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Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE) today announced that it will deliver a presentation at the 2009 Annual Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at approximately 3:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.

The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed through the Chemed website at www.chemed.com : (Investor Relations). The webcast replay will be available within 24 hours after the live presentation and will be accessible through December 13, 2009.

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. Investors are 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 CorporationSherri L. Warner, 513-762-6683