CENTRAL CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
The Hospital and its leaders are committed to fostering economic inclusion and equity and ensuring fair opportunities for all businesses. The Hospital will actively seek out, identify and do business with any suppliers including diverse suppliers that provide equitable services and goods that support the hospital’s mission, vision, and goals. The Hospital supports and leverages its group purchasing organization (GPO), HealthTrust Performance Group, LP (HealthTrust). HealthTrust provide a large portion of the purchases services procured by the Hospital. As such, the Hospital partners with HealthTrust and their active supplier diversity program.
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
The Hospital will continue to actively work with HealthTrust who reviews Prospective Supplier Profiles (PSP) submitted via its website, as well as the attendance by Hospital and HealthTrust representatives at local, regional, and national trade shows by various advocacy groups. Vendors and suppliers interested in participating with HealthTrust will be considered based on the level of service, products, Diverse providers will be referred to HealthTrust for inclusion in the program by employees and other 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
The Hospital will continue to actively work with HealthTrust who reviews Prospective Supplier Profiles (PSP) submitted via its website, as well as the attendance by Hospital and HealthTrust representatives at local, regional, and national trade shows by various advocacy groups. Vendors and suppliers interested in participating with HealthTrust will be considered based on the level of service, products, Diverse providers will be referred to HealthTrust for inclusion in the program by employees and other suppliers.
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
As part of the Supplier Diversity Program, HealthTrust developed a Supplier Diversity Council. The mission of the Council is to ensure HealthTrust and its members maximize their supplier diversity initiatives by developing industry best practices and promoting diverse supplier opportunities. The goals identified by the council include the establishment of supplier diversity best practices, communicate and identify diverse supplier opportunities, and increase utilization of diverse suppliers where possible.
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 Hospital overall mission, vision, and values encourages nondiscrimination in any form and enhance inclusion and diversity which is communicated through its Guiding Principles. Those Guiding Principles are communicated through staff education and training, discussions at routine committee meetings, and All Staff meetings that are held routinely.
Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises
HealthTrust assists the Hospital with outreach including active support (financially and/or through participation) various national organizations including but not limited to the National Minority Supplier Development Council, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, the HealthCare Supplier Diversity Alliance, and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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
HealthTrust assists the Hospital with outreach including active support (financially and/or through participation) various national organizations including but not limited to the National Minority Supplier Development Council, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, the HealthCare Supplier Diversity Alliance, and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier
The Hospital resolves issues through frequent communications with HealthTrust including those related to diverse suppliers' issues. Identification of an issue is immediately brought forward to HealthTrust representatives for resolution during routine scheduled calls/meetings. This process would be utilized should an issue be identified.
5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations
Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
The Hospital has implemented data collection and analysis relative to the use of diverse suppliers.
Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
As part of the Supplier Diversity Program, HealthTrust developed a Supplier Diversity Council. The mission of the Council is to ensure HealthTrust and its members maximize their supplier diversity initiatives by developing industry best practices and promoting diverse supplier opportunities. The goals identified by the council include the establishment of supplier diversity best practices, communicate and identify diverse supplier opportunities, and increase utilization of diverse suppliers where possible.
6. Procurement Process and Certification
Please describe your hospital's procurement process
The Hospital procures supplies and vendors utilizing the HealthTrust listing of vendors. Supplies are purchased based on the needs of patient population served. Assessment and decision regarding the vendor are based on the following in order of priority 1) the clinical appropriateness 2) the efficacy of the product or service. After those primary decision factors are met, vendors that provide the clinical appropriate/efficacious products are compared with consideration of the purchase value (best price and service). Reevaluation of the vendor occurs periodically to verify efficiency and ensure that they continue to meet our clinical needs.
Website Link(s)
https://ccarh.ernesthealth.com/
Do you require suppliers to be certified?
Yes
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.
| Business Ownership | Tier 1 Procurement | Tier 2 Procurement | Total Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic American | -- | -- | -- |
| Native American | -- | -- | -- |
| Asian Pacific | -- | -- | -- |
| Unknown Minority | $649 | -- | $649 |
| Total | $649 | -- | $649 |
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.
| Business Ownership | Tier 1 Procurement | Tier 2 Procurement | Total Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority* | $649 | -- | $649 |
| Women | $5,912 | -- | $5,912 |
| LGBT | -- | -- | -- |
| Disabled Veteran | -- | -- | -- |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | --- | --- | --- |
| Combined Total | $6,561 | -- | $6,561 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$1,156,567
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: Emily Gotwols
Enter the contact information for the individual of the diverse business outreach liaison of your hospital.
Name: Emily Gotwols
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
- HealthTrust Performance Group, LP
- https://healthtrustpg.com/
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