VNA Care has named Salvatore Perla as president and CEO of the Worcester-based network of palliative and hospice care providers.
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VNA Care has named Salvatore Perla as president and CEO of the Worcester-based network of palliative and hospice care providers.
Perla will assume his new role on April 6, VNA announced on Monday. He comes to the system having most recently served as healthcare director for Synergetics, a New Hampshire-based global management consulting company.
“Beyond his operational and strategic expertise, Sal is a dynamic, people-first leader who throughout his career has prioritized helping patients stay healthy at home through community-based care,” Smeeta Teckchandani, chair of VNA Care’s board of directors, said in a statement.
Perla replaces Stephen Gut, who assumed the role in an interim capacity after Todd Rose retired from the position in March 2025, said Jackson Murphy, a spokesman for VNA Care.
Perla previously served as the president of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer from 2014 until 2018 before moving on to become president at Norwood Hospital. Norwood Hospital closed in June 2020 when a flood caused severe damage to the facility, and NVMC shuttered in August 2024 after its operator, Dallas-based Steward Health Care, filed for bankruptcy.
Before joining Synergetics, Perla served as the interim CEO at Lower Keys Medical Center in Florida and previously worked for 13 years at Milford Regional Medical Center as its vice president of operations.
Perla graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in Boston, his master’s degree from Framingham State University, and his doctorate from Capella University, an online university based in Minnesota.
In 2024, VNA Care generated $49.96 million in revenue and held $35.56 million in assets, according to nonprofit financial tracker GuideStar.
Mica Kanner-Mascolo is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the healthcare, manufacturing, and higher education industries.
