Chemed Corporation provides hospice services for patients with severe, life-limiting illnesses through its VITAS Healthcare Corporation subsidiary. Hospice care is focused on making the terminally ill patient's final days comfortable and pain-free. VITAS provides services to 8,900 terminally ill patients daily in 12 states. Chemed also operates in the residential and commercial repair-and-maintenance-service industry under the names Roto-Rooter and Service America. Roto-Rooter provides plumbing and drain service through Company-owned branches, independent contractors and franchisees in the United States and Canada. The Company also has licensed master franchisees in China/Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Operating in Florida and Arizona, Service America furnishes residential and commercial appliance and heating and air conditioning repair and maintenance services.