KERN MEDICAL CENTER
1. Policy Statement
Supplier Diversity Policy Statement
Kern Medical is committed to developing and providing access to business opportunities for Women owned, Ethnic Minorities owned, Veteran owned, and LGBTQ+ owned vendors interested in providing business solutions to support Kern Medical in our efforts to deliver safe, compassionate, high quality care, and improve the health and well-being of our community. In collaboration with our group purchasing organization (HealthTrust Purchasing Group) we will increase the utilization of underutilized and underrepresented businesses in the supply chain.
2. Supplier Point of Contact, Outreach and Communication
Supplier Point of Contact
- Name: miguel sandoval
- Phone: 661-326-2650
- Email: miguel.sandoval@kernmedical.com
- Website: miguel.sandoval@kernmedical.com
Outreach and Communication
How does your hospital encourage and seek out minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers?
Kern Medical’s Supply Chain Management team works in collaboration with our Administration team as well as all departments that oversee high dollar projects including Facility Management, Pharmacy Information services and the Laboratory. We encourage and educate the departments to maintain awareness of and strive to support the development of diverse business enterprises. Additionally, HealthTrust’s Supplier Diversity Program (our G.P.O.) includes ethnic minority owned, women owned, veteran and service-disabled owned businesses in their portfolio. Diverse companies completing a Prospective Supplier Profile and matching a business need are vetted and considered in the competitive bid process.
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?
Our Supply Chain Team works in collaboration to use the resources from our G.P.O. to find potential suppliers.
How does your hospital conduct outreach and communication to minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises?
Through our G.P.O.’s process, vendors are vetted and notified of opportunities within various categories of spend considered actionable for diverse vendors. Locally we encourage vendor to contact and become members of our G.P.O. to allow them to join the pool of vendors on contract.
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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Hispanic American | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Native American | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Asian Pacific | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Unknown Minority | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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* | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Women | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LGBTQ | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Disabled Veteran | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Less Duplicate Amount (-) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Combined Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
*Total from the Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority table.
What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?
$202,425,396.00
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?
By encouraging them to join our G.P.O. it allows them to be added to the pool of "on contract" suppliers. Which would make it easier for them to selected suppliers.
Do you require suppliers to be certified?
No
Do you accept self-certification?
No
Third-Party Procurement
- Name: HealthTrust
- Website: https://healthtrustpg.com/