WHITTIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
Hospital supplier Diversity Policy Statement: Maintain procurement guidelines for the use of diverse suppliers/vendors to be used by all employees responsible for purchasing. It is our policy to prefer to use a qualified diverse supplier whenever one is both available and able to meet our business terms and conditions at a competitive price. We are not obligated to use a diverse supplier over others when they are not able to meet the business requirement including pricing.
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
we are not obligated to use diverse supplier over others when they are not able to meet the business requirements including pricing.
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 work with our GPO and Medical Surgical Distributer..
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 work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
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 work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises
We work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
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 work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier
We work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations
Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
We work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission
We work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
6. Procurement Process and Certification
Please describe your hospital's procurement process
We work with our GPO and Medical Distributor.
Website Link(s)
https://www.ahmchealth.com/whmc/
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 | $2,454 | -- | $2,454 |
| Native American | $425 | -- | $425 |
| Asian Pacific | $18,084 | -- | $18,084 |
| Unknown Minority | -- | -- | -- |
| Total | $20,963 | -- | $20,963 |
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* | $20,963 | -- | $20,963 |
| Women | $1,269 | $15,022 | $16,291 |
| LGBT | -- | -- | -- |
| Disabled Veteran | $2,756 | -- | $2,756 |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | --- | --- | --- |
| Combined Total | $24,988 | $15,022 | $40,010 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$3,903,123
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: Jesse Garrido
Enter the contact information for the individual of the diverse business outreach liaison of your hospital.
Name: Jesse Garrido
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
n/A
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For assistance or to provide feedback, please contact us via email at supplier.diversity@hcai.ca.gov