Hospital Supplier Diversity Report

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Kaweah Health is committed to providing Small Business (SBE), Minority Owned (MBE), Women Owned (WBE), Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Owned (LGBTQ), Veteran Owned (VET) and Disabled Veteran Owned (DVET) an equal opportunity to compete for and earn contracts for the goods and services Kaweah Health purchases. Kaweah Health will work to identify available vendors that meet this demographic.

2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication

Supplier Point of Contact

• Name: Jill C Anderson
• Phone: 559-624-5508
• Email: jianders@kaweahhealth.org
• Website: www.kaweahhealth.org

Outreach and Communication

How does your hospital encourage and seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?

Materials Management will prepare reports to review supply chain strategies to ensure that Kaweah Health is taking full advantage of the capabilities, competitive pricing, new products, and innovations offered by all Suppliers, including those represented in the Diversity program. Materials Management will work with individuals within the facility to assist in selecting the vendors whom meet the contracting needs for Kaweah Health. The Supply Diversity Program will not be the only defining in the awarding of contracts. A multi-faceted process, which will review clinical acceptability, pricing, availability of services and supplies, contractual obligations, and GPO agreements will be part of a weight scale to determine the awarding of a contract.

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?

Materials Management continuously assess the marketplace for drivers of market segments, industry trends, impact of new technology, competitive dynamics, supplier characteristics, and suppliers (national or regional) in a market. Some of the diversity data comes from reports given to us by our Group Purchasing Organization and our prime distributor.

How does your hospital conduct outreach and communication to minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?

Materials Management and other product champions analyzes the sourcing history of a product or service to determine the level of competition, prices, and performance results of existing suppliers to determine if a new supplier would better meet clinical supply or facility service needs. Through the Value Analysis Committee, evaluates products that appear to be the same across suppliers (inclusive of diverse suppliers - beyond branding) to determine real differences in the product or services and identify suppliers with a competitive advantage.

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.

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)?

$88,509,119.00

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?

Materials Management encourages GPO and non-GPO partners to utilize minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises, as well as encourages to build stronger reporting and analyses to be able to report on such supplier diversity.

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

No

Do you accept self-certification?

No

Third-Party Procurement

• Name: Premier Inc.
• Website: www.premierinc.com