Operator: Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Chemed Corporation First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Operator
Good morning. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Chemed Corporation First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the conference over to Sherri Warner with Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma am.
Sherri Warner
Director of Investor Relations
Good morning. Our conference call this morning will review the financial results for the first quarter of 2021 ended March 31, 2021. Before we begin, let me remind you that the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 apply to this conference call. During the course of this call, the company will make various remarks concerning management s expectations, predictions, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those identified in the company s news release of April 27 and i