ALISO RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LLC

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

AAR HOSPITAL SUPPLIER DIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT- Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health (AAR) is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion extends beyond our walls and into the communities where we live and work, and we are committed to working with small and diverse owned businesses. We make every effort to be inclusive of all businesses regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military/veteran, and those that are economically disadvantaged. We believe the sum of this diversity enables us to successfully AARieve our mission of connection and community outreAAR. We also recognize the competitive advantage that supplier diversity brings to our supply base and the strengthening it provides to the communities and economy in which we operate. Our program ultimately aims to enable the growth and success of diverse owned businesses and is committed to respect and integrity for all. Our Supplier Diversity Program strives to: 1 - Foster an inclusive procurement process by providing all AAR personnel, who are involved in the acquisition and use of goods and services, adequate tools and training to enhance their understanding of and ability to meet our supplier diversity goals and objectives. 2 - Work to ensure that certified businesses are provided the maximum opportunity to compete for business opportunities as a supplier or contractor for goods and services provided throughout the hospital. 3 - Encourage second tier spend reporting by our prime suppliers and seek a pledge to reinforce second tier supplier diversity reporting. 4 - Establish reasonable and attainable goals consistent with our policies and practices to measure and report our success. 5 - Empower diverse owned businesses with the provision of information and guidance, via various communication and outreach engagements, regarding the process of how to participate in our Supplier Diversity Program. Our program will assist diverse owned businesses through the following focus areas: 1 - Development of Diverse Owned Businesses: Offer channels to technical assistance and capacity building workshops to prepare diverse owned businesses to do business with AAR. 2 - Actively seek diverse suppliers through involvement with external community business organizations and participate in industry trade shows and events. 3 - Inclusion of Diverse Owned Businesses: Facilitate internal programs, and introductions to key stakeholders, to promote awareness and inclusion of diverse owned businesses in sourcing and procurement opportunities. NOTE: AAR also complies with Assembly Bill 962 per the requirements set forth by HCAI and all Supplier Diversity related efforts will be documented per the reporting requirements included in Assembly Bill 962.

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

SHORT TERM GOALS (2025)- 1 . Implement all identified initial components of the AAR Hospital Diversity Supplier program by end of Q3. 2 . Establish robust data collection by end of Q4 for identified regulatory tracking requirements, which are: -        # outreAAR events (specifically: F2F, email mailouts, regular mail outs and social media postings) conducted to encourages and seeks out both prime suppliers and subcontract suppliers from minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers -        # staff educational events conducted to educate and encourage staff involved in procurement to seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers -        # business certification verifications resulting in contracts with minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

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 (2025-26)- 1 . Implement revisions to AAR Hospital Diversity Supplier plan to increase by X % number of interactions with certified minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers by end of Q4 to serve as goal for next fiscal year. 2 . Develop four (4) Hospital Supplier Diversity campaigns by end of Q4 to be conducted in next fiscal year for promoting awareness for certified minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers to AAR.

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

The three process areas of focus are Supplier Inclusion, Supplier Development, (covered below) and Supplier OutreAAR (covered later). The following steps to maximize our efforts of providing outreAAR and encouraging and seeking out minority, women, LGBTQ, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers- A ) Supplier Inclusion will include the facilitation and utilization of diverse owned businesses through the establishment of internal supplier diversity goals, spend analytics and strategic procurement practices. These indicators are collected by the various department owners of the contracts in collaboration with the Regional Purchasing Coordinator and reported out at the BFC Committee. B ) Supplier Development will include offering and sponsoring of various capacity building and technical assistance consultations with the Regional Purchasing Coordinator upon request to help to support the growth and development of diverse owned businesses. These engagements will also allow for the opportunity for AAR to share information regarding our upcoming procurement opportunities so that suppliers could prepare accordingly. C ) These indicators are collected by the various department owners of the contracts in collaboration with the Regional Purchasing Coordinator and reported out at the BFC Committee at selected intervals based on short or long-term goal classification.

