| Chemed Corporation is organized in two segments: Vitas Group (Vitas) and the Roto-Rooter Group (Roto-Rooter). The Company operates two wholly owned subsidiaries: VITAS Healthcare Corporation and Roto-Rooter. VITAS is a provider of end-of-life hospice care and Roto-Rooter is a provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services. VITAS focuses on hospice care for terminally ill patients. Through its teams of nurses, home health aides, doctors, social workers, clergy, and volunteers, VITAS provides direct medical services to patients, as well as spiritual and emotional counseling to both patients and their families. Roto-Rooter is focused on providing plumbing and drain cleaning services to both residential and commercial customers. The Roto-Rooter segment provides repair and maintenance services to residential and commercial accounts using the Roto-Rooter registered service mark. Such services include plumbing and sewer, drain and pipe cleaning. |
