Viemed Healthcare Expands Lafayette, Louisiana, Headquarters
06/24/2019
A growing provider of in-home care for respiratory patients, Viemed operates in 27 states, with plans to expand to most of the United States. Viemed estimates it will add 70 professional, headquarters jobs at a new company complex on East Kaliste Saloom Road and 150 healthcare service jobs over the next five years.
Viemed provides equipment and home therapy to patients with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD. Originally known as Sleep Management, the company rebranded as Viemed Healthcare in 2014.
“We founded our company in Lafayette in 2006, and this has been a good home for us,” Viemed COO Todd Zehnder said. “As we continue to expand across the country, we are happy to grow from right here in Acadiana. The State of Louisiana, our City-Parish government in Lafayette and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority have been great partners in Viemed’s success, and we appreciate the opportunity to continue our work here.”
To secure the project, Viemed will receive a State of Louisiana headquarters-relocation, performance-based grant of up to $250,000, and a performance-based grant of up to $50,000 for reimbursement of relocation, workforce development and recruitment expenses. In addition, the company is expected to utilize the state’s Quality Jobs Program. The state also offered Viemed a competitive incentive package that includes the comprehensive workforce solutions of LED FastStart, the top-ranked state workforce training program in the U.S.
“Viemed’s rapid expansion is another illustration of the diversification among our four economic pillars: energy, medical, entertainment and technology,” LEDC President & CEO Gregg Gothreaux said. “Medical is the largest-employing sector in our MSA, and Viemed will provide more quality employment opportunities for local residents. We celebrate Viemed’s expansion and look forward to continuing our relationship with the company as they transition to a new facility.”
“Viemed Healthcare is a homegrown success story for Lafayette and Louisiana,” Governor John Bel Edwards said. “The company has found a significant niche as a provider of vital services for respiratory patients in more than half the states in our nation. The strength of the healthcare sector in Acadiana is evident, with the new 500-job home office expansion of LHC Group and now the expansion of Viemed headquarters as it continues to grow across the U.S.”
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