VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

The Valley Presbyterian Hospital Supplier Diversity Program's goal is to attract, support, partner and engage in mutually beneficial strategic business relationships with diverse business suppliers so as to provide equal access to VPH purchasing opportunities and promote supplier participation to reflect the diverse business community and patient population.

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

Through our Supplier Gateway Portal, VPH is able to review current spend and identify product segments with diverse suppliers. Through the portal we are able to post contracting opportunities for national, local, and community suppliers. We also work directly with out Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) to review primary and secondary spend in order to identify opportunities for diverse suppliers. We participate in GPO sponsored Supplier Diversity Expos to provide diverse suppliers with equal access to purchasing opportunities. We are in process of establishing a connection through the VPH website for suppliers interested in becoming partners to contact the supply chain group.

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

We plan on following through our Short Term goals on an ongoing basis. Through our Supplier Gateway Portal, VPH is able to review current spend and identify product segments with diverse suppliers. Through the portal we are able to post contracting opportunities for national, local, and community suppliers. We also work directly with out Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) to review primary and secondary spend in order to identify opportunities for diverse suppliers. We participate in GPO sponsored Supplier Diversity Expos to provide diverse suppliers with equal access to purchasing opportunities. We are in process of establishing a connection through the VPH website for suppliers interested in becoming partners to contact the supply chain group.

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

Through our Supplier Gateway Portal, VPH is able to review current spend and identify product segments with diverse suppliers. Through the portal we are able to post contracting opportunities for national, local, and community suppliers. We also work directly with out Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) to review primary and secondary spend in order to identify opportunities for diverse suppliers. We participate in GPO sponsored Supplier Diversity Expos to provide diverse suppliers with equal access to purchasing opportunities. We are in process of establishing a connection through the VPH website for suppliers interested in becoming partners to contact the supply chain group.

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

As part of the supply chain team – all buyers are being educated and trained in the utilization of the Gateway Portal in an effort to include opportunities for suppliers in our purchasing process and supplier selection process. It is our intention to provide equal access for all suppliers to participate.

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

We are in the midst of formalizing our Supplier Diversity Program. As we progress, we will conduct outreach through our Supplier Gateway Portal, our Group Purchasing Organization, and our Hospital website.

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

We resolve issues with suppliers through communication. There is always a concern when moving suppliers of pricing, quality, lead times, and supply chain resilience. In order to work through these issues, we communicate extensively with potential suppliers to ensure that they can meet our requirements.

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

If we do decide to bring on a diverse supplier - there isn't a real barrier in doing so. Generally barriers would center around pricing, supply chain resiliency, frequency of delivery, contract compliance with existing vendors, etc. But we work through these barriers through communication and partnership.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

We have recommended community outreach through participating in the HASC diverse supplier workshops, networking, and participating in online workshops throughout the year. We have had some good leads through this process.

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

Valley Presbyterian is a member of the Vizient Group Purchasing Organization, and we have participated in the Supplier Gateway Diversity Platform. This platform analyzes our spend and identifies potential Vizient Contracted Diverse Suppliers. We plan on utilizing this platform more fully going forward in order to help with the AB962 initiatives

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

The general process is as follows: Departments order supplies or Services through the Purchasing Department We then go to our contracted vendors to create Purchase orders and provide them to the suppliers Once we receive in the goods, we deliver them to the requesting departments We have a warehouse for commonly used products for clinical areas, and we order products for this area every business day, and deliver to the clinical units every day. We routinely analyze our spend, vendor mix, and products for standardization, and savings opportunities. Supply Chain has routine Value Analysis Committee meetings to discuss new item requests, as well as savings / standardization opportunities for clinical areas.

Website Link(s)

https://www.valleypres.org/contact-us/

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)?

$119,672,087

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: Dallas Ryan

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

Name: Dallas Ryan

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
• vizientinc.com

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