ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF MODESTO

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Encompass Health believes that through an open and inclusive environment the company can learn from and leverage differences and perspectives to offer the maximum value to employees, patients, business partners, shareholders and the local communities in which we live and work. Specifically with respect to supplier diversity, Encompass Health works with a diverse group of business partners and suppliers to better serve our patients and our communities.

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

Encompass Health is committed to increasing its supplier base as needed to better serve our patients and creating maximum value for our business.

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

Encompass Health is committed to increasing its supplier base as needed to better serve our patients and creating maximum value for our business.

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

Encompass Health is involved with organizations that certify diverse businesses in order to increase awareness of opportunities to utilize diverse suppliers. Encompass Health participates in vendor fairs with space for diverse suppliers. Furthermore, Encompass Health solicits supplier diversity information in its bid process and the information informs Encompass Health in awarding contracts.

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

Encompass Health is involved with organizations that certify diverse businesses in order to increase awareness of opportunities to utilize diverse suppliers. Encompass Health participates in vendor fairs with space for diverse suppliers. Furthermore, Encompass Health solicits supplier diversity information in its bid process and the information informs Encompass Health in awarding contracts.

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

Encompass Health participates in vendor fairs with space for diverse suppliers. Encompass Health's group purchasing organization offers a diverse supplier program that provides Encompass Health access to a portfolio 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

Through Encompass Health’s group purchasing organization, Encompass Health participates in the supplier diversity program allowing it to offer diversity certification to eligible suppliers.

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

Encompass Health is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate rehabilitative care in the communities it serves. To accomplish this level of care, Encompass Health resolves issues with suppliers that value providing high-quality goods and services.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

Encompass Health has implemented the following relevant recommendations: • Has a supplier diversity policy statement • Identifies and tracks spend with diverse business enterprises • Contracts with a GPO that provides access to a portfolio of diverse suppliers

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

Encompass Health will continue to review HSDC’s recommendations and consider whether implementation is beneficial to its operations.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Encompass Health’s supply chain department facilitates the procurement category bids, clinical evaluations, vendor awards, and implementations for its hospitals with participation from regional and hospital leadership. The supply chain department negotiates supplier agreements for the benefit of its hospitals. Supplier contract negotiations are supported by other Encompass Health departments, including, legal, information technology, compliance and other clinical subject matter experts, to ensure the best agreement terms. The supply chain department, in collaboration with the hospital, manages vendor performance through scorecards, key performance indicators, and improvement initiatives to ensure suppliers are meeting the hospital’s quality and operational expectations. In addition to the foregoing, some suppliers are chosen on a regional or local level. These agreements are also negotiated with the support of Encompass Health departments, including, supply chain, legal, information technology, compliance and other clinical subject matter experts, to ensure the best agreement terms.

Website Link(s)

http://www.encompasshealth.com

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)?

$2,304,779

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: Elaine Prince

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

Name: Elaine Prince

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

• Vizient, Inc.
• http://www.vizientinc.com

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