Franklin-based fertility center operator Vivere Health has broken ground in Louisiana, according to an announcement yesterday.

Vivere Health, LLC broke ground today on the new, state-of-the-art Vivere - Audubon Surgery Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, marking continued progress in building the nation's leading network of Fertility Centers of Excellence (CoE) dedicated to the highest quality patient care and outcomes. The addition of this state-of-the-art fertility clinic will be the fifth Vivere CoE, the first in Louisiana, and will enable Vivere to meet the fertility needs of metro New Orleans and the surrounding areas.

This facility will be the first that Vivere is able to custom build to reflect it's business model and will serve as the clinic model for future national expansion. To date, each of Vivere's four CoEs has been an acquired facility, tailored and refurbished to meet the standards of the company and needs of partnering physicians.