Company Name: Safecor Health, LLC
Location: Columbus
Site Region: Central
Country of Origin: USA
Industry Sector: Healthcare
Company Profile: Founded in 2008, Safecor Health is the national leader committed to providing unit dose drug packaging services for hospitals, long-term care providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and retail and digital health companies. The Company also markets a rapidly growing line of commercial unit dose products for use in institutions. Today, Safecor Health services more than 1,000 hospitals across the country and repackages for more than 75% of the U. S. News & World Report "Honor Roll" Hospitals.
Company Website: https://www.safecorhealth.com
Project Summary:
Type of Project: Expansion
Jobs:
- Jobs committed: 100
- Jobs retained: 129
- Types of jobs: Administrative, production, and sales
Capital Investment: $2,700,000
Timetable: The company plans to begin hiring in Q1 of 2023.
Company Need:
The company was looking to shift significant production operations to a second facility, streamlining processes and allowing the company to create new efficiencies, add monitoring and evaluation operations, and improve current functions by hiring new talent. The company will invest in building costs, new machinery and equipment, training programs, and IT services.
Testimonial:
"Since moving into our Columbus headquarters in 2011, Safecor has experienced tremendous growth made possible by doubling the size of our current facility and investing in our employees and key systems. Those investments have provided the infrastructure needed to dramatically expand our customer relationships over the past 11 years. Our latest expansion is critical to meeting the demands of a strong and growing market for packaging services. We're excited to expand our local footprint and national capabilities."
– Sean Henderson, Safecor Chief Financial Officer
Why Ohio?
Ohio's healthcare industry has commanded worldwide attention for the innovative treatments developed in fields including heart disease, cancer, and pediatrics. Researchers, care providers, entrepreneurs, investors, and health system executives have built momentum that is driving a collective mission: to trigger remarkable breakthroughs, treat hundreds of diseases and improve the quality of life of patients worldwide.
From medical breakthroughs to cutting-edge technology, the Columbus Region has one of the country's most dynamic healthcare and life science industries. In the past five years, the Columbus Region has granted over 8,700 degrees in biology, biomedical science, chemistry, and pharmacy, and The Ohio State University ranks among the top colleges nationally in Biological and Biomedical Science and Engineering – all contributing to a highly-educated and trained talent pool.
Collaborators:
JobsOhio, Ohio Department of Development, One Columbus, City of Columbus