Matt Gallagher Named President, CEO of JQ Medical

JQ Medical has appointed Matt Gallagher as its new CEO and board member, succeeding Jon Zalk, who will now serve as an advisor to the company.
 
“Matt is a proven healthcare leader with a distinguished track record of market-leading growth, customer service, talent development, and a deep knowledge of the Home Medical Equipment market. He will continue JQ Medical’s legacy of providing a world-class customer experience and therapy adherence of its customers managing chronic conditions, while accelerating the company’s expansion into other markets,” JQ Medical Board Chairman and Tacoma Holdings Managing Partner Matt Komenda said.

Gallagher is a respected CEO and industry veteran with more than 15 years of healthcare and leadership experience.
 
“After careful consideration, the board concluded that Matt Gallagher’s deep healthcare background and long and successful track-record as a senior executive made him the right person to lead JQ Medical during this period of rapid expansion. The board is confident that Matt, together with the rest of the leadership team, will continue to deliver on JQ Medical’s mission of helping each of its customers live healthier and longer lives,”JQ Medical Board Director and Tacoma Holdings Partner Jeff Henderson said.
 
Gallagher most recently served as chief commercial officer at Breg, a non-surgical orthopedic firm. Before that, he was president/CEO of Falck USA, one of the largest private U.S. providers of emergency medical services. Earlier in his career, Gallagher spent 10 years at Apria Healthcare, where he worked in various roles, including as regional vice president for California.

“I am thrilled to join and lead JQ Medical forward at this important time for the company,” Gallagher said. “Having spent 15 years in the healthcare industry, and nearly 11 years in the home medical equipment segment, I know how unique it is for a healthcare company to deliver the kind of customer experience for which JQ Medical is known. JQ Medical’s track record of +90% therapy adherence of its customers on continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump therapy creates an opportunity for the company to serve a central role in helping people who are managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes achieve meaningfully better health outcomes and live longer and healthier lives.”
 
Founded in 1994, JQ Medical is a home medical equipment supplier that helps individuals with chronic conditions, particularly those with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, achieve industry-leading health outcomes. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City and serves customers throughout the United States. 
 
Founded in 2020, Tacoma Holdings is a private equity firm focused on founder-built healthcare companies in high-growth markets. Tacoma pursues a hyper-thematic and operationally intensive approach to its investments and surrounds its companies with a team of operators at the board of director level.