CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is committed to diversity and strives to hire, develop, and retain a workforce that reflects the communities that CHLA serves. The hospital aims to create a community and that fosters and supports an inclusive environment free of discrimination based on sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law. CHLA values relationships with vendors that share CHLA’s value of diversity in all aspects. As such, CHLA requires its vendors to prohibit discrimination based on any protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and encourages its vendors to promote diversity to support this important goal. Vendors may be required or requested to report their diversity spend to CHLA or provide such other information as may be requested by CHLA. CHLA will not tolerate or condone harassment, discrimination, or retaliation. Vendors shall create and foster a work environment where employees and business partners feel valued and respected for their diversity. All verbal, visual, or physical abuse that creates or fosters intimidation or a hostile work environment is strictly prohibited, and removal will be enforced.
2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication
Supplier Point of Contact
- Name: Audrey Chang
- Phone: 323-493-6624
- Email: auchang@chla.usc.edu
- Website: https://www.chla.org/supplier-diversity-program-sourcing-and-procurement
Outreach and Communication
How does your hospital encourage and seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles is committed to prioritizing the procurement of goods and services to support the fulfillment of its mission from a diverse set of vendors. Children's Hospital Los Angeles partners with its community and stakeholders to proactively identify vendors owned by representatives of minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veterans. In tandem with its Supplier Diversity Program, CHLA leverages its long-standing connections and networks in support of deeper relationships with organizations that support and promote minority, women, LGBTQ+ and disabled veteran businesses. We continue to explore identified engagement opportunities with more than 10 support organizations that promote or certify minority, women, LGBTQ+ and disabled-veteran business enterprises. We will launch an external vendor portal for suppliers to connect with CHLA if they desire to do business with us. The Supplier Diversity's mission is to build a community of equal opportunity through diversifying our suppliers and building honest partnerships with the vision to be the pediatric health system of choice for diverse suppliers.
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?
To maintain and grow the Supplier Diversity Program, CHLA collaborates with departments who make significant purchases to provide opportunities for subcontractors and minority/diverse businesses. These departments include, but are not limited to: Clinical Services, Facilities Management and Quality and Infection Prevention. The Supplier Diversity Program Specialist meets regularly with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Community Affairs, and the Sustainability Committee to discuss diverse procurement and outreach opportunities. We continue our contract with Dun and Bradstreet and Vizient to provide an additional level of visibility and opportunity to identify suppliers in the minority, women, LGBT+ and disabled veteran business community. A thorough due diligence Sourcing and Procurement screening and market research process allows us to identify diverse vendors, opportunities and understand their capacity to meet our needs.
How does your hospital conduct outreach and communication to minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?
CHLA's Sourcing and Procurement leverages our Group Purchasing Organization (Vizient) to identify suppliers in the diverse categories to increase CHLA's diversity supplier footprint. CHLA has recently hired a Supplier Diversity Program Specialist who is responsible for developing and managing all aspects of supplier diversity across CHLA and Ambulatory Sites in support of organizational strategic goals. The role requires close partnership with various departments within CHLA, including Supply Chain, Community Affairs, Office of DEI, various clinical and support service departments, and other leaders. This role also partners and works with external organizations and vendors. Continual attendance in workshops and community meetings is key when conducting outreach. Through making the program more visible and accessible to other hospitals, best practices are discussed, and minority vendors are shared. The Office of Community Affairs assists in outreaching to local chambers and external partnerships. It is likely that there are some of our suppliers who may choose not to disclose their backgrounds or sexual orientation, for example, so that our numbers are likely higher than we can report here. To address this gap, we have revised our Supplier Request Form’s Supplier Diversity Information section to encourage participation. These revisions include splitting up “diverse” and “minority” classifications and the mention of AB962.
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 | $207,572.00 | $509.00 | $208,081.00 |
| Hispanic American | $5,903,267.00 | $372.00 | $5,903,639.00 |
| Native American | $159,138.00 | $0.00 | $159,138.00 |
| Asian Pacific | $4,377,814.00 | $469.00 | $4,378,283.00 |
| Unknown Minority | $12,256,979.00 | $17,180.00 | $12,274,159.00 |
| Total | $22,904,770.00 | $18,530.00 | $22,923,300.00 |
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* | $22,904,770.00 | $18,530.00 | $22,923,300.00 |
| Women | $7,838,839.00 | $37,753.00 | $7,876,592.00 |
| LGBTQ | $25,171.00 | $0.00 | $25,171.00 |
| Disabled Veteran | $144,271.00 | $836.00 | $145,107.00 |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | -$10,411,847.00 | -$98.00 | -$10,411,945.00 |
| Combined Total | $20,501,204.00 | $57,021.00 | $20,558,225.00 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$615,739,382.00
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?
CHLA leverages its long-standing connections and networks in support of deeper relationships with organizations that support and promote minority, women, LGBTQ+ and disabled veteran businesses, including local chambers of commerce such as the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC). CHLA looks forward to deepening its relationships with these and other related organizations. The Vendor Diversity Program Specialist is also in connection with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Children's Mercy Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. Together, the hospitals meet regularly to discuss best practices and learn how to grow programs to best promote or certify diverse and minority vendors.
Do you require suppliers to be certified?
No
Do you accept self-certification?
No
Third-Party Procurement
- Name: Vizient
- Website: https://www.vizientinc.com/