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1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

PURPOSE Beverly Hospital recognizes and supports the importance of having a diverse supplier base. We believe being inclusive in our procurement process for goods and services aids in strengthen our growth as well as the local economy and communities we live in and serve. POLICY Beverly Hospital will proactively include diverse business enterprises in our procurement process when possible that are both competitive, clinically accepted, quality, lead time, etc. and meets all healthcare regulation requirements. SCOPE Applies to Business partners, Materials Management and hospital leadership decision makers. PROCEDURE Materials Management will engage our group purchasing organization (GPO) for small business and/or minority owned suppliers when possible. Our GPO has a portfolio of contracted products and services including certified small business, minority -, women – LGTB+, and veteran - in nearly every hospital categories available to its member base. Materials Management also has an email on Beverly website under “in the community” for small local and/or diverse businesses to contact us for bidding considerations. When possible Beverly Purchasing and/or Accounting clerk will request from new and prospective business partners for their diversity status information and load this into our hospital information system for aiding in tracking and annual reporting On an annual basis Materials Management in partnership with Accounting will generate a purchase report to be submitted to the office of HCAI on the approved template with previous year procurement efforts identified.

2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication

Supplier Point of Contact

• Name: YOLANDA E PENA
• Website: https://beverly.org/about-us/in-the-community/
• 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?

We are members of premier purchasing group and rely on their expansive listing (tool kit) of diverse/small business options they've vetted in various categories that we commonly reviewed for bidding options

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 team is encouraged with education on the benefits of having an inclusive supplier base

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

we have a message and contact info posted on our hospital website for local diverse enterprises interested in potentially partnering with us to share their info for future procurement considerations.

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?

still in development. Beverly hospital has memberships with several surrounding city chamber of commerce

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

No

Do you accept self-certification?

No

Third-Party Procurement

• Name: Premier
• Website: https://sso.premierinc.com/signin/v1/identifier?goto=https://premierconnect.premierinc.com/

5. Other Relevant Information

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