Chemed Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
255 E 5th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202-4700, United States
(800)224-3633, (513)762-6900, (513)762-6590 fax, http://www.chemed.com

Primary SIC: Home Health Care Services, Primary NAICS: Home Health Care Services
Description: Chemed Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in 1970 as a subsidiary of W. R. Grace and Co. It succeeded to the business of W. R. Grace and Co.'s Specialty Products Group as of April 30, 1971 and remained a subsidiary of W. R. Grace and Co. until March 10, 1982. Chemed is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and publicly traded on the NYSE. The company operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries: VITAS Healthcare Corporation and Roto-Rooter. VITAS Healthcare Corporation is a provider of end-of-life hospice care services. Based in Miami, Fla., VITAS operates 45 hospice programs in 15 states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, St. Louis, Texas and Wisconsin) and the District of Columbia. At year-end 2008, VITAS cared for more than 11,800 terminally ill patients daily, primarily in patients' homes, but also in the company's hospice inpatient units located in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living/residential care facilities for the elderly. Roto-Rooter provides plumbing and drain cleaning services through more than 110 company-owned branches and independent contractors and approximately 500 franchisees. The total Roto-Rooter system offers services to more than 90 percent of the U.S. population and approximately 40 percent of the Canadian population. Roto-Rooter also has licensed master franchisees in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and the Philippines.Services: Wholesale: Plumbing and drain cleaning equipment and services.