PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
Palmdale Regional Medical Center works to foster an environment of inclusion and accessibility. Our goal is to work with regional and local diverse suppliers who are able to meet our business needs, create value, and provide competitively priced products and program offerings. The sourcing function is encouraged and supported to include diverse suppliers demonstrating the above defined criteria to participate in regional and local Request For Proposal (RFP) processes. Every level of employee is encouraged to be inclusive in their day to day decisions when selecting the best supplier to meet business needs
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
Partner with group purchasing organization in order to identify categories/areas of opportunity where there is a large footprint in terms of diverse & minority owned business locally; provide cross references of products that are on continuous backorder or require undue amount of attention and research whether suppliers can facilitate assisting with shortcomings
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
Work with regional and corporate procurement using lessons learned and relationships garnered with short term goals (IE utilizing minority/diverse suppliers to supplement backorders and other supply shortcomings); make recommendations company-wide as to potential alternatives to current products
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 consistently strive to provide the best care possible to our patients and our community. Our engagement of the above mentioned groups is achieved by relying upon our very diverse community to seek out and obtain these partnerships. Through sourcing locally, when possible, we have the ability to support vendors from every walk of life and equitably support the above mentioned enterprises.
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
We encourage by soliciting feedback from our teams when we seek out new suppliers. Our workforce is very diverse and we communicate to them so they may refer quality candidates and suppliers to us, so we have the ability to invest in and support the communities that we serve.
Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises
We encourage by soliciting feedback from our teams when we seek out new suppliers. Our workforce is very diverse and we communicate to them so they may refer quality candidates and suppliers to us, so we have the ability to invest in and support the communities that we serve.
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
Partner with group purchasing organization in order to identify categories/areas of opportunity where there is a large footprint in terms of diverse & minority owned business locally; provide cross references of products that are on continuous backorder or require undue amount of attention and research whether suppliers can facilitate assisting with shortcomings
Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier
To resolve backorder/ordering issues typically Cardinal or Medline rep is contacted and product is preferred to be procured if on contract; if there is a dire need, off contract exceptions can be made
5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations
Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
In the past, we have sourced locally from vendors if products cannot be sourced through larger contracted vendors; if minority/diverse vendors are aligned with GPO and distributors then it is far easier to make these partnerships
Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
In order to implement procurement with diverse vendor, the shortest way would be to have said vendor work directly with GPO and/or preferred distributor, IE Medline/Cardinal/Owens so that vendor can be tied in contractually and through ERP
6. Procurement Process and Certification
Please describe your hospital's procurement process
Hospital requires contracts via GPO or direct contracting/distribution through Cardinal Health to establish preferred vendors and pricing
Website Link(s)
https://www.swhpalmdaleregional.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.
| Business Ownership | Tier 1 Procurement | Tier 2 Procurement | Total Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic American | -- | -- | -- |
| Native American | -- | -- | -- |
| Asian Pacific | -- | -- | -- |
| Unknown Minority | $331,026 | -- | $331,026 |
| Total | $331,026 | -- | $331,026 |
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* | $331,026 | -- | $331,026 |
| Women | $62,082 | -- | $62,082 |
| LGBT | -- | -- | -- |
| Disabled Veteran | -- | -- | -- |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | --- | --- | --- |
| Combined Total | $393,108 | -- | $393,108 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$43,427,597
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: Matthew Hitchman
Enter the contact information for the individual of the diverse business outreach liaison of your hospital.
Name: Richard Molina
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.
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