Mar 17, 2021 / 12:40PM GMT
Michael David Wiederhorn - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division - MD & Senior Analyst
Good morning. Welcome to Oppenheimer's 31st Annual Healthcare Conference. I'm Michael Wiederhorn. I cover the payers and provider space.
Presenting today is Chemed. We have President and CEO, Kevin McNamara; and Chief Financial Officer, David Williams. We'll do -- we'll be doing this fireside, so I'll just kind of shoot right into the questions here.
Welcome, guys. Hopefully, next year -- like I said, hopefully, next year, we'll be back in person and be breaking bread together.
Questions and Answers:
Michael David Wiederhorn - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division - MD & Senior AnalystSo first question, can you discuss the factors affecting your hospice census and the time line for that to be fixed in your view?
Kevin J. McNamara - Chemed Corporation - CEO, President & Director
Well, let me start, Mike. Clearly, when we look at what we've been saying for some time externally and