they are agency certified and include reference to the certifying agencies.

Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier

Our hospital is committed to providing all suppliers—regardless of size, ownership, or background—with equal access to procurement opportunities. We maintain a transparent and fair procurement process designed to ensure that no enterprise is unfairly limited or impeded from becoming a supplier.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission

No previous recommendations exist.

Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission

No previous recommendations exist.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Key elements of the Procurement Process Include: 1) Needs Identification and Requisitioning: Department leaders and clinical stakeholders work with supply chain professionals to identify needs based on operational requirements, patient care priorities, and strategic objectives. Requests are entered into our procurement system for review. 2) Vendor Evaluation and Selection: Our sourcing teams evaluate potential suppliers based on quality, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and compliance. Where feasible, we encourage the inclusion of certified diverse business enterprises (e.g., women-, minority-, LGBT-, and disabled veteran-owned businesses) in bid opportunities, in alignment with DEI principles and state guidance. 3) Contracting and Compliance: We follow a standardized contracting process to ensure legal, regulatory, and ethical compliance. This includes due diligence on vendor qualifications, pricing, and adherence to applicable healthcare, safety, and labor standards. 4) Purchasing and Order Fulfillment: Once a vendor is selected and a contract is executed, purchase orders are issued through our ERP system. We monitor performance, delivery timelines, and fulfillment accuracy to ensure continuity of care and value delivery.

Website Link(s)

ahsourcing@ah.org

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

Yes

Do you accept self-certification

Yes

7. 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)?

$0

Procurement means the purchase or lease of supplies, services, equipment, and capital expenditures related to buildings and fixed equipment during the previous calendar year. Procurement does not include items such as employee salaries and wages, fixed asset depreciation, amortization, or taxes.

8. Supplier Point of Contact

Enter the contact information for the individual that business enterprises who are interested in contracting with your facility can reach out to.

Name: Justin Freed

Enter the contact information for the individual of the diverse business outreach liaison of your hospital.

Name: Justin Freed

Hospital Contacts for Diverse Business Enterprises are available upon request. Please send request via email to supplier.diversity@hcai.ca.gov

9. Third Party Procurement

Third Party Procurement

• Vizient Inc.
• http://www.vizientinc.com

10. Other Relevant Information

Adventist Health System/West operates a shared service center that manages all procurement and supply chain activity. All diversity dollars and the total system spend have been reported on the Adventist Health System/West consolidated system report.

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