Chemed to Report First-Quarter 2009 Earnings and Hold Conference Call on April 22

CINCINNATI--(Business Wire)--
Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE) today announced that it will release financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, on Wednesday, April 22,
2009, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Chemed will host a conference call and webcast at 10 a.m., ET, on Wednesday,
April 22, 2009, to discuss the company's quarterly results and to provide an
update on its business.

The dial-in number for the conference call is 800-320-2978 for U.S. and Canadian
participants and 617-614-4923 for international participants. The participant
passcode is 63314619. A live webcast of the call can be accessed on Chemed's
website at www.chemed.com by clicking on Investor Relations Home.

A taped replay of the conference call will be available beginning approximately
two hours after the call's conclusion. It can be accessed by dialing
888-286-8010 for U.S. and Canadian callers and 617-801-6888 for international
callers and will be available for one week following the live call. The replay
passcode is 91024524. An archived webcast will also be available at
www.chemed.com.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio,
Chemed Corporation (www.chemed.com) operates two wholly owned subsidiaries:
VITAS Healthcare and Roto-Rooter. VITAS is the nation's largest provider of
end-of-life hospice care and Roto-Rooter is the nation`s leading provider of
plumbing and drain cleaning services.

Statements in this press release or in other Chemed communications may relate to
future events or Chemed's future performance.Such statements are forward-looking
statements and are based on present information Chemed has related to its
existing business circumstances.Investorsare cautioned that such forward-looking
statements are subject to inherent risk and that actual results may differ
materially from such forward-looking statements.Further, investors are cautioned
that Chemed does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements
based on unanticipated events or changed expectations.

Chemed Corporation
David P. Williams, 513-762-6901

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