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Leaders of the Treasure Coast
Rose Guilbe, M.D.
HOSPICE CARE
When the position of Medical Director at Treasure Coast
quality, Guilbe enhanced Treasure Coast Hospice’s medical team
by hiring community physicians and Advanced Registered Nurse
Practitioners to help guide patients’ journey in life while preparing
them for limited life expectancy. Her initial mission was to create
a strong work force that not only practices the highest of ethical
and professional standards of patient care, but complies with
Federal, State and local laws respecting the health and safety
of hospice patients. Recently, she was directly responsible for
creating an education curriculum along with classroom instruction
for hospice RNs and CNAs to prepare for certification in Hospice
and Palliative Care. During the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Guilbe
led the organization in developing a special task force to ensure
healthcare workers on the frontlines were kept safe, along with
patients and families.
Upon graduating medical school in 1987, Dr. Guilbe pursued
a residency in Family Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center’s
Department of Family and Social Medicine. After completing her
degree in 1990, Dr. Guilbe immediately went on to serve a fouryear
Florida. From 1990 through 1994 she worked at the Winter Garden
Family Health Center and was featured in the Orlando Sentinel for
her dedication to primary care and Migrant Health.
In 1994, she returned to her New York roots at Montefiore
Medical Center to serve as Medical Director of all Inpatient
Family Medicine services and one of the first Family Medicine
hospitalists in the country. As a Clinician Educator her expanded
roles consisted of curriculum development, mentoring the LGBTQ
community, Bioethics teaching, publishing multiple articles in
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Hospice opened in May 2019, Rose Guilbe, M.D.,
accepted the challenge. Emphasizing compassion and
commitment as a National Health Service Corp scholar in
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national journals, and ongoing Post Graduate Training in the fields
of Urban Family Medicine and Harvard Advanced Palliative Care.
Dr. Guilbe has presented nationally at the Society of Teachers of
Family Medicine and holds an academic appointment of Associate
Clinical Professor in Family Medicine. Recognized in several U.S.
magazines, including “The Best Family Doctors in America 2002”,
“The Best Doctors in New York 1998”, and “Top Doctors in New
York Metro area” for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004, Dr. Guilbe
continues to practice medicine with the highest of ethical and
clinical standards, expecting the same of all colleagues. She
remains a Diplomat of the American Academy of Family Medicine
with multiple licensures of the American Board of Family Medicine
and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine for
two separate disciplines of Hospice Medical Director along with
Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Guilbe spends her time between New York and Florida, hoping
to bring her son and mother here. “I inherited my intelligence from
my dad but, everything else including strength, compassion and
determination were adopted from my mom, who retired at the age
of 82 after more than 40 years with the NYC Board of Education.” She
finds her greatest satisfaction in her work with hospice patients and
families. “I was recently asked, “what do you enjoy the most from the
hospice work you do?” It is standing at a distance and enjoying the
view of an elderly couple holding hands as one of them takes their
last breath or standing in a room with extended family members
of my patient who no longer responds, as they play music and sing
songs to their loved one … this is what skips my beat.’’
Rose Guilbe, M.D., HMDC
Medical Director at Treasure Coast Hospice
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