EXHIBIT 99.1

                CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Coram Healthcare Corporation
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Daniel D. Crowley, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

                                            /s/ DANIEL D. CROWLEY
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                                                 Daniel D. Crowley
                                          Chairman of the Board of Directors,
                                        Chief Executive Officer and President

November 19, 2002