Amerinet
Amerinet believes minority- and women-owned businesses are cornerstones of our economy and the communities in which they are based, contributing both socially and economically to the development and growth of these regions. Acting on our belief, the Amerinet Supplier Diversity Program is a resource connecting Amerinet members with Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs), and the HUBs with other Amerinet supplier partners.

The Amerinet Supplier Diversity Program includes:

• Direct Amerinet contracting with HUBs, providing member facilities an avenue to purchase from and support HUBs, and contributing to economic development in the local community
• The Partnership Program, which encourages business relationships between HUBs and other Amerinet supplier partners

Amerinet develops contracts where it supports and reflects the needs of our membership. We will practice contracting that is competitive, fair and allows participation by qualified HUBs. For more information on Amerinet's Supplier Diversity Program, visit http://www.amerinet-
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Broadlane Supplier Diversity Program
Broadlane is committed to meeting the needs of their clients, associated organizations and the healthcare system. They are also committed to meeting the needs of communities, which often includes supporting economic development for local, historically disadvantaged populations. Broadlane's objective is simple: To provide opportunities for certified small, minority-, veteran- and women-owned firms to bid competitively by facilitating their participation in Broadlane's competitive bid/RFP categories, as well as to provide clients the opportunity to access agreements covering niche products with qualified and certified diversity suppliers.

Contact:
Jim Webb
972.813.7782
jim.webb@broadlane.com

Child Health Corporation of America
CHCA is committed to ensuring that its procurement efforts and those of its vendors are effective, fair and competitive, and include as many minority and female-owned businesses as is practical. CHCA and its affiliated entities will foster an atmosphere that invites the broadest possible participation of these businesses in CHCA's procurement efforts and those of Participating Owners. It is CHCA's intent to increase the sales and participation of qualified minority and female-owned businesses and to link them to our corporate and business partners whenever possible. Member management plays a vital role in this effort, identifying appropriate minority and female-owned contractors and subcontractors for CHCA and its vendors.

It is our belief that CHCA's vendors should provide qualified minority and female-owned businesses with the opportunity to participate in the mainstream of business activities. CHCA desires to assist its business partners in this endeavor and will work with each of them to increase the participation of cost-effective minority and female-owned businesses as their contractors and subcontractors, insuring that such suppliers are given the opportunity to bid competitively.

MedAssets Supplier Diversity Program
At MedAssets, we understand the value of diversity in our customers, the communities in which they live, our supplier base and our portfolio. One way in which we support these values is through the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, which was developed to assist facilities in meeting purchasing goals and to support customer efforts to build a strong and diverse community. Maximizing opportunities for growth and sustainability among our diverse suppliers results in a more diversified portfolio of innovative, quality products, and contributes to competitiveness in the supply chain. An open and inclusive contracting process offers opportunities for minority business enterprises - including small disadvantaged, small Veteran, HUBZone, woman and minority-owned companies to compete in the healthcare marketplace.

For additional information about the Supplier Diversity program at MedAssets, please visit our website at http://www.medassets.com/SupplyChain/
Vendors/HUBContd.htm or contact Laura Schrubb, Program Coordinator for Outreach Services at MedAssets, at 314-770-7239 or via email at lschrubb@medassets.com.

Novation, LLC. Supplier Diversity Program
Supplier diversity is an important business focus for Novation and the VHA Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), and HealthCare Purchasing Partners International (HPPI) members it serves. Novation Supplier Diversity Program's strategic initiative and commitment is to increase the utilization of minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned and small business enterprises in all of its alliance members' supply chains.

Novation pursues aggressive measures to identify and include diverse firms as contracted suppliers within each business portfolio and looks to employ growth and development strategies to enhance diverse supplier competitiveness. In addition, Novation works with majority suppliers to engage diverse firms as subcontractors in the fulfillment of Novation contracts and/or the general operation of their business.

Novation is committed to the increased utilization and development of diverse firms.

Contact:
Charles R. Brazil, Jr., Sr. Director
Supplier Diversity
cbrazil@novationco.com

Premier, Inc. Supplier Diversity Program
Premier has more than 200 contracts with small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration, offering a wide array of choices to member hospitals and other healthcare providers. By supporting small suppliers, Premier enhances marketplace competition, which helps to reduce costs for patients and taxpayers.

Contact:
Deborah Williams, Director of Business Diversity
deborah_williams@premierinc.com