WARWICK – Kathleen Peirce, vice president of operations, executive director and chief nursing officer at VNA of Care New England, has been named to the board of directors of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America.
Peirce, a Rhode Island native, is among six new board members voted on at the VNAA annual National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
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The VNAA, established in 1908, supports, promotes and advocates for the role of mission-driven, home-based care providers including home care, hospice and palliative care. The nonprofit is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified visiting nurse, home health care and hospice agency.
Peirce has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years. Her experience includes acute care and 20 years of home health and hospice care. Peirce joined the VNA of Care New England in 2014 after working for Hartford HealthCare and Masonicare Home Health and Hospice in Connecticut, serving as chief operating officer.
Peirce graduated from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., and Rensselaer at Hartford, in Hartford, Conn., where she earned a Master of Science in management. Peirce has served on a number of community boards and committees. Currently, she is serving on the board of Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care and chairs its education committee. She also represents the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care on the Medicare Board of Advisors.
Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.
