Hospice profits raise questions about Medicare volunteer rule - Palm Beach Post

Hospice profits raise questions about Medicare volunteer rule Palm Beach Post Vitas is the larger of two businesses controlled by $1.4 billion Chemed Corp. of Cincinnati. The other is Roto -Rooter plumbing. For-profit companies have been a driving force behind the quadrupling of annual hospice costs to $13 billion since 2000, ... and more »

Local organizations make Latinos comfortable with hospice - Chicago Daily Herald

Local organizations make Latinos comfortable with hospice Chicago Daily Herald Prieto chose hospice and welcomed nurses, a chaplain and a social worker into her home to help her and make her husband, Andres, more comfortable until he died in October. VITAS Innovative Hospice Care — the organization that served Prieto and that ... and more »

Chemed Corporation to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Chemed Corporation to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health ... MarketWatch (press release) 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 ... and more »

Chemed 1Q Profit Rose 13%; Hospice Segment Growth Offsets Roto-Rooter Declines - Wall Street Journal

Chemed 1Q Profit Rose 13%; Hospice Segment Growth Offsets Roto-Rooter Declines Wall Street Journal The operator of hospice-care provider Vitas Healthcare Corp. and plumbing company Roto-Rooter had reported improved revenue in recent quarters. Chemed reported a profit of $20.4 million, or $1.06 a share, up from $18.1 million, or 86 cents a share, ... Chemed Reports First-Quarter 2012 ResultsMarketWatch (press release) Hospice becoming more for-profit, still depends on volunteersCincinnati Business Courier (blog) all 4 news articles »

Martha Louise Maxwell Wood, 82, founded learning enhancement center - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Martha Louise Maxwell Wood, 82, founded learning enhancement center Atlanta Journal Constitution During her tenure she witnessed a surge in enrollment of students who weren't ready for college-level math. handout, Special Martha Louise Maxwell Wood, 82, died Wednesday at the Vitas Hospice in Stockbridge of complications from breast cancer.