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1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

When making vendor selections or contracting & purchasing decisions, Sutter Health may consider and include vendors in our RFx events if they meet our standard sourcing qualifications.

2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication

Supplier Point of Contact

• Name: Sutter's Vendor Line
• Website: https://www.sutterhealth.org/for-vendors
• Hospital Contacts for Diverse Business Enterprises are available upon request.
  Please send request via email to: supplier.diversity@hcai.ca.gov

Outreach and Communication

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

Our GPO has a robust classification for diverse suppliers in their contract portfolio which are included when conduct an RFx event.

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?

We look at all suppliers equally who meet our standard qualifications criteria during RFx process.

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

We consistently reach diverse suppliers through our GPO ecosystem and we also have a subscription to find diverse suppliers.

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 actively encourage our GPO to onboard new vendors to facilitate market competition.

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

Yes

Do you accept self-certification?

No

Third-Party Procurement

• Name: Vizient Inc
• Website: https://www.vizientinc.com/

5. Other Relevant Information

Sutter Health directly spent approximately $45M on diverse vendors, $5.2M on veteran owned, and $64M on small businesses across all our entities in 2021.

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