SHREVEPORT, La. It may seem like a typical hospital gift shop, but the Healthy Living Marketplace inside CHRISTUS Highland is much more than that.
Not only does it supply gifts and snacks for hospital visitors, but it also supplies the hospital with much needed equipment.
Connie Beauclair We hear the cries from the different departments, and they tell us what they need, it makes you realize how expensive hospital equipment is and how any hospital budget cannot afford to do it all, said Connie Beauclair, a Pink Lady guild volunteer.
The Christus Guild, also known as the Pink Ladies, are hospital volunteers. They spend their time fulfilling needs of various departments within the hospital.
UConn Emphasizes Economic Inclusion in Mission of Ensuring Diversity and Equity
Supplier diversity is critical to UConn and the state of Connecticut and UConn has a demonstrated commitment to economic inclusion in contracting for goods and services.
UConn has a demonstrated commitment to economic inclusion in contracting for goods and services that has made it a model for other institutions. (UConn Photo/Tom Rettig) Copy Link
To measure an institution’s commitment to diversity and equity, it’s not enough to boast about student enrollment figures, employee hiring statistics, and academic curricula that demonstrate inclusion of underrepresented populations.
And while UConn excels in each of those measures, it also has a demonstrated commitment to economic inclusion in contracting for goods and services that has made it a model for other institutions.