POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Philip L. Carter and Rebecca L. Myers, signing singly, the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

        undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Rotech

        Healthcare Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with

        Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

        thereunder;

        (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

        undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute

        any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or

        amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States

        Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

        authority; and

        (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

        the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

        benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

        undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

        attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

        Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

        conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

        attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights

and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 28th day of September, 2005.

/s/ James H. Bloem

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Signature

James H. Bloem

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