RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital values diversity in all forms, including current and potential suppliers. We base all purchases around value, cost, contracts, and availability. The hospital will seek out vendors based on a need for the product, the value presented by each suppleir, and the availability of the product. New vendor relationships are generally initiated through GPO contracts, previous work together, product value and availability, and suppliers introducing themselves and presenting a current need of ours.

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

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital does not discriminate, but product changes are infrequent and normally is to standardize to a manufacturer that already has a large portion of a supply category. Short term, we are very open to purchase from diverse suppliers that do not delineate from contract committments.

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

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital does not discriminate, but product changes are infrequent and normally is to standardize to a manufacturer that already has a large portion of a supply category. Long term, we are very open to purchase from diverse suppliers that do not delineate from contract committments.

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

Generally, the hospital has a list of suppliers that we are contractually committed to purchasing from, but if there is a need the contracts cannot fulfill we will start with locals vendor first before expand our search.

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

Generally, the hospital has a list of suppliers that we are contractually committed to purchasing from, but if there is a need the contracts cannot fulfill we will start with locals vendor first before expand our search.

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

Generally, the hospital has a list of suppliers that we are contractually committed to purchasing from, but if there is a need the contracts cannot fulfill we will start with locals vendor first before expand our search.

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 procurement departments makes a generous effort to prioritize the local businesses after contract commitments are met. The locals business tend to be part of the diverse supplier mix. Ridgecrest is a smaller city so our relationships with local vendors are very important to us. We also actively participate in local and regional events for health initiatives that connect us with diverse businesses.

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

There are contractual obligations that must be met first. Then, we are open to additional suppliers. We are looking at and evaluating suppliers based on cost and quality for the hospital. This ensures equitable consideration and reduces the potential for bias.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

In response to committee guidance we have improved our ability to track and review supplier diversity activity. Allowing for better visibilty into engagement efforts and supporting ongoing evaluation.

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

We going to continue tracking and reviewing supplier diversity activity.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital values diversity in all forms, including current and potential suppliers. We base all purchases around value, cost, contracts, and availability. The hospital will seek out vendors based on a need for the product, the value presented by each suppleir, and the availability of the product. New vendor relationships are generally initiated through GPO contracts, previous work together, product value and availability, and suppliers introducing themselves and presenting a current need of ours.

Website Link(s)

http://www.rrh.org

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

No

Do you accept self-certification

Yes

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)?

$42,324,089

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: Holly Lawrence

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

Name: Jallah Koiyan

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.vizient.com

10. Other Relevant Information

No

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