Germantown, TN 38139 rderouss@bellsouth.net 901-355-5169

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Accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience leading skilled nursing, assisted living, rehabilitation, and continuing care retirement communities.

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Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse Healthcare Executive & Accreditation Leader · FACHCA

Summary

Leadership built on results

Accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience leading skilled nursing, assisted living, rehabilitation, and continuing care retirement communities.

Proven success in healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, strategic planning, and organizational transformation.

Recognized for building high-performing teams, improving occupancy and census, launching new service lines, and strengthening clinical quality and operational performance.

Brings a consultative leadership approach, a strong record of measurable results, and deep expertise in post-acute care, reimbursement initiatives, and healthcare program development.

40+

Years

12

Roles on record

3

Degrees

Leadership approach

How the work gets done

01

Consultative leadership

Brings a consultative leadership approach, advising leaders and teams on readiness, compliance and improvement.

02

High-performing teams

Recognized for building high-performing teams. At The Village at Germantown she rebuilt the leadership team and strengthened organizational culture.

03

Organizational transformation

Proven success in healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, strategic planning, and organizational transformation.

04

Measurable results

A strong record of measurable results, including skilled census raised from 75% to more than 90% and assisted living occupancy from 50% to 93%.

“Proven success in healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, strategic planning, and organizational transformation.”

From her professional summary

Education

Academic foundation

Degree on Record

MBA

Master of Business Administration

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse

Union University, Germantown Campus

Degree on Record

MHA

Master of Health Administration

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Degree on Record

B.S.

Bachelor of Science in Medical Record Administration

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse

University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

License & credentials

Professional credentials

License & Credential

RHIA

Registered Health Information Administrator

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse

Retired

License & Credential

TN License

Tennessee Nursing Home Administrator License #1131

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse

Retired 2024

License & Credential

FACHCA

Fellow, American College of Health Care Administrators

Rebecca Dinwiddie DeRousse

Life Member

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Four decades of roles, from Medical Record Administrator in 1980 to Senior Consultant today.