Founder & Principal Consultant

Della Miller

A healthcare operations leader with more than twenty years of experience building the systems, teams, and frameworks that allow organizations to scale while keeping the patient at the center of every decision.

Current LeadershipVice President, Referral Services & Customer OperationsCarrefour Associates LLC
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Della Miller

Experience behind the work

Operations built from the front line forward.

Della began her career as a 911 operator, gaining an early understanding of what happens when a person in crisis reaches a team responsible for carrying the weight of the moment.

In February 2005, she joined Delaware Hospice as its first non-clinical intake representative. She coordinated admissions, scheduling, barrier resolution, training, orientation, documentation, productivity reporting, and information flow across the supportive care team. She later advanced from Coordinator to Referral Center Supervisor.

During that period, Delaware Hospice grew from 135 to 800 patients, centralized referral operations across the DELMARVA region, and expanded to two general inpatient facilities. The experience established the operating foundation behind the work Della continues today.

At Crossroads Hospice, she experienced rapid organizational growth with patient focus maintained at the center of decision-making. At Carrefour Associates, she built contact-center operations, patient-retention programs, operating frameworks, and technology infrastructure across fifteen years of national growth.

Selected operating results

40%Census growth through lifecycle management and patient-journey design
<2%Annual team turnover sustained across more than eleven years
30%Annual reduction in patient service revocations, including a 45% reduction within the first three months
$30K+Monthly savings through voice, fax, and SharePoint infrastructure projects

Leadership perspective

Experience, structure, and patient focus.

Della served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 2003 to 2014, attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant. Assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, she worked in Aerospace Ground Equipment Maintenance supporting C-5 and C-17 aircraft. During her service, she also served as president of the wing's Human Resources Development Council and received an Airman's Award in recognition of her volunteer service and leadership. Della is also a PMP candidate with the Project Management Institute.

  • Hospice and palliative care operations
  • Referral and contact-center leadership
  • Patient experience and retention
  • Team development and operating discipline
  • Analytics, automation, and technology enablement

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