Patrick Miller

As EVP and COO of NorthStar Care Community, Patrick Miller focuses on continually improving financial, quality and satisfaction outcomes as well as creating operational efficiencies that help us achieve our mission. He is responsible for oversight of all hospice operations, sales and marketing, our Contact Center, admissions, Anchors Programs for Children and human resources.

A thirteen-year veteran of Hospice of Michigan, Patrick began his tenure as Service Line Director – Facilities, and has since served as Corporate Director of Clinical Services, Corporate Director of New Business Development, and Corporate Director of Organizational Integrity. Serving as Senior Vice President, Service Operations, Chief Operating Officer since 2007, Patrick was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer in March 2014. This role expanded in January 2016 when Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice established North Star Care Community.

Patrick is a graduate of the Second Degree/Second Career program at Wayne State University College of Nursing. In addition, he earned a BS in biology, an MBA and a MHSA from the University of Michigan.

Patrick was previously executive director of Avalon Hospice in Flint. He also worked at Henry Ford Hospital where he was a staff RN and assistant manager for three years.

He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to be a public board member of the State Board of Mortuary Sciences. Patrick’s background also includes a cultural exchange program in the Middle East and a fellowship with Diné College on the Navajo Nation.