Hospital Supplier Diversity Plans

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

ACH HOSPITAL SUPPLIER DIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT- Anaheim Community Hospital (ACH) 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 achieve our mission of connection and community outreach. 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: Encourage second tier spend reporting by our prime suppliers and seek a pledge to reinforce second tier supplier diversity reporting, Encourage second tier spend reporting by our prime suppliers and seek a pledge to reinforce second tier supplier diversity reporting, Encourage second tier spend reporting by our prime suppliers and seek a pledge to reinforce second tier supplier diversity reporting. Our program will assist diverse owned businesses through the following focus areas: Development of Diverse Owned Businesses: Offer channels to technical assistance and capacity building workshops to prepare diverse owned businesses to do business with ACH. Outreach to Diverse Owned Businesses: Actively seek diverse suppliers through involvement with external community business organizations and participate in industry trade shows and events. 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: ACH 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

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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

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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 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 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 outreach to seek out minority, women, LGBTQ, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers-A ) Our Supplier Outreach 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 reach, help source qualified diverse owned businesses and ultimately achieve 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 ACH 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 ACH website designer in the marketing office to update the website information, collect traffic statistics. C ) The Regional Purchasing Coordinator works with the ACH 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 ACH 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 ACH 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 ACH for implementation of the Hospital’s Diversity Supplier program- A ) All ideas, concerns and development of an ACH 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 ACH 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 ACH 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 reach 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)

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)?

$7,389,066

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

None.

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