Patricia Thorp has been named to the Doctors Hospital Board of Directors. Thorp is president and founder of Thorp & Company, a full service public relations firm.

In addition to her public relations work, Thorp serves on the Boards of Directors of the Commonwealth Institute, a women’s peer mentoring group; Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews (MCCJ); and Suited for Success. She recently served as Board member of the local chapter of the International Women’s Forum. She is also a member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the Counselor’s Academy of the Public Relations Society of America.