LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

In collaboration with Vizient – LVMC’s partner Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) – we are committed to expanding partnerships with a diverse range of businesses, including those owned and operated by people of color, women, veterans, and members of the LGBTQ+ community and members of socially and economically disadvantaged groups.

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

LVMC continues to be open to increasing procurement. In the short-term LVMC, continues to work with Vizient, our GPO, to identify vendors that fall within the categories of a diverse supplier. Additionally, LVMC utilizes local businesses the most we can by meeting with representatives and exploring business partnership even if that means going outside of the GPO.

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

LVMC is currently implementing a new materials management system. The new system should help to easily identify vendors who fall within the supplier diversity categories. Between the new system and working with a supplier diversity group with HASC, LVMC hopes to slower improve the number of diverse suppliers we engage with.

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

Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC) welcomes any and all vendors from diverse backgrounds to work with our organization. LVMC encourages business from diverse suppliers through our website with a statement, “Suppliers. In collaboration with Vizient – LVMC’s partner Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) – we are committed to expanding partnerships with a diverse range of businesses, including those owned and operated by people of color, women, veterans, and members of the LGBTQ+ community and members of socially and economically disadvantaged groups.” When it comes to making the final decision to work with businesses/vendors, LVMC does take into consideration cost efficient decisions.

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

LVMC utilizes the same concept as in the question above when it comes to working with all businesses and vendors including minority, women, LGBT and disabled veterans.

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

LVMC utilizes the same methods as in the question above for all vendors, welcoming all diverse types of vendors to participate in business, LVMC promotes outreach and communication through allowing all vendors and businesses that approach us with an opportunity to meet with us and present their products or services.

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

LVMC supports organizations that promote or certify minority. Women, LGBT and disabled veterans by providing them an opportunity to present their products and/or service to us. Furthermore, we support them on an on-going basis if we choose their product and/or service.

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

LVMC has limited resources to be able to actively seek out diverse suppliers unless they are coming to us trying to engage in business. To help overcome this issue, LVMC has hopes the new system will help to better track diverse suppliers and the amount were utilizing them as well as working with HASC. HASC has put together a workgroup and we have had discussions of them putting together a diverse supplier directory.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

LVMC has participated in some of the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission meetings. The commission meetings have helped LVMC to understand the requirements of the supplier diversity initiative within HCAI.

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

LVMC plans to improve our ability to track diversity suppliers within our own internal systems, and looking into ways we can work with these diverse suppliers more.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

The procurement process at LVMC begins with medical supplies needed by clinicians and clinical staff. LVMC store stock items, and purchases any items or supplies needed by any department. LVMC works with the Vizient GPO to get contract pricing with vendors for Medical Supplies. Typically LVMC determines if the vendor has a Vizient contract or not before proceeding. Vizient does have diverse suppliers registered. If Vizient does not have a contract with a vendor and LVMC continues to go with that vendor then they LVMC will negotiate pricing on their own with the vendor. LVMC is open to all vendors. LVMC will meet with new vendors that come to the door, and compare competitive pricing. LVMC tries to do as much business locally especially any business related to grounds and facilities.

Website Link(s)

https://www.lompocvmc.com/about/

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)?

$19,993,972

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: Lindsey Arevalos

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

Name: Lindsey Arevalos

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
• https://www.vizientinc.com/

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