Robert Cahill
Senior Vice President for Business Operations
Chief Financial Officer

Robert Cahill serves as senior vice president for business operations/chief financial officer for Hospice of Michigan. He is responsible for all financial affairs including; accounting and general ledger work, accounts payable, auditing, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, payroll, patient financial services as well as human resources, information services, property management, purchasing, legal affairs, contracts and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Cahill joined Hospice of Michigan as vice president of finance and chief financial officer in May of 1998. A year later he was promoted to his current position.

Mr. Cahill brings a well-rounded background of hands on experience in finance, operations, sales and marketing in the following industries; healthcare, managed care, insurance and banking/finance.

Before coming to HOM, he spent two years as vice president of operations at Value Health's largest division, the Great Lakes Region in Southfield. Value's Great Lakes Region is a managed-care operation responsible for managing care on 3.5 million lives and had become the most successful region for the corporation during his tenure.

Prior to Value Health he was vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Insight Recovery Centers, the largest mental health and substance abuse organization in Michigan. He helped this multi-site non-profit flourish, grow and diversify itself for 13 years. Mr. Cahill spearheaded several acquisitions and a start-up computer service company.

Other positions include four years as executive vice president of operations for American Way Life Insurance Company during a period when the company went through a 400 percent growth. During that time he was heavily involved in overseeing sales and marketing as well as general operations. Mr. Cahill also spent two years as controller, then director of operations for Great Lakes Recreation Corporation.

Upon completion of his undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University and while doing his graduate work at Michigan State University, Mr. Cahill spent three years as manager and regional director for Household Financial Services.

Mr. Cahill has and currently is serving on several community and business boards including; Data Bank Computer Services, Axxon Computer Services, American Way Life Insurance Company, Community Recovery Services, Clayton K Stroup Foundation, Individualized Home Nursing Care, Hospice of Michigan Foundation and American Society of Employers. In addition he chairs the Chief Financial Officers Forum of the National Hospice Work Group (an organization made up of 20 of the largest hospices throughout the country).