CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
Cedars-Sinai has been committed to improving community health across Los Angeles for more than a century. The deployment of our Supplier Diversity program will help to continue to further support our community by investing directly into our local small and diverse owned businesses. Through the purchasing of our goods and services from our local small and diverse owned businesses we will ultimately help to improve the health equity of our local business community while also helping to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System (CSHS), and therefore operates in alignment with CSHS’s Supplier Diversity Policy Statement. Cedars-Sinai Health System is excited to share that it has recently onboarded an internal resource who is allocated 100% to the creation, implementation, and management of CSHS Supplier Diversity Program and related efforts. Below is the newly created CSHS, Supplier Diversity Policy Statement that will help drive the CSHS Supplier Diversity Programs framework: Cedars-Sinai Health System’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion extends beyond our walls and into the communities where we live and work, and we are committed to working with small and diverse owned businesses. We make every effort to be inclusive of all businesses regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal and state law. We believe the sum of this diversity enables us to successfully achieve our mission of connection and community outreach -For All, By All. Further-more, Cedars-Sinai Health System recognizes the competitive advantage that supplier diversity brings to our supply base and the strength it provides to the communities and economy in which we operate. Our program ultimately aims to enable the growth and success of diverse owned businesses and is committed to respect and integrity for all. Our Supplier Diversity Program strives to: ? Foster an inclusive procurement process by providing all Cedars-Sinai Health System personnel, who are involved in the acquisition and use of goods and services, adequate tools and training to enhance their understanding of and ability to meet Cedars-Sinai Health System supplier diversity goals and objectives. ? Work to ensure that certified businesses are provided the maximum opportunity to compete for business opportunities as a supplier or contractor for goods and services provided throughout the hospital system. ? Encourage second tier spend reporting by our prime suppliers and seek a pledge to reinforce second tier supplier diversity reporting. ? Establish reasonable and attainable goals consistent with Cedars-Sinai Health System policies and practices to measure and report our success. ? Empower diverse owned businesses with the provision of information and guidance, via various communication and outreach engagements, regarding the process of how to participate in our Supplier Diversity Program. Our program will assist diverse owned businesses through the following focus areas: ? Development of Diverse Owned Businesses: Offer channels to technical assistance and capacity building workshops to prepare diverse owned businesses to do business with Cedars-Sinai Health System. ? Outreach to Diverse Owned Businesses: Actively seek diverse suppliers through involvement with external community business organizations and participate in industry trade shows and events. ? Inclusion of Diverse Owned Businesses: Facilitate internal programs, and introductions to key stakeholders, to promote awareness and inclusion of diverse owned businesses in sourcing and procurement opportunities. Cedars-Sinai also complies with Assembly Bill 962 per the requirements set forth by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. All Supplier Diversity related efforts will be documented per the reporting requirements included in Assembly Bill 962.
2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication
Supplier Point of Contact
- Name: Motz Feinberg
- Phone: 310-490-7015
- Email: motz.feinberg@cshs.org
Outreach and Communication
How does your hospital encourage and seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?
As mentioned above, the CSHS Supplier Diversity Program will focus on three key areas to maximize our efforts of encouraging and seeking out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers. The three areas are Supplier Inclusion, Supplier Development, and Supplier Outreach. Supplier Inclusion will include the facilitation and utilization of diverse owned businesses through the establishment of internal supplier diversity spend goals, spend analytics and strategic procurement practices, at both the prime and subcontractor level. Supplier Development will include offering and sponsoring of various capacity building and technical assistance workshops to help to support the growth and development of diverse owned businesses. These engagements will also allow for the opportunity for CSHS to share information regarding our upcoming procurement opportunities so that suppliers could prepare accordingly. Finally, our Supplier Outreach focus will be comprised of building strategic and productive partnerships with key external business-based organizations and advocacy partners to expand our supplier reach, help source qualified diverse owned businesses and ultimately achieve our program mission.
How does your hospital encourage its employees involved in procurement to seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?
In addition to the recently onboarded internal resource who is allocated 100% to CSHS Supplier Diversity Program, we’ve also been working on aggregating the necessary health system spend data and building the respective analytical tools and solutions that will enable us to measure, track and report on our various Supplier Diversity Program efforts and diversity spend categories. These efforts and solutions will complement the participation that our procurement employees will play in the onboarding and utilization of diverse suppliers. Additional plans for the near future include the requirement that all employees, involved with procurement responsibilities, complete an online training course to help drive the awareness of our new Supplier Diversity Program, initiatives, efforts, and expectations of them. To also help ensure adherence to CSHS Supplier Diversity Program, longer term plans include the modification/creation of current procurement policies and procedures to incorporate Supplier Diversity Program specific procurement practices.
How does your hospital conduct outreach and communication to minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?
Supplier Outreach is one of the key focus areas of CSHS Supplier Diversity Program. We plan to utilize our strategic partnerships with external business-based organizations and advocacy partners to participate in various exhibitor fairs, town halls, business symposiums, webinars, panel discussions, and workshops in our efforts of connecting to the diverse owned business community.
3. 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 | $6,195,001.00 | $0.00 | $6,195,001.00 |
| Hispanic American | $498,016.00 | $41,786.00 | $539,802.00 |
| Native American | $0.00 | $14,411.00 | $14,411.00 |
| Asian Pacific | $894,670.00 | $204,224.00 | $1,098,894.00 |
| Unknown Minority | $155,273.00 | $78,250.00 | $233,523.00 |
| Total | $7,742,960.00 | $338,671.00 | $8,081,631.00 |
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* | $7,742,960.00 | $338,671.00 | $8,081,631.00 |
| Women | $10,774,712.00 | $121,050.00 | $10,895,762.00 |
| LGBTQ | $148,975.00 | $0.00 | $148,975.00 |
| Disabled Veteran | $1,273,366.00 | $242,659.00 | $1,516,025.00 |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Combined Total | $19,940,013.00 | $702,380.00 | $20,642,393.00 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$2,160,661,627.00
4. Certifications and Third Party Procurement
Certifications
How does your hospital support organizations that promote or certify minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?
We partner with/sponsor a number of community organizations that represent and certify minority businesses
Do you require suppliers to be certified?
Yes
Do you accept self-certification?
No
Third-Party Procurement
- Name: vizient
- Website: https://www.vizientinc.com/