SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 411 W PUTNAM AVE STE 225 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/17/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC [ ROHI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock $0.0001	5,049,536	I	Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is being filed because Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. ("CCM"), a registered investment adviser, is deemed to be a 10% beneficial owner for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 following the conversion of its Schedule 13G/A to Schedule 13D. Contrarian Equity Fund, L.P. ("CEF"), Contrarian Capital Fund I, L.P. ("CCFI") and separate client accounts managed by CCM (the "Managed Accounts") are the direct beneficial owners of the securities listed in Table 1 above. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by CEF, CCFI and the Managed Accounts except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

	Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C., By: /s/ Jason Mudrick, Portfolio Manager	04/25/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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