RFI for Affiliation or Partnership with San Joaquin General Hospital

The San Joaquin General Hospital issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather industry expertise from experienced health care and hospital systems, schools of medicine or health plans in the partnership or affiliation market. The RFI was issued on February 14, 2020, and four responses were received by the closing date of April 3, 2020. The evaluation committee reviewed the responses based on components such as organizational governance and experience, focus and geographical service areas, operational structure and capacity, overview of ability to meet county goals, and other considerations. The committee found that CommonSpirit Health, Adventist Health System, and Alpha Health System responses were evaluated as acceptable. • The RFI was issued to 55 firms in the market. • The evaluation committee consisted of members from the San Joaquin General Hospital and the Purchasing department. • The committee reviewed and scored each vendor's response independently. • The evaluation process overview included a rating scale with four levels: response clearly demonstrated the respondent's ability, acceptable, neutral, and marginal. • The findings and recommendation stated that Emerald's response was limited to a single page and only addressed temporary staffing needs.