POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center is committed to supporting the local community by contracting with underserved minority businesses. Traditional underrepresented businesses will include small businesses, minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises, LGBTQ owned business enterprises, and disabled veteran-owned businesses.

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

• Strengthen staff knowledge and capacity by participating in supplier diversity roundtables hosted by Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California twice a year. • Join/continue to participate in the quarterly Hospital Supplier Diversity Committee meetings hosted by Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California to stay informed of regional strategies, emerging best practices to engage diverse vendors, and policy updates, while fostering collaboration and shared accountability to advance equitable procurement across Southern California. • Engage in the monthly peer mentorship group opportunity through the Hospital Supplier Diversity Committee, either by serving as a mentor to support hospitals building their programs or by joining a mentorship group to strengthen internal capacity and accelerate program development. • Attend the annual supplier diversity in health care conference (Oct 2025) hosted by Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California to expand relationships with certified diverse vendors and increase the hospital’s visibility as an inclusive and accessible contracting partner. • In 2025, Pilot the use of the Health Care Inclusive Procurement List with the hospital’s procurement team to encourage proactive outreach to certified diverse vendors for upcoming contract opportunities. This pilot aims to embed inclusive sourcing practices into day-to-day procurement workflows and expand access to underutilized but qualified vendors.

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

• Participate in future regional initiatives led by Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California to provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to diverse businesses, increasing the number of Businesses that are able to meet hospital contracting needs. • Participate in the upcoming Southern California Regional Impact Purchasing Collaborative and commit to being an active part of a cross-sector ecosystem that connects the health care industry with economic development organizations supporting diverse vendors. Through this collaboration, the hospital will contribute to regional strategies that uplift, train, and connect diverse businesses with meaningful procurement opportunities, advancing inclusive economic growth and health equity.

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

The PVHMC procurement leadership participates in events, conferences, and collaborative sessions facilitated by Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California to better understand communication gaps and supplier needs. In 2024, PVHMC implemented diversity codes within our platforms to create improved visibility of the diversity status of our existing vendors to our procurement team. In May of 2024, PVHMC emailed all of our existing vendors and encouraged them to register their diversity status with Supplier Gateway, our vendor diversity partner and platform. In 2024, we added the collection of diversity status to the onboarding process of new vendors. In 2024, we added diversity language to all requests for proposal, bids, and quotes we produce, encouraging vendors to communicate their diversity status to us and become registered as a diverse vendor.

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

The PVHMC procurement leadership participates in events, conferences, and collaborative sessions facilitated by Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California to better understand communication gaps and supplier needs.

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

PVHMC supports outreach events alongside Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California. These events are focused on creating opportunities for underrepresented businesses to engage directly with the PVHMC Procurement Team and allow us to showcase our commitment to supplier diversity initiatives and explore potential contracting opportunities.

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

PVHMC supports outreach events alongside Communities Lifting Communities and the Hospital Association of Southern California, focused on creating opportunities for underrepresented businesses to engage directly with diverse businesses, showcase our commitment to supplier diversity initiatives, and explore potential contracting opportunities.

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

PVHMC is committed to fostering inclusive, collaborative supplier relationships by helping enterprises overcome barriers to becoming suppliers. We offer information, consultations, and clear guidance to help vendors understand our procurement processes, compliance requirements, and quality standards. If criteria are not initially met, we provide constructive feedback and outline improvement steps when possible. Our Supply Chain Team is readily available to address inquiries and provide support at every stage, ensuring capable and qualified enterprises are empowered to join our supplier network.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

PVHMC has implemented the following recommendations from HSDC and, in many cases, followed the spirit of these recommendations by implementing internal protocols that support them. 1. PVHMC leadership created a supplier diversity policy statement that promotes the use of diverse suppliers. 2. PVHMC leadership developed and implemented a hospital supplier diversity procurement metrics which are produced by our GPO partner (Vizient), our Diversity Platform Partner, Supplier Gateway and our Primary Distributor (Owens & Minor). 3. PVHMC leadership developed and implemented procurement processes and policies to document and mitigate internal criteria that may limit or impede diverse suppliers’ ability to competitively respond to bids. 4. PVHMC leadership developed and implemented a supplier diversity webpage through our diversity partner, Supplier Gateway to inform diverse suppliers on the hospital's procurement process, allow them to identify themselves as diverse, provide certification information as well, and provide them our contact information. 5. PVHMC leadership requires our primary distributor partner and our GPO partner to measure and report on spend with diverse suppliers. 6. PVHMC leadership has incorporated diversity language in processes related to onboarding new vendors. 7. PVHMC leadership has incorporated diversity language into all contracts, requests for bids, quotes, and pricing. 8. PVHMC leadership encourages all enterprises to obtain their certification through an authorized certification body. This was reinforced in May of 2024 with an email to all current vendors and through communication of our partnership with Supplier Gateway.

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

At our medical center, we are deeply committed to advancing equity and opportunity within our procurement functions. We recognize the importance of creating inclusive and accessible pathways for traditionally underrepresented enterprises to engage with us as trusted partners. As part of this commitment, we are continuously evaluating and evolving our processes to ensure greater transparency, accountability, and support. Our ongoing journey reflects a strong dedication to fostering meaningful partnerships that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, while providing clear and equitable opportunities for all suppliers to contribute to our mission.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

As a Vizient® GPO Member, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center is committed to economic development through greater supplier choice. We look to our Vizient GPO to offer agreements with high-performing and price-competitive suppliers, as well as provide expertise and robust data reporting capabilities, to help us attain our diversity goals. The Vizient Supplier Diversity Program supports the development of minority-, woman-, disability-, LGBT- and veteran-owned business enterprises that meet high-quality standards. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center implemented Supplier Gateway, the Vizient selected the Supplier Information Management (SIM) Software to accelerate our ability to identify and promote diverse vendors available to our procurement team. PVHMC looks forward to enhanced diverse vendor visibility and increased procurement activity with diverse vendors. Please find our Supplier Gateway link attached below.

Website Link(s)

https://pvhmc.suppliergateway.com/Index.aspx

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)?

$327,117,895

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: Michelle Medel

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

Name: Michelle Medel

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
• https://www.vizientinc.com/

10. Other Relevant Information

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) warmly welcomes the opportunity to partner with local and underrepresented businesses as part of our ongoing commitment to promoting equity and inclusion in our supply chain. We are pleased to announce our partnership with SupplierGATEWAY, a third-party Supplier Information Management platform, which helps us identify and engage diverse vendors, and enhance our efforts to create meaningful opportunities for participation in our procurement programs. Through this platform, businesses can register, showcase their capabilities, and be considered for future sourcing opportunities with PVHMC. We invite you to join us on this journey by registering at the following link: https://pvhmc.suppliergateway.com/Index.aspx.

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