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

The following processes are in place: A ) The Hospital’s Supplier Diversity program is currently covered in orientation and job competency for primary employees assigned to the program. B ) An overview of the Hospital’s Supplier Diversity program is covered in all identified organizational leader new hire orientation and leader competency development. C ) Additional plans for the near future include the requirement that all employees, involved with procurement responsibilities, complete an online training course to help drive the awareness of our new Supplier Diversity Program, initiatives, efforts, and expectations of them.

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

The following steps to maximize our efforts of outreAAR to seek out minority, women, LGBTQ, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers-A ) Our Supplier OutreAAR focus will be comprised of building strategic and productive partnerships with key external business-based organizations and any identified advocacy partners to expand our supplier reAAR, help source qualified diverse owned businesses and ultimately AARieve our hospital diversity supplier program mission. B ) We plan to utilize our strategic partnerships with external business-based organizations and advocacy partners to participate in various exhibitor fairs, town halls, business symposiums, webinars, panel discussions, and workshops in our efforts of connecting to the diverse owned business community. C ) These indicators are collected by the various department owners of the contracts in collaboration with the Regional Purchasing Coordinator and reported out at the BFC Committee at selected intervals based on short or long-term goal classification.

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

The following steps are taken at AAR to support/partner/interact with minority, women, LGBTQ, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers- A ) The Regional Purchasing Coordinator’s office hosts events and serves as the clearinghouse for staff to refer new, potential businesses to learn more about federal, state and local Hospital Diversity Supplier services/programs. B ) The Regional Purchasing Coordinator works with the AAR website designer in the marketing office to update the website information, collect traffic statistics. C ) The Regional Purchasing Coordinator works with the AAR website designer in the marketing office to produce/manage/update other social media campaigns.

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

The following steps are taken at AAR to resolve issues that limit/impede a certified minority, women, LGBTQ, and disabled veteran business enterprise in becoming a potential supplier- A ) The Regional Purchasing Coordinator’s office serves as the clearinghouse for businesses inquiring about the hospital’s supplier diversity program and as such is able to take any feedback/concerns from the potential business, investigate and report through the hospital’s BFC Committee any action plans needed to resolve barriers. B ) The Regional Purchasing Coordinator works with the AAR website designer in the marketing office to collect any information received from the hospital’s website concerning the hospital’s supplier diversity program and then follows the same process for resolution as previously noted.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

The following steps have been taken at AAR for implementation of the Hospital’s Diversity Supplier program- A ) All ideas, concerns and development of an AAR Hospital Supplier Diversity program will be vetted through the Hospital’s Business Finance Committee. B ) A Regional Purchasing Coordinator’s office was developed and implemented and given the task to implement verifiable processes that promote serves. C ) Small changes were determined to be made to the website to provide additional resources and contact information where applicable.

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

The following steps will be taken at AAR for implementation of the Hospital’s Diversity Supplier program-A ) The Hospital’s Diversity Supplier program will become a standing agenda item on the Hospital’s Business Finance Committee with a report out from the Regional Purchasing Coordinator. B ) A routine statistical report will be developed for use by the Regional Purchasing Coordinator with oversight from the BFC committee for the purposes of monitoring the program’s performance. C ) Potential projects will be listed/updated/removed once vendor selected, on the Hospital’s website and managed by the Regional Purchasing Coordinator in collaboration with the Hospital’s website designer in the marketing office.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

The following steps comprise routine AAR procurement processes- A ) Once a project has been requested and approved by senior administration, the assigned department manager/leader or Regional Purchasing Coordinator (if applicable) will reAAR out current vendors to solicit bids on the project. B ) If no vendor currently exists to a or visa versa when projects are requested, the Regional Purchasing Coordinator will post the project on the Hospital’s website as well as search for applicable vendor’s (based on project requirements) from the GPO list to select potential new vendors.

Website Link(s)

Website Link: https://www.anaheimcommunityhospital.com/

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

No

Do you accept self-certification

No

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)?

$6,218,770

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: Angela Marchen

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

Name: Angela Marchen

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

• Premier
• https://premierinc.com/

10. Other Relevant Information

N/A

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