Her Story

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse began her career in 1980 as a Medical Record Administrator at Allen Morgan Health Center, managing medical records and supporting accurate health information documentation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Record Administration from the University of Tennessee, Memphis.

She grew with the organization, serving as Assistant Administrator from 1983, Administrator from 1986 and Vice President/Administrator from 1990 to 1994. In that role she expanded facility capacity from 60 to 104 beds while maintaining 95% occupancy, and directed Joint Commission accreditation efforts that supported a 20-year accreditation record.

From 1994 to 2003 she served as Associate Director of Trezevant Episcopal Home in Memphis, directing daily operations and strategic planning for a Continuing Care Retirement Community serving more than 350 residents. She led the addition of assisted living to the community, and led accreditation efforts that achieved two successful three-year accreditations.

In 2003 she joined Baptist Rehabilitation Germantown as Assistant Administrator, leading rehabilitation, pharmacy, radiology, diabetes education, wound management and support services, while serving as CARF accreditation leader, hospital risk manager and HIPAA officer. She established the Diabetes Education Center in 2005, launched an independently licensed 18-bed skilled rehabilitation unit in 2010, and grew CARF accreditation to 14 accredited programs by 2013.

From 2015 she supported MSK Group (presently OrthoSouth) through bundled payment initiatives and built a post-acute provider network. As Administrator of Regional One Health Subacute Care she secured licensure and certification for a new post-acute care service, and through DeRousse Healthcare Consulting, LLC she guided facilities through survey readiness and accreditation reviews.

As Vice President of Healthcare at The Village at Germantown from 2018 to 2022, she rebuilt the leadership team, raised skilled census from 75% to more than 90%, lifted assisted living occupancy from 50% to 93%, established preferred-provider relationships through BPCI-A, and earned the AHCA Bronze Award in 2021.

Since October 2022 she has served as Senior Consultant with Achieve Accreditation, LLC, advising skilled nursing and assisted living communities on Joint Commission readiness and accreditation requirements.

She holds an MBA from Union University and an MHA from the University of Memphis, and is a Fellow and Life Member of the American College of Health Care Administrators (FACHCA). She has spoken at the ACHCA Winter Conference (2017) and the Tennessee Health Care Association Annual Convention (2018, 2022 and 2023), and has presented webcasts sponsored by Accora and Encore Rehabilitation.