COAST PLAZA HOSPITAL

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

It is important to have a supplier base that mirrors our workplace and the communities we serve. Pipeline Health LA is committed to developing mutually beneficial relationships with certified diversity businesses. Diverse businesses are provided opportunity to participate as partners and/or suppliers of goods/services to Pipeline Health LA whenever feasible.

2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication

Supplier Point of Contact

• Name: Robert Bertels
• 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?

Working with our new Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), Premier Inc., to encourage inclusion of more Diversity vendors in their bidding/contracting processes as this is the primary source of our vendor selections. Additionally, include a tag line on procurement staff email signatures that notify vendors we support the California Diversity initiative and to contact us if they feel they could fall into that category for inclusion in future bids or business projects. Planning to add a link to our external website about supplier diversity and how we can be contacted in Supply Chain if they are a Certified Diversity Business so that they might qualify for inclusion in future bids.

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?

Meet with all system procurement staff about the AB 962 initiative and how to communicate a potential Diversity Supplier to upper management. This will be an ongoing process.

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

See additional considerations as noted above in Outreach & Communication. Considering engaging local Chambers of Commerce and/or other community-based business development resources via our corporate Marketing/Business Development dept.

3. 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)?

$19,418,902

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.

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 would fully support local, regional, or nationally recognized organizations/commerce groups that certify Diverse Suppliers and like businesses.

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

Yes

Do you accept self-certification?

No

Third-Party Procurement

• Name: Premier, Inc.
• Website: https://premierinc.com/

5. Other Relevant Information

Data included in the UNKNOWN box represents spend with Asian-Indian American

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