Lupe Alonzo-Diaz, President and CEO of Physicians for a Healthy California, was recently honored with an award from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) for her exceptional leadership as Chair of the California Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission.
The commission’s mission is to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in hospital procurement processes by advising on policies that expand opportunities for diverse suppliers in the health care system. During Alonzo-Diaz’s tenure, the commission played a key role in guiding HCAI and the hospital industry to increase procurement from diverse suppliers, including developing 26 first-year recommendations to promote supplier diversity and encourage healthy competition in health care.
The commission’s mission is to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in hospital procurement processes by advising on policies that expand opportunities for diverse suppliers in the health care system. During Alonzo-Diaz’s tenure, the commission played a key role in guiding HCAI and the hospital industry to increase procurement from diverse suppliers, including developing 26 first-year recommendations to promote supplier diversity and encourage healthy competition in health care.
The award – presented by Michael D. Valle, Deputy Director of HCAI – acknowledged her four years of "leadership, dedication and unwavering commitment to supplier diversity on behalf of the People of California."
We are proud to celebrate her continued leadership in advancing diversity and inclusion throughout the health care system.