MEMORIALCARE MILLER CHILDREN’S & WOMEN’S HOSPITAL LONG BEACH

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Memorial Health Services d/b/a MemorialCare has established a diversity supplier program to include diversity supplier offerings in purchasing and business planning recommendations, and to promote competitive procurement activities. The program creates a mutually beneficial relationship while establishing structure, awareness and support that encourages review and consideration of diverse suppliers to support our local communities, increase the strength and sustainability of the healthcare provider supply chain, and intentionally include small business or local innovation opportunities.

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

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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

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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

We direct potential healthcare provider industry diversity suppliers to register with and provide supply category and diversity certification information to Diversity Information Resources (DIR) at diversityinforesources.com for consideration at MemorialCare. Tools and services provided by these organizations support our GPO and local contract category sourcing plans.

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 supplier program education, tools, and support are provided to our centralized Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing teams.

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

At this time, we direct potential healthcare provider industry diversity suppliers to register with and provide supply category and diversity certification information to Diversity Information Resources (DIR) at diversityinforesources.com for consideration at MemorialCare. Tools and services provided by these organizations support our GPO and local contract category sourcing plans.

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

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

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5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

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

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6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

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Website Link(s)

http://www.memorialcare.org/vendors

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

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Do you accept self-certification

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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)?

$39,965,961

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: Courtney Lusk

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

Name: --

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

None.

10. Other Relevant Information

Diversity certified or certification-eligible suppliers are vetted based on their ability to sufficiently provide volume, quality, and service-level specifications and requirements for the supply or service category undergoing RFP. Health System Office and Medical Group diversity spend is not included in Hospital roll up.

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