Vivere Health Forms Grant Program to Support Fertility Treatments Through Non-Profit Organizations

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vivere Health, LLC, a national leading network of Fertility Centers of Excellence dedicated to the highest quality patient care and outcomes, announced today the formation of a company-sponsored financial grant program to assist couples in paying for fertility treatments.

“Sparkles of Life and Fertile Dreams are two excellent organizations, and I am proud Vivere is able to support their missions to help deserving couples have children”

In its inaugural year, Vivere will partner with Sparkles of Life, Inc. and Fertile Dreams, two 501(c)3 organizations in the fertility space, to provide the grants to applicants selected by the charity organizations.

Sparkles of Life, Inc. is a Texas-based non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families on their paths to parenthood, including educating and supporting women through the IVF process. The organization’s Vivere-Garden of Life Grant will help cover the costs of IVF for five couples each year. The Vivere-Houston Fertility Institute will provide the IVF treatment to grant awardees.

Florida-based Fertile Dreams is a non-profit organization that aims to bring education and understanding of fertility issues to the forefront and to provide hope and financial assistance to couples trying to become parents. Vivere will help sponsor the organization’s Embracing Hope Grant, which helps recipients cover the costs of IVF treatments at any fertility center in the nation.

“Sparkles of Life and Fertile Dreams are two excellent organizations, and I am proud Vivere is able to support their missions to help deserving couples have children,” said Vivere Health Founder and CEO Joseph A. Cashia. “We understand that fertility treatments can be a financial burden, but that doesn’t lessen the desire to have a child. I hope we are able to help more couples realize that dream through these charitable programs.”

Sparkles of Life founder Rhonda Lewis-Nwosu echoed Cashia’s sentiments. “We are grateful for Vivere’s support of our organization,” she said. “I’ve learned through personal experience how difficult the conception process can be. The Garden of Life Grant will help make deserving couples’ dreams come true.”

More information on applying and qualifying for the Garden of Life Grant can be found on the Sparkles of Life website. The organization expects to notify grant recipients in January 2012.

Fertile Dreams founder Mark Trolice, MD, noted that the organization has awarded over $150,000 in Embracing Hope grants since 2006. “In the past five years, the Embracing Hope Grant has helped many couples become parents, and now, with Vivere’s support we can continue to help make dreams come true. I am grateful for the company’s support.”

Fertile Dreams is now accepting applications for the 2012 Embracing Hope Grant. More information on applying and qualifying for the grant can be found on the Fertile Dreams website.

About Vivere Health, LLC

Vivere Health is a national leading network of Fertility Centers of Excellence dedicated to the highest quality patient care and outcomes. Founded in 2010, the company partners with leading reproductive endocrinologists nationally, developing Ambulatory Surgery Centers and IVF laboratories. Vivere’s primary focus is to improve quality outcomes by enabling the strategic expansion of growing fertility practices by providing capital and operational support including marketing services, pharmacy services and back office services. Vivere Health, LLC includes financial sponsor, Philadelphia-based LLR Partners, and former National Renal Alliance CEO and founder, Joseph Cashia.

Vivere Health, LLC is headquartered in Franklin, TN and includes the following locations: Houston Fertility Laboratory, Piney Point Surgery Center, Austin Fertility Laboratory, Vivere - Dallas Surgery Center, Vivere - Dallas Fertility Laboratory and Vivere – Winter Park Fertility Laboratory.

For more information about Vivere Health please visit: www.viverehealth.com

About Fertile Dreams, Inc.

Fertile Dreams is a nonprofit 501c3 organization founded by Dr. Mark Trolice, a Central Florida Infertility physician, and his wife, who personally experienced fertility issues. The mission of Fertile Dreams is to empower those touched by fertility issues through prevention, education, advocacy and research. To learn more, visit www.fertiledreams.org.

About Sparkles of Life, Inc.

Sparkles of Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families on their paths to parenthood. The organization offers support for women whose journey consists of infertility, miscarriages or delayed parenting through education, empowerment and advocacy. Sparkles of Life was founded by Rhonda Lewis-Nwosu in 2008, after her own personal journey with infertility. Her mission is to share hope and support with other families who are struggling with infertility issues and desiring to be parents. More information can be found at http://sparklesoflife.org/