REDLANDS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Redlands Community Hospital is committed to supporting California's Supplier Diversity Initiative by providing opportunities to all suppliers that have been certified as Diversity Supplier, to bid on products and services.

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

Redlands Community hospital's short-term goals are to build a strong foundation that promotes increased purchases and contracts from diverse vendors. The foundation is comprised of policy that is included on our Purchase orders, hospital website, and through participation in networking opportunities to help with outreach. Through our main distributor we are also provided with resources to track and report our diversity spend quarterly and yearly.

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

Redlands Community Hospital's long-term goal is to diversify its portfolio of vendors to include more certified diverse vendors we do business with. We envision by the end of 2026 we will have implemented a majority of the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission's hospital recommendations.

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

Redlands Community Hospital applies equity and inclusion to all components of its operations. We collaborate with community partners and vendors to include them in the submission of any bid or proposal for products and services. Redlands Community Hospital has registered and will attend the 2025 Southern California Contracting Conference. This event will provide opportunities to learn about doing business with Federal and State Government Agencies and provide networking opportunities. We have also included on our external hospital website, (www.redlandshospital.org), a "Diversity and Inclusion" statement: "Redlands Community Hospital is committed to supporting California's Supplier Diversity initiative by providing opportunities for all suppliers that have been certified as a Diversity Supplier, to bid on products and services." We also work with our primary supply distributor and our Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Vizient to include more Diversity Vendors in their contracting process and to clearly identify them on their site and portal.

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 have instructed and communicated to our Supply Chain Procurement Team to inquire as part of their routine procurement process, of any new vendors that are a Diverse Supplier. If confirmed, the procurement team is encourage and include them to participate in the submission of a bid or proposal for products and services.

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

We will continue to collaborate with community partners and diverse vendors to encourage and include them in the submission of any bid or proposal for products and services. Our Supply Chain Procurement Team has included in their signature block: “Redlands Community Hospital supports the California Diversity initiative. Please inquire for inclusion in future bids and business projects.” We have also included on our external hospital website, (www.redlandshospital.org), a "Diversity and Inclusion" statement: "Redlands Community Hospital is committed to supporting California's Supplier Diversity initiative by providing opportunities for all suppliers that have been certified as a Diversity Supplier, to bid on products and 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

The Redlands procurement team seeks, encourages, and considers diverse vendors during the RFP and contracting process. Redlands has increased internal awareness of supporting diverse vendors by adopting policies and advertising on the hospital web page.

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

To the best of our ability, Redlands Community Hospital will resolve any issues that limit or impede a diverse enterprise from becoming a supplier. By being proactive in communicating the requirements, suppliers will have ample time to align with our mission and become a partner.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

Redlands has implemented many of the recommendations made by the hospital Supplier Diversity Commission which include: - Creating a supplier diversity policy statement. - Implementation of outreach and a reporting tools. - Develop a inclusion policy to identify and track spend with diverse vendors. - A web page has been developed to advertise our interest in partnering with diverse vendors. - We require our prime vendor(s) to measure and report spend with diverse suppliers. - We require suppliers to obtain certification through an authorized certification body.

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

The following are planned recommendations we are working to implement. - Request our prime vendor(s) to include supplier diversity metrics within its contractual language. - Track and report supplier diversity outreach efforts to identify how many vendors are on-boarded that fall into the diversity category. - Work to establish a percentage goal for diverse suppliers in our GPO.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

All supplies required for Redlands Community Hospital departments are purchased by the Materials Management Department. A purchase requisition is required for all purchases which list the following. - Requesting department / Department code. - Item being requested. - Requester. - Required approval by limit amount. Materials Management will process each requisition according to purchasing system preference (ie: prime vendor, price, accounting code and unit of measure).

Website Link(s)

https://www.redlandshospital.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)?

$125,902,018

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: Derrick Baca

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

Name: Jaymie Levine

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
• http://www.vizientinc.com

Looking for Related Reports?

• Hospital Fair Billing Policies
• Hospital Profile