EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

ECRMC values and celebrates diversity and inclusion within its workforce, business partnerships, and the communities it serves. ECRMC is committed to supporting the economic development of its local communities through partnerships with Diverse Suppliers and small businesses.

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

Purchasing Department, working with ECRMC’s GPO and primary distributor, shall engage certifying agencies and participate in local initiatives to identify suppliers that can meet ECRMC’s needs. A Diverse Supplier registration portal shall be established to capture pertinent supplier information and develop a listing of businesses owned and/or operated by individuals or groups that are part of the traditionally underrepresented supplier community.

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

Expand our Diversity Program to Imperial Valley Healthcare District as ECRMC merges with IVHD.

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

Worked with our GPO and Prime Vendor/Supplier and collaborate to identify and capture pertinent supplier information and develop a listing of businesses owned and/or operated by individuals or groups that are part of the traditionally underrepresented supplier community.

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

Diversity Program policy was approved and available in our Intranet for all employees to read and acknowledged.

Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Will be working with Prime Supplier/Vendor to monitor closely diversity spend and add identified diversity vendors contact information in our active vendor list.

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

Purchasing Department, working with ECRMC’s GPO and primary distributor, shall engage certifying agencies and participate in local initiatives to identify suppliers that can meet ECRMC’s needs.

Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier

No issues encountered so far. If any moving forward, will work with GPO and Primary Vendor account representative to address challenges encountered by any diverse vendors.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission

Purchasing Department shall, on a periodic basis, track and report program performance on key performance indicators, to include: • Percent of Total Spend • Percent of Suppliers • And other metrics if available

Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission

Purchasing will work with the Value Analysis Committee ensuring products and services that are vetted in the committee will at least include a diverse supplier/vendor.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

The Purchasing Office is responsible for the procurement of all supplies and equipment required for operations and patient care, including inventory supplies, non-inventory (special order) department supplies, major and minor equipment and parts and accessories. The Purchasing Office of the Supply Chain Management Department is solely authorized to commit Hospital funds for any purchase unless authorized by the Chief Executive Officer. This committal is accomplished by the issuance of a Purchase Order (see sample) signed by the Director, Supply Chain Management or a designee. Orders are not considered binding nor will respective invoices be paid without a corresponding Purchase Order and receiving documentation.

Website Link(s)

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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)?

$53,600,630

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: Reno Kitane

Enter the contact information for the individual of the diverse business outreach liaison of your hospital.

Name: Reno Kitane

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

• Premier THR
• https://premierconnect.premierinc.com

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