Ruth Patterson, CPC, CMPE, MAcc, joined the staff at Community Health Northwest Florida in 2016 and is currently serving as the Director of Revenue Cycle Management. She began her career in public accounting, leading her to discover her passion in healthcare operations. Her career spans more than 40 years of experience in financial, accounting and operational management in the healthcare industry.
She earned both an undergraduate and Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Ruth has held various leadership roles within the organization.
Prior to joining CHNWF, Ruth served as Vice-President of Operations for a multi-specialty, multimillion-dollar healthcare billing organization and served as a consultant in the area of Revenue Cycle Management.