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
Short-Term Supplier Diversity Goals (6–12 Months): 1. Establish a baseline for current diverse supplier spending. 2. Create a database of qualified diverse suppliers. 3. Increase diverse supplier participation in bidding opportunities. 4. Track and report supplier diversity metrics quarterly; and 5. work with prime vendor in Identifying new opportunities to award contracts to diverse 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
Long-Term Supplier Diversity Goals (1–3 Years) 1. Increase annual spending with diverse suppliers. 2. Expand partnerships with local and regional diverse businesses. 3. Integrate supplier diversity into strategic procurement practices. 4. Establish measurable supplier diversity performance goals. 5. Promote economic growth by supporting diverse businesses in the community. 6. Review and improve the Supplier Diversity Program annually to ensure continued progress and effectiveness.
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 GPO and Prime Distributor in prioritizing prime vendors and subcontract suppliers from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers.
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
Encourage and remind Purchasing Department Buyers about ECRMC's Supplier Diversity Program.
Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises
Pledged with Premier’s GPO supplier diversity program, a coordinated, member‑driven effort to make healthcare procurement more equitable, with measurable goals for inclusion and growth of diverse suppliers.
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
Not available.
Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier
Annually review and update ECRMC's Supplier Diversity Program Policy to reflect current organizational needs, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.
5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations
Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
Not available
Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
Not available.
6. Procurement Process and Certification
Please describe your hospital's procurement process
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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.
| Business Ownership | Tier 1 Procurement | Tier 2 Procurement | Total Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic American | -- | -- | -- |
| Native American | -- | -- | -- |
| Asian Pacific | -- | -- | -- |
| Unknown Minority | $6,865 | -- | $6,865 |
| Total | $6,865 | -- | $6,865 |
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* | $6,865 | -- | $6,865 |
| Women | $24,711 | -- | $24,711 |
| LGBT | -- | -- | -- |
| Disabled Veteran | $3,746 | $12,476 | $16,222 |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | --- | --- | --- |
| Combined Total | $35,322 | $12,476 | $47,798 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$5,000,000
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
- https://premierinc.com/
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