Pat Board, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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Transformative Healthcare Leader Driving Operational Excellence and Strategic Growth Amidst Industry Challenges 

As an Executive at the forefront of industry trends, Pat Board provides vision and leadership driving business objectives and achieving best practices in the operational functions of healthcare organizations. He transforms the challenges of today’s landscape—such as financial pressures, staffing shortages, and regulatory changes—into opportunities for success and growth, helping practices thrive amidst industry disruptions. Pat is recognized for translating key environmental and market factors to business strategy, physician practice, care center operations, physician collaboration, population health, team building, and community engagement. He translates strategy into organization-wide goal setting and annual operations planning, including actionable steps and performance management. 

Pat brings with him over 30 years as an innovative leader with a proven track record of achieving exemplary results in complex healthcare environments. Before joining Advocare, he served as President of the highly respected Marshfield Clinic Health System leading the system’s flagship site in Marshfield which included a 450+ provider clinic and a tertiary care hospital. Before his tenure at Marshfield Clinic Health System, he held various executive-level roles in the healthcare sector, including Union Health System, UAP Clinic, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Geisinger.   

After graduating from the University of St. Thomas with a bachelor’s in business administration, Pat attended the University of Minnesota earning a master’s degree in health administration. A native of Minnesota, Pat is now a proud resident of southern New Jersey.