Hospital Supplier Diversity Plans

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

NorthBay Medical Center maintains the same commitment to inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity in supplier selection that we apply to hiring and to day-to-day operations. It's a part of our corporate culture and it's who we are. We are committed to maintaining and increasing awareness internally to ensure that certified California diverse suppliers can compete for NorthBay contracts within our structure and focus on use of contracted vendors.

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

Our short term and long term goals remain the same: to increase use of diverse vendors where possible, where there is not a conflict with an existing agreement and to fulfill business needs. When evaluating new vendors, we research options through our GPO and also consider vendors who have reached out to us. We use diverse suppliers who have contracts in place with our 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

As stated above, we remain focused and open to the possibility of bringing in new suppliers, including diverse suppliers. It is particularly helpful when a diverse supplier already has a contract in place with our GPO, however we are always open to considering diverse vendors to fill a business need.

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

Our focus is on bringing value to NorthBay, primarily through alignment to contracted vendors. Many diverse suppliers also have contracts with our GPO. We also do consider use of other vendors, including diverse, to fill other business needs.

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

Our procurement team is aware of our commitment to diversity and prefers use of diverse vendors when possible. Most of our purchases are through the portfolio of contracts made available to us through our alignment to our GPO. Vizient and Captis also align to diverse vendors.

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

Currently most of the information we receive is through direct communication to us from diverse vendor, or through our investigation into available vendors.

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

Diverse vendors frequently reach out to us, and we evaluate their offerings as we would any other vendor.

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

If a diverse vendor is not on our GPO, and there are GPO options available, that could become an impediment. In that case, we may suggest to the supplier that they consider contracting with our GPO. The other impediment is limited resources to evaluate vendor offerings. Our goal is to maintain an open dialogue and to consider new vendors, particularly those that are diverse.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

We do not currently interact with the recommendations made by this commission, however are happy to learn more and participate.

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

We do not currently interact with the recommendations made by this commission, however are happy to learn more and participate.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Our procurement process is focused on bringing quality products and services at fair prices to our organization. This involves aligning to available contracts as well as considering non-contract and diverse suppliers.

Website Link(s)

http://www.northbay.org

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

Yes

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)?

$58,297,136

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: Beth Knittel

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

Name: Beth Knittel

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

The system/region report includes the required minority spend information for both NorthBay Medical Center and VacaValley Hospital.

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