September 26, 2024 – Building Bridges: Advancing Supplier Diversity Healthcare Conference

Last Year, we hosted our inaugural 2023 Hospital Supplier Diversity Conference, which was an incredible success! With over 100 attendees, we fostered meaningful connections and shared innovative strategies to advance supplier diversity. Inspirational speakers, engaging panel sessions, and a vibrant marketplace of ideas left everyone energized. We witnessed the power of connection and heard stories of success for diverse businesses in establishing hospital contracts.

Join Us in 2024!

This year, we’re taking it to the next level.

Communities Lifting Communities is thrilled to announce its fall hospital supplier diversity conference, Building Bridges: Advancing Supplier Diversity in Health Care.

September 26, 2024
09:00 am – 4:30 pm

Quiet Cannon
901 Via San Clemente
Montebello, CA 90640

As an advocate for diversity and inclusivity, CLC aims to build bridges among industry, hospital procurement, and supply chain professionals. In this way, diverse suppliers and economic development organizations can come together to explore partnership opportunities, share best practices, and collectively advance diversity inclusion in healthcare procurement.

Be part of a community dedicated to expanding horizons, creating new partnerships, and building bridges that span industries and communities. The 2024 Supplier Diversity Conference is your chance to connect, learn, and grow!

  • Engage in panel discussions with industry experts on topics such as supplier diversity initiatives, overcoming challenges in procurement, and fostering sustainable partnerships.
  • Participate in interactive workshops designed to equip attendees with practical strategies for enhancing supplier diversity within their organizations.
  • Network with peers, potential partners, and industry leaders to exchange ideas, forge connections, and explore opportunities for collaboration and growth.

Whether you’re a supplier, hospital executive, entrepreneur, or diversity advocate, the 2024 Supplier Diversity Conference offers invaluable opportunities.

Register below to secure your place in our conference!

April 4, 2023: California Hospital Supplier Diversity Report

Apr 4, 2023 11:00 AM – 12PM

California hospitals are required to submit a report annually to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)* on their minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts.

The Hospital Association of Southern California and Communities Lifting Communities will host a roundtable with HCAI to present reporting updates and Q&A.

This session will focus on:

  • 2023 Report Overview
  • Report Update/Changes
  • GPO Reporting Tier II

Speaker: Danielle Lynch, Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Hospital Disclosure Compliance Unit I
Information Services Divisions
Department of Health Care Access and Information

Who should attend?
Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Compliance Staff, Facility and Materials Management Staff

*HCAI was formerly the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).

Contact: Vetannie Morton, vmorton@hasc.